Today, I am thrilled to be participating in a cross-continent blog tour for The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith. The book chronicles an unlikely romance between two teens -- one living in the U.S., and one living abroad in the U.K. Which is why it's fitting that today, I'm not sharing... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at some of today's new YA releases: Deception’s Princess by Esther Friesner Maeve, princess of Connacht, was born with her fists clenched. And it's her spirit and courage that make Maeve her father's favorite daughter. But once he becomes the High King, powerful men begin to circle—it's easy to love the girl... Continue Reading →
Today, I am thrilled to be featuring an exclusive guest post from Noggin author John Corey Whaley, who stops by today to talk about his "must-have" things when he's writing. *         *         * The Things I Need When I’m Writing: A Terrible, Terrible Guide to Being A Successful Author by John Corey Whaley I’m always... Continue Reading →
As most of you probably already know, I got married earlier this year (!!!!) -- and my husband and I just recently received all of our wedding photos back from our photographer, the amazing May Gunsul Photography. So I wanted to take a brief detour from book blogging today to share some of our favorite... Continue Reading →
Today, we conclude our three-part interview with Noggin author John Corey Whaley with a round of flash questions! (See part 1 and part 2 here, in case you missed them.) Favorite decade? 1980s. In the 1980s you could sit on your mom's lap while she drove and smoked cigarettes. Favorite writing snack? Mike and Ike's.... Continue Reading →
Today, we conclude our three-part interview with Noggin author John Corey Whaley with a round of flash questions! (See part 1 and part 2 here, in case you missed them.) Favorite decade? 1980s. In the 1980s you could sit on your mom's lap while she drove and smoked cigarettes. Favorite writing snack? Mike and Ike's.... Continue Reading →
So today was #RockTheDrop - an annual effort organized by readergirlz and partners to promote Teen Reads Day, by encouraging people to leave YA books out in the wild for teen readers to discover them. I've participated for several years now, and I discovered something this year: teachers and librarians have no idea what this... Continue Reading →
The horrifying imagined world in which teen suicide has become an epidemic, and the only cure is erasing memories, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Suzanne Young's The Treatment. Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to... Continue Reading →
The horrifying imagined world in which teen suicide has become an epidemic, and the only cure is erasing memories, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Suzanne Young's The Treatment. Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to... Continue Reading →
Young Adult lit may be our bread and butter (so to speak) here at Novel Novice - but we've never been afraid to branch out before. We love featuring some of our favorite middle grade books, and have been known to spotlight adult or New Adult titles, as well. So it only seemed natural that... Continue Reading →
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