There are a rare few books that I rank among my personal list of mind-blowingly good, life-changing pieces of literature -- and the standard I hold them all against is J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. My list is extremely short: 1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 2. Will Grayson, Will... Continue Reading →
There are a rare few books that I rank among my personal list of mind-blowingly good, life-changing pieces of literature -- and the standard I hold them all against is J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. My list is extremely short: 1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 2. Will Grayson, Will... Continue Reading →
During my recent trip to the beautiful, rather majestic Skyline Drive here in Virginia, I picked up Alex Finn's Beastly and A Kiss in Time. Finn's works are part of a growing trend of modernizing classic fairy tales. Beastly revamps Beauty and the Beast while A Kiss in Time is a new take on my... Continue Reading →
Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series are in for some really exciting goodies in the months to come. For starters, the first prequel comes out August 31st -- Clockwork Angel. In a few more months, the 4th TMI book comes out, City of Fallen Angels (plus, as just announced yesterday, TWO more books in... Continue Reading →
Fans of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series are in for some really exciting goodies in the months to come. For starters, the first prequel comes out August 31st -- Clockwork Angel. In a few more months, the 4th TMI book comes out, City of Fallen Angels (plus, as just announced yesterday, TWO more books in... Continue Reading →
Today, Cassandra Clare hosted a live chat and announced some big news: she's writing two MORE books in The Mortal Instruments series: City of Lost Souls (Spring 2012) City of Heavenly Fire (Fall 2013) These will follow City of Fallen Angels, which comes out in Spring 2011 and are in addition to the three planned... Continue Reading →
Today, Cassandra Clare hosted a live chat and announced some big news: she's writing two MORE books in The Mortal Instruments series: City of Lost Souls (Spring 2012) City of Heavenly Fire (Fall 2013) These will follow City of Fallen Angels, which comes out in Spring 2011 and are in addition to the three planned... Continue Reading →
Have you checked out the YALSA Teens' Top Ten 2010 Nomination List yet? What are you waiting for? This is your chance to be heard. There's still time! I'm willing to bet you've read at least a few titles from the list already this summer. Check out these titles and be prepared to vote for... Continue Reading →
Move over "paranormal romance": Steampunk is about to replace you as the next big thing in Young Adult literature, starting with Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. You might be surprised to know that the idea behind steampunk has been around much longer, before the term was coined by author K.W. Jeter in 1987, when he wrote a... Continue Reading →
Move over "paranormal romance": Steampunk is about to replace you as the next big thing in Young Adult literature, starting with Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. You might be surprised to know that the idea behind steampunk has been around much longer, before the term was coined by author K.W. Jeter in 1987, when he wrote a... Continue Reading →
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