It's not the kind of pairing you'd expect ... but White Cat by Holly Black is a thrilling read that combines a delightful dose of The Godfather with a heaping helping of magic. Not only is it a winning combination, but it's one that's totally up my alley. (True confessions: I have a long-standing love... Continue Reading →
As many of you may know, we're super excited about the release of Kimberly Pauley's Still Sucks to Be Me on May 11 (it's our May Book of the Month), but we didn't want to skip over the book's predecessor, Sucks to Be Me. Here's a synopsis: Mina Hamilton's parents want her dead. (Or undead... Continue Reading →
As many of you may know, we're super excited about the release of Kimberly Pauley's Still Sucks to Be Me on May 11 (it's our May Book of the Month), but we didn't want to skip over the book's predecessor, Sucks to Be Me. Here's a synopsis: Mina Hamilton's parents want her dead. (Or undead... Continue Reading →
Last week, we told you about Runaway by Meg Cabot, which we called a Buzzworthy Book. We also offered up a copy of the book for free! We've randomly chosen a winner from the folks who commented on the post, Tweeted @NovelNovice about Runaway or posted about it on our Facebook page. The winner is... Continue Reading →
Last week, we told you about Runaway by Meg Cabot, which we called a Buzzworthy Book. We also offered up a copy of the book for free! We've randomly chosen a winner from the folks who commented on the post, Tweeted @NovelNovice about Runaway or posted about it on our Facebook page. The winner is... Continue Reading →
After a very busy and poetry-packed National Poetry Month, we're very excited to announce the winners of our Novel Novice Poetry Contest! We received so many inspiring and creative entries - it wasn't easy to choose our winners, but choose we must. Our first-place winner is Carmen M. She will receive a fabulous prize package... Continue Reading →
We considered National Poetry Month an opportunity to give the more musically inclined folks in our audience an opportunity to show us their writing chops in this genre. The top three winners of our Novel Novice Lyric-Writing Contest will each receive a copy of On the Meaning of Adam Lambert. Our first-place winner is Meghan.... Continue Reading →
During National Poetry Month, we initiated a collaborative poetry game known as Exquisite Corpse. Throughout April, you - our readers of Novel Novice - submitted a phrase or word in the comments section. The words built upon each other and the result of this experiment is featured below. Many thanks to all of our contributors,... Continue Reading →
We celebrated the first three weeks of National Poetry Month by featuring poets T.S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and Allen Ginsberg. This fourth and final week, we explored the poetry of Lynn Emanuel. Here's the wrap-up of all the posts: Featured Poet: Lynn Emanuel Featured Collection: Then, Suddenly-- Featured Poem: "Homage to Sharon Stone" Creative Writing... Continue Reading →
As National Poetry Month comes near an end, we have a new desktop wallpaper for you today featuring this week’s featured poet, Lynn Emanuel and her poem "inside gertrude stein." Click to view full-size, then right-click to save:
Novel Novice 