Amidst controversy over her latest novel, Sharon Dogar discusses her motivation and journey writing Annexed. She also explains why Anne Frank's diary is so important now. __________ The story of Annexed really began the first time I picked up Anne Frank’s diary. Like millions of teenagers everywhere, it was my first encounter with a first-person narrative... Continue Reading →
Amidst controversy over her latest novel, Sharon Dogar discusses her motivation and journey writing Annexed. She also explains why Anne Frank's diary is so important now. __________ The story of Annexed really began the first time I picked up Anne Frank’s diary. Like millions of teenagers everywhere, it was my first encounter with a first-person narrative... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: On July 13, 1942, 15-year-old Peter van Pels and his parents entered the attic that became their home for two years. Peter is angry that he is hiding and not fighting Nazis. He is also not happy to be sharing cramped living quarters with the Franks, especially know-it-all Anne. In this novel, Dogar "reimagines" what happened... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: On July 13, 1942, 15-year-old Peter van Pels and his parents entered the attic that became their home for two years. Peter is angry that he is hiding and not fighting Nazis. He is also not happy to be sharing cramped living quarters with the Franks, especially know-it-all Anne. In this novel, Dogar "reimagines" what happened... Continue Reading →
The debate of Zombies vs. Unicorns reaches epic proportions in the short story collection edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier ... but there are some pretty strong and compelling arguments made by the folks who entered our Zombies vs. Unicorns Contest, as well. I was thoroughly impressed with the quality & hilarity of our... Continue Reading →
The debate of Zombies vs. Unicorns reaches epic proportions in the short story collection edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier ... but there are some pretty strong and compelling arguments made by the folks who entered our Zombies vs. Unicorns Contest, as well. I was thoroughly impressed with the quality & hilarity of our... Continue Reading →
We're kicking off another week-long book feature here at Novel Novice (we've got lots of 'em lately, have you noticed?) ... and today, we are honored to be part of the blog tour for Erin McCahan's new novel, I Now Pronounce You Someone Else. This week, we'll bring you our review of the book, an... Continue Reading →
We're kicking off another week-long book feature here at Novel Novice (we've got lots of 'em lately, have you noticed?) ... and today, we are honored to be part of the blog tour for Erin McCahan's new novel, I Now Pronounce You Someone Else. This week, we'll bring you our review of the book, an... Continue Reading →
Today closes out our week-long feature on poet Elka Cloke, whose new collection, Bitter Language is now in stores. And once again, Sara's outdone herself with three wallpapers featuring Elka Cloke's poems, "Thames River Song," which appears at the opening of Cassandra Clare's newest book, Clockwork Angel, and "Bitter Language," which appears in City of Ashes. A... Continue Reading →
Hello! This is Elka Cloke, author of Bitter Language, guest blogging for Novel Novice. I’m going to talk about poems and song lyrics in today’s blog, which is one of those topics I can go on about forever because I feel so strongly that song lyrics are poetry. In order to illustrate this I’m going... Continue Reading →
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