We're excited to welcome a new staff member to Novel Novice today -- everyone welcome Rosie! Here's a bit more about her: Rosie is a student at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR. She is currently studying Business and Computer Science with an emphasis in Interactive Marketing and E-Commerce, and is a member of the... Continue Reading →

Best-selling YA author Libba Bray writes on her blog today about winning the Michael L. Printz Award from the ALA earlier this week for her book Going Bovine. Here's some of what she had to say: We all have them—the pie-in-the-sky dreams. The end-of-Purple Rain moment when everyone realizes that Prince is the baddest bad-ass... Continue Reading →

Author Kimberly Pauly has revealed the cover for her upcoming new book Still Sucks to Be Me, which is the sequel to Sucks to Be Me (The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)). Check it out: You can also read an excerpt from Still Suck to Be Me on Kimberly's website. The book... Continue Reading →

Author Kimberly Pauly has revealed the cover for her upcoming new book Still Sucks to Be Me, which is the sequel to Sucks to Be Me (The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)). Check it out: You can also read an excerpt from Still Suck to Be Me on Kimberly's website. The book... Continue Reading →

Apparently, it is unofficially Elizabeth Eulberg day here at Novel Novice. Earlier we unveiled our super-fun Lonely Hearts Club Valentines ... now, CosmoGirl shares 5 Questions with Elizabeth Eulberg: CG: Since this is your first novel, what was the writing process like? EE: I made a lot of mistakes with my first book. I had... Continue Reading →

*Amid criticism over the cover, Bloomsbury has decided to issue a new jacket cover for Magic Under Glass (see right). Read more about the decision at Publisher's Weekly. *Beautiful Creatures authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl continue their Southern USA book tour! Catch up on their site, and get the latest clues in their virtual... Continue Reading →

Hi folks! Novel Novice has been up and running for about a week and a half now, and so-far, so-good. Of course, we're still getting into the swing of things -- and we could always use your input. So feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc. in the comments below. In fact, PLEASE... Continue Reading →

Here's an unusual Thursday new book release, which sounds like a total blast ... sort of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Zombie romance: Undead Much? by Stacey Jay Q: How many guys does it take to make your boyfriend wild with jealousy? A: Only one, if he's UNDEAD. Megan Berry had a perfectly average... Continue Reading →