If you are an aspiring writer, and serious about trying to get published, you already know it's a long road from writing the novel to seeing it on the bookshelf. After all the pain, sweat, and tears that goes into writing the manuscript, the next challenge becomes finding an agent to represent your book. Can... Continue Reading →

It's Tuesday, and that means it's "book birthday" day -- in other words, new releases are in book stores today. And there's one in particular that we're excited to check out -- The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith. Here's what it's all about: Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see... Continue Reading →

It's Tuesday, and that means it's "book birthday" day -- in other words, new releases are in book stores today. And there's one in particular that we're excited to check out -- The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith. Here's what it's all about: Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see... Continue Reading →

For our November Book of the Month, we're excited to launch a new month-long contest -- with some great book prizes courtesy of our friends at Simon & Schuster. And since we had so much fun with our last character "tweet" contest for The Mortal Instruments, we're doing it again -- only this time, with... Continue Reading →

For our November Book of the Month, we're excited to launch a new month-long contest -- with some great book prizes courtesy of our friends at Simon & Schuster. And since we had so much fun with our last character "tweet" contest for The Mortal Instruments, we're doing it again -- only this time, with... Continue Reading →

What five books shaped your life? That's the question Scholastic wants you to answer at their new social networking site, You Are What You Read -- which is part of Scholastic's new global literacy campaign, Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. -- launched as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. At You Are What... Continue Reading →

Another month, another Book of the Month here at Novel Novice -- and we're really excited to bring you an assortment of features on Hush, Hush and Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick throughout the month of November! I know our banner above only says Hush, Hush -- but that's just because there wasn't room to fit... Continue Reading →

Another month, another Book of the Month here at Novel Novice -- and we're really excited to bring you an assortment of features on Hush, Hush and Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick throughout the month of November! I know our banner above only says Hush, Hush -- but that's just because there wasn't room to fit... Continue Reading →

Here's some exciting news from the book world: NEW YORK (AP) -- An award for gay and lesbian literature will be included in the American Library Association's annual announcement of children's prizes, a list which features the prestigious and influential Caldecott and Newbery medals. The library association issued a statement Monday saying that the Stonewall... Continue Reading →

Happy Halloween! And to celebrate this spooky holiday, we've been sharing a few Books That Will Scare the $#%! Out of You, but there are some really great classic pieces of literature worth checking out this time of year. Here are some of our favorites that you can curl up with before (or instead of)... Continue Reading →