This little ol' book blog is ELEVEN YEARS OLD today! And as a sure sign of how nuts my life is right now, I didn't draft this post weeks in advance. No, it is almost 9pm on Tuesday, January 12th, and I'm slapping this last-minute post together for the sake of posterity & because at... Continue Reading →
10 Years of Novel Novice
Today marks TEN YEARS since the launch of Novel Novice. It's hard to believe that I've been blogging for over a decade now (since I started previously with our OG sister site, Novel Novice Twilight a couple years prior to launching this site). Blogging has taken up nearly a third of my life. (Agh, how... Continue Reading →
On 9 Years of Book Blogging
Today marks Novel Novice's 9th birthday in the blogosphere, and it's hard to believe I've been doing this for nearly a decade. Well, let's be real. I've been doing this for MORE than a decade, since the original Twilight site that got me started here dates back a couple more years. Still. NINE YEARS OF... Continue Reading →
Celebrating 8 Years of Novel Novice
Today marks 8 years since Novel Novice first went live - though I've been blogging for more like 10 years, since I started on our now-retired sister site, Novel Novice Twilight sometime in 2008! It's hard to believe that I've spent so many years of my life working on this little book blog, and yet... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice’s 7-Year Anniversary Contest
This month marks seven years since Novel Novice first debuted on the interwebs -- and my goodness, how time flies! January 12th is the actual date this little blog went live back in 2010, although my blogging history dates back a few years more than that, to 2008, when our original site Novel Novice Twilight... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice’s 6-Year Blog-O-Versary Contest
Today, we're celebrating Novel Novice's 6th blog-o-versary! Okay, technically, our blog birthday was a couple days ago -- on January 12th -- but I messed up the dates in my head when I was scheduling content for the blog, so here we are. Nonetheless! We have an excellent celebration in store for you. And by... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice’s Fantastic Fives Q&A + Contest
Earlier this year, we celebrated our 5-year blog anniversary (actually, we'll be SIX in January!!!) ... but we're not the only blog celebrating five years in 2015. In fact, we've teamed up with several other blogs -- thanks to the organizing wizardry of Amber at Me, Myshelf & I and Jaime at Two Chicks on... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: YA Swag Bag #4 Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features YA Swag Bag #4, and includes: Daughter of Smoke & Bone tote bag Shadowhunter t-shirt book belt Jelly beans... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: Blockbuster Books Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Blockbuster Books, (that is, YA novels turned into major motion pictures) and includes: DIVERGENT (signed) and INSURGENT (Collector's Edition)... Continue Reading →
5-Year Anniversary: Middle Grade Contest
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary here at Novel Novice throughout the rest of January, and we've got a new prize pack every weekday for you to enter as the festivities continue. Today's prize pack features Middle Grade, and includes: NICK & TESLA'S SUPER-CYBORG GADGET GLOVE by Bob Pfugfelder & Steve Hockensmith THE WITCH'S BOY... Continue Reading →