Novel Novice is super-excited to be heading to Portland, Oregon's Wordstock Festival this coming October 9-10th. Besides a great line-up of authors in general (nearly 200 in all!), there's an exceptionally superb line-up of Young Adult authors scheduled for the festival. (But then, I may be biased -- I'm the YA/Children's Author Coordinator for the... Continue Reading →

There are tons of fan-made videos for The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare out there -- but today, we want to focus on some of the best videos (and our personal favorites). Some are made to be like trailers, others are just videos about the characters. So without further ado, here are our picks:... Continue Reading →

There are tons of fan-made videos for The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare out there -- but today, we want to focus on some of the best videos (and our personal favorites). Some are made to be like trailers, others are just videos about the characters. So without further ado, here are our picks:... Continue Reading →

As many of you know, last week Cassandra Clare had a book signing in NYC.  Novel Novice was lucky enough to get an exclusive interview with her before the event.  I will have the contents of that interview uploaded along with a write-up of the event tomorrow.  But for now, here's a quick shout out... Continue Reading →

We recently posted a poll here on Novel Novice asking you to tell us your favorite genre. Then we realized there were SO MANY genres and subgenres (and subgenres of subgenres) that we couldn't tell the difference among them. (Unless you have an uber-cool teacher, you probably won't learn about these in English class!) Look no further --... Continue Reading →

IN THIS WAY I WAS SAVED by Brian DeLeeuw Review: Imagine your best friend: always there when you need him, supportive, listens to your problems, gives great advice... You trust him completely, even with your life.  But what if your best friend turns that trust against you, then what? How long would it take you... Continue Reading →

IN THIS WAY I WAS SAVED by Brian DeLeeuw Review: Imagine your best friend: always there when you need him, supportive, listens to your problems, gives great advice... You trust him completely, even with your life.  But what if your best friend turns that trust against you, then what? How long would it take you... Continue Reading →