There are lots of history lessons that can be drawn from our September Book of the Month, Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel -- and one of my favorites is also a music lesson. In a key scene in the book, vampire-turned-human Lenah has an emotional reaction upon hearing "Se Pietá" from Handel's opera, Giulio Cesare... Continue Reading →
There are lots of history lessons that can be drawn from our September Book of the Month, Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel -- and one of my favorites is also a music lesson. In a key scene in the book, vampire-turned-human Lenah has an emotional reaction upon hearing "Se Pietá" from Handel's opera, Giulio Cesare... Continue Reading →
A new TV spot for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hit the airwaves this week, and you can check it out below. Rumor is the full length trailer for part 1 of the two-part final installment of the Harry Potter series will premiere before the end of the month!!
We had some fun back in August with one of TWO contests we ran in conjunction with Simon & Schuster and Cassandra Clare. This contest was all about The Mortal Instruments series, and to win -- we asked you to "tweet" (in 140 characters or less) as one of the characters from the series. Here... Continue Reading →
We had some fun back in August with one of TWO contests we ran in conjunction with Simon & Schuster and Cassandra Clare. This contest was all about The Mortal Instruments series, and to win -- we asked you to "tweet" (in 140 characters or less) as one of the characters from the series. Here... Continue Reading →
We'd like to give you one more reminder to vote for the ALA's Teens Top Ten of 2010! As we mentioned previously, voting runs through this Friday, September 17th. There are lots of really great books on the list, including a few we've featured throughout the year here at Novel Novice, such as: Beautiful Creatures... Continue Reading →
We announced it earlier this week, but it's worth repeating: CASSIE CLARE'S CLOCKWORK ANGEL DEBUTED AT NO. 1! But it gets better: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto debuted at No. 4; Unraveled by Gena Showalter is at No. 6; Paranormalcy by Kiersten White is No. 7; Monster High by Lisi Harrison is No. 9; and The Haunted by Jessica Verday is No. 10. Folks,... Continue Reading →
We're trying out a new feature here at Novel Novice -- "The Saturday Post" -- a way for us to bring you the week's biggest book news in one easy to read place. Let us know what you think! Meanwhile, on with this week's headlines! * Excellent news for fans of Hush, Hush. Author Becca... Continue Reading →
Astro City is a superhero comic book for people that hate superhero comic books. It's also a superhero comic book for people who love superhero comic books. Basically, I could not find a way to describe Astro City without dipping into nonsensical cliches. Thankfully, Kurt Busiek does not have that problem. Busiek is the author and architect of Astro City- a... Continue Reading →
As you've probably gathered from this past week's features, we really do have lots of love for Zombies vs. Unicorns. As we wrap-up our weeklong feature, we want to point you to Simon & Schuster's Zombies vs. Unicorns landing page. There you can find things like a history of the Z vs. U debate, info... Continue Reading →
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