This past week, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), named its 2010 list of Best Books for Young Adults. This week, Novel Novice will be featuring the top 10, so be sure to check back all week and tell us if you've read them, and if you agree with the choices. Ninety books were nominated, but here are... Continue Reading →
Kaleb Nation has finished writing his second novel, Bran Hambric: The Specter Key, which is due out this Fall. He's still got some editing and polishing to do, but think about what an accomplishment this must be -- to finish writing an entire book! Kaleb has posted this video about the process: Here is the... Continue Reading →
You may have heard of the movie The Basketball Diaries. And if you've heard of it, you probably know that Leo DiCaprio starred in this angst-ridden flick way back in the day (1995, in case you were wondering). The character he played was that of real-life poet and punk rocker (and one-time heroin addict) Jim... Continue Reading →
YA author Lisa Schroeder recently made a big decision in the life of an emerging author ... she quit her day job. Wahoo! But for an up-and-coming author, it can be tricky to figure out the best time to quit your day job. In other words, when can you make a living solely off of... Continue Reading →
Here are this week's best sellers, according to The New York Times: CHAPTER BOOKS This Week Weeks on List 1 WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little, Brown, $17.99.) One of each, brother and sister, flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and up) 5 2 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.)... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words," right? Well, sometimes, a beautiful, well-written sentence can inspire a picture in your mind that trumps a physical picture any day of the week. Here's a favorite of mine from Shiver (p. 8), by Maggie Stiefvater: As the hours crept by, the afternoon... Continue Reading →
We've all heard the cliche, "A picture is worth a thousand words," right? Well, sometimes, a beautiful, well-written sentence can inspire a picture in your mind that trumps a physical picture any day of the week. Here's a favorite of mine from Shiver (p. 8), by Maggie Stiefvater: As the hours crept by, the afternoon... Continue Reading →
Apparently, the secret (or rather, not-so-secret) key to making your e-book a best-seller is to simply give it away. Well, not forever. But by making an e-book available for free for a limited time, authors seem to be finding success making big sales when the e-book finally does tack on a price tag. YA author... Continue Reading →
Since Novel Novice is centered around teen literature, you'd think we'd have a teen on staff, right? Uhm ... no. That's where YOU come in! Novel Novice is looking for a teen contributor to give his or her perspective on the world of YA lit. Possible contributions include (but certainly not limited to): Writing book reviews E-mail... Continue Reading →
Young Adult author Scott Westerfeld took home the award for Best Young Adult Novel for Leviathan at the Aurelius Awards last night. He even tweeted this photo of the award: The Aurelius Awards recognize the best writing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror from Australian writers. You can view the complete list of winners online.... Continue Reading →
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