Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th. Check out The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells: Sometimes I still wake up shivering in the early hours of the morning, drowning in dreams of being out there in the ocean that summer, of looking up at... Continue Reading →
Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th. Check out The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells: Sometimes I still wake up shivering in the early hours of the morning, drowning in dreams of being out there in the ocean that summer, of looking up at... Continue Reading →
Forget about Team Edward or Team Jacob, or Team Peeta or Team Gale. We want to know ... Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? Now that is really the question. The debate originated back in 2007 on the blogs of YA authors Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier ... and then it spread. And pretty soon, key... Continue Reading →
Forget about Team Edward or Team Jacob, or Team Peeta or Team Gale. We want to know ... Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? Now that is really the question. The debate originated back in 2007 on the blogs of YA authors Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier ... and then it spread. And pretty soon, key... Continue Reading →
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a good vampire story. (Pun very much intended). And I'm especially a sucker for a good vampire romance story. This obsession long predates my affair with Twilight and Edward Cullen. This goes back to Angel and Spike and Lestat and countless others. So it was easy for... Continue Reading →
What can I say? I'm a sucker for a good vampire story. (Pun very much intended). And I'm especially a sucker for a good vampire romance story. This obsession long predates my affair with Twilight and Edward Cullen. This goes back to Angel and Spike and Lestat and countless others. So it was easy for... Continue Reading →
Today, we're kicking off our week-long feature on Zombies vs. Unicorns -- the new short story anthology edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier. The concept originated on Holly's & Justine's blogs back in 2007, when the authors began debating which creature made for better YA fiction: zombies or unicorns? With Zombies vs. Unicorns, some... Continue Reading →
Today, we're kicking off our week-long feature on Zombies vs. Unicorns -- the new short story anthology edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier. The concept originated on Holly's & Justine's blogs back in 2007, when the authors began debating which creature made for better YA fiction: zombies or unicorns? With Zombies vs. Unicorns, some... Continue Reading →
 The plague is rampant. As a female, you're considered property to be bought and sold. You are most likely illiterate. No wonder Lenah Beaudonte didn't look back after a vampire approached her in the orchard. The 15th century in which Lenah was born and grew up was one of immense change. Here are the highs points (and lows) of the... Continue Reading →
I'm confused. It was reported earlier this week that Mockingjay debuted at No. 1, and yet, on the lists published on Sept. 3, it's nowhere to be found. What gives, New York Times? Granted, The Hunger Games is No. 1 in series books, but what about chapter books? CHAPTER BOOKS This Week  Weeks on List... Continue Reading →
