Over the last few months, Maggie Stiefvater has been releasing songs from her Linger playlist. So as we countdown to the July 13th release of Linger, we wanted to compile the whole playlist into one place. "Close Your Eyes" by Young Love Jose Gonzalez's "Teardrop" "Spaceship" by Jonas and Plunkett "Party" by Clint Mantsell "A Message" - Coldplay... Continue Reading →

This will be a mostly spoiler-free review, though I can’t guarantee it 100%. Fair warning. First things first … if you’ve heard any of the buzz about Eclipse so-far, you’ve heard this: that it’s the best movie yet. As a fan, I’m here to tell you that it’s true. Eclipse is, hands down, the best... Continue Reading →

This will be a mostly spoiler-free review, though I can’t guarantee it 100%. Fair warning. First things first … if you’ve heard any of the buzz about Eclipse so-far, you’ve heard this: that it’s the best movie yet. As a fan, I’m here to tell you that it’s true. Eclipse is, hands down, the best... Continue Reading →

When we launched Novel Novice back in January, I spent the better part of a day sending out massive amounts of personalized e-mails to authors and publishers -- looking for those interested in doing promotions with our new little website. The response was, to say the least, overwhelmingly positive. Many of those authors who replied... Continue Reading →

Some of the authors we appreciate the most here at Novel Novice are the ones who've already participated in or agreed to participate in our Book of the Month feature. Why? Well, because they are awesome. Besides their awesome levels of awesomeness, these authors also take the extra time and effort to share their work... Continue Reading →

I've loved books and reading for  as long as I can remember. But I think it was Philip Pullman and the His Dark Materials trilogy that really sucked me in and made me a passionate reader, and made me passionate about sharing my love. Let's go back many many years to December 1994. I was... Continue Reading →

Okay, so Heidi R. Kling may have beaten me to the punch on this one yesterday ... but I'm still going to give my props to Maggie Stiefvater for Author Appreciation Week today. Maggie's books are not fluffy romances. They are intense novels about homicidal faeries and tragic, book-loving, musical werewolves. Her Wolves of Mercy... Continue Reading →

Suzanne Collins probably doesn't really need me to toot her horn ... but I've spent a very intense weekend devouring The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, so it wouldn't seem right if I didn't include her for Author Appreciation Week. Let me share my story. I've heard lots and lots and LOTS of buzz about... Continue Reading →

And so begins our week-long celebration of Author Appreciation Week. This initiative was sparked by 2010 debut author Heidi R. Kling (see here for more details) ... and I must say, it is ridiculously difficult to choose 5-10 authors to highlight. Honestly, I think ALL of the authors whose books I read are my favorites... Continue Reading →

Next week, we'll be featuring some of our favorite Young Adult & Middle Grade authors for Author Appreciation Week. The idea comes from 2010 debut author Heidi R. Kling (her novel Sea comes out in June, when it will also be our Book of the Month!). Here's what she had to say: WHEN: March 15-19... Continue Reading →