All this week, we've been featuring The Pledge by Kimberly Derting -- and now, we're giving you a chance to win a free copy of the book thanks to our friends at Simon & Schuster. Keep reading for details ... The Contest The Pledge is all about languages -- so we want to know what... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Release Day Contest!
It's finally here! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 is in theaters across the U.S. today -- and to celebrate, we're giving away a bunch of swag from our Twilight Saga archives. We have a bunch of goodies just laying around from the past couple of movies, so we want YOU to have it.... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Release Day Contest!
It's finally here! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 is in theaters across the U.S. today -- and to celebrate, we're giving away a bunch of swag from our Twilight Saga archives. We have a bunch of goodies just laying around from the past couple of movies, so we want YOU to have it.... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: The history of book burning
Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: The history of book burning
Book burning, biblioclasm or libricide is the practice of destroying--usually with big hoopla--books or other written material and media. In modern times, phonograph records, video tapes and CDs have also been ceremoniously burned, torched or shredded. The practice, usually carried out in public, is generally motivated by moral, religious, or political objections to the material.... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: “The Idea for The Pledge” (Video Guest Blog)
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive video blog (or "vlog") from The Pledge author Kimberly Derting, in which she discusses how she came about with the idea for this new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwK-Ja9wk4 Thanks Kim!!! And here's more about The Pledge: In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the... Continue Reading →
Kimberly Derting: “The Idea for The Pledge” (Video Guest Blog)
Today, we are delighted to host an exclusive video blog (or "vlog") from The Pledge author Kimberly Derting, in which she discusses how she came about with the idea for this new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwK-Ja9wk4 Thanks Kim!!! And here's more about The Pledge: In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Fan Fiction Spotlight!
Anyone who visited our former sister site Novel Novice Twilight, knows we were big fans of fan fiction. We ran regular fan fiction contests and loved featuring some of our favorite stories from time to time. We love that fans are getting creative with a book series -- and are practicing their writing skills in... Continue Reading →
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Fan Fiction Spotlight!
Anyone who visited our former sister site Novel Novice Twilight, knows we were big fans of fan fiction. We ran regular fan fiction contests and loved featuring some of our favorite stories from time to time. We love that fans are getting creative with a book series -- and are practicing their writing skills in... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi: Stream of consciousness
As we mentioned in our reviews of Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me, the main character's style is a little different from what most readers may be used to: stream of consciousness. What is it? Glad you asked. It's a style of writing that portrays a character's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in... Continue Reading →
