Today, we're kicking off a week of fun posts related to Alice in Wonderland in anticipation of the new movie from Tim Burton, in theaters on Friday, March 5th. We begin by taking a look at some of the more well-known adaptations of Alice in Wonderland over the years (in chronological order): Disney's Alice in... Continue Reading →

Today marks the last day of February, and so the last day of our February Book of the Month: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We've had some amazing goodies this month. I want to thank authors Kami & Margie for all their help & support -- they provided an awesome prize pack... Continue Reading →

Today marks the last day of February, and so the last day of our February Book of the Month: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. We've had some amazing goodies this month. I want to thank authors Kami & Margie for all their help & support -- they provided an awesome prize pack... Continue Reading →

In our final post regarding Common Sense Media, we have two teens' reactions to the postings on http://www.barnesandnoble.com. The first is from one of our teen contributors, Marina: When I first read over the “Common Sense Media” summary for the novel Unwind by Neil Shusterman (which, by the way, is a fantastic read), I was... Continue Reading →

I've made no secret that I love the literary mash-ups between classic novels & supernatural twists -- such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Mr. Darcy, Vamypre and others. I think the concept is sort of brilliant (getting modern audiences to read classic lit -- such trickery!) and I think the results are hilarious.... Continue Reading →

I've made no secret that I love the literary mash-ups between classic novels & supernatural twists -- such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Mr. Darcy, Vamypre and others. I think the concept is sort of brilliant (getting modern audiences to read classic lit -- such trickery!) and I think the results are hilarious.... Continue Reading →

Just in from our friends at OBS, an awesome new contest! Check out the details: In honor of our Comic Book Review on Arcana Comic’s ‘Dark Horrors Anthology’, OpenBookSociety is holding a 3-Panel Horror Comic contest starting today, February 25 through March 25, 2010.  Deadline for submissions is March 25 and the winners will be announced on April 1,... Continue Reading →

Our friends at Young Adult Books Central are hosting an auction to help raise funds for upgrading & expanding their site -- which includes book reviews (many by teens!), author interviews, and more goodies for YA lit. Plus, the site is run by Kimberly Pauley, the awesome author of Sucks to Be Me and the... Continue Reading →