It looks like the vampire craze is finally dying a natural death (hah!) but fallen angels are on the rise in YA lit. Circling in the waters nearby are mermaids. While L.K. Madigan's The Mermaid's Mirror is our favorite mermaid book, it's not the only one. (Heck, even Stephenie Meyer has been toying with the idea!) Here are a... Continue Reading →

It looks like the vampire craze is finally dying a natural death (hah!) but fallen angels are on the rise in YA lit. Circling in the waters nearby are mermaids. While L.K. Madigan's The Mermaid's Mirror is our favorite mermaid book, it's not the only one. (Heck, even Stephenie Meyer has been toying with the idea!) Here are a... Continue Reading →

Today we're delighted to present the second half of our interview with L.K. Madigan, author of The Mermaid's Mirror and Flash Burnout. Miss part 1 (and our whacky question about mermaid sex)? Check it out here! What were some of the biggest challenges in writing Mermaid's Mirror? What was the easiest part? The biggest challenge... Continue Reading →

Today we're delighted to present the second half of our interview with L.K. Madigan, author of The Mermaid's Mirror and Flash Burnout. Miss part 1 (and our whacky question about mermaid sex)? Check it out here! What were some of the biggest challenges in writing Mermaid's Mirror? What was the easiest part? The biggest challenge... Continue Reading →

Have we told you how much we love L.K. Madigan, author of The Mermaid's Mirror? When we get together with her, we sort of have a mutual love fest. Part of the reason we love her so much -- and she loves us -- is because when we ask her whack-a-doo, off-the-wall questions she lovingly... Continue Reading →

Have we told you how much we love L.K. Madigan, author of The Mermaid's Mirror? When we get together with her, we sort of have a mutual love fest. Part of the reason we love her so much -- and she loves us -- is because when we ask her whack-a-doo, off-the-wall questions she lovingly... Continue Reading →

I may have mentioned once or twice already that part of what makes me so excited about our October Book of the Month -- The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan -- is that it's a YA book about mermaids. MERMAIDS. I love mermaids. I heart them. So today's post is all about mermaids -- and... Continue Reading →

Mermaid mythology has been around for centuries, and L.K. Madigan does a great job of weaving it into her latest novel, The Mermaid's Mirror. After its main character, Lena, discovers she is half mermaid, she seeks out her mother, who she's always known as Lucy. Her full name is Melusina -- a mythical water creature... Continue Reading →