We have a special edition of The Saturday Post this week at Novel Novice, in honor of this past week's Teen Lit Day (it was on Thursday) and Rock the Drop. What is Rock the Drop, you say? It's this brilliant and fantastically fun initiative headed up by the folks at Readergirlz, in which you... Continue Reading →
All this week we've been featuring Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, in anticipation of the upcoming movie adaptation starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. The movie hits theaters one week from today, but since we're firm believers in reading a book before seeing the movie, we have a fun contest to bring... Continue Reading →
All this week we've been featuring Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, in anticipation of the upcoming movie adaptation starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. The movie hits theaters one week from today, but since we're firm believers in reading a book before seeing the movie, we have a fun contest to bring... Continue Reading →
Sadly, this year's YALITCHAT's Made of Awesome Event is over...well, not completely yet. We still have today's author spotlight. AND let's not forget a few awesome giveaways you can still enter to win. How you ask? Simply click here and tell us in the comments section what you LOVED about the mega chat event, or... Continue Reading →
Today, Wither author Lauren DeStefano is stopping by to guest blog. Today, she's sharing a post previously written on her blog. In it, Lauren talks about the stories she's written that we won't see, and how these unseen stories have shaped her as writer. Some excellent thoughts, and food for thought for any of you... Continue Reading →
Today is Support Teen Literature Day. Here at Novel Novice, we recognize the awesomeness that is YA Lit! We love that Young Adult Literature is continuing to grow at astounding rates, expanding genres by the second, and attracting readers of all ages, not just teens. In honor of Support Teen Literature Day, YALSA has released... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we shared some ways to use Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen in the classroom. But there are even more excellent resources available from Gruen's official website and from her publisher, Algonquin Books. Today, we're featuring some of the extras they offer that can enhance your reading of Water for Elephants, and... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, we shared some ways to use Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen in the classroom. But there are even more excellent resources available from Gruen's official website and from her publisher, Algonquin Books. Today, we're featuring some of the extras they offer that can enhance your reading of Water for Elephants, and... Continue Reading →
If you missed last night's chat, you sure missed one heck of a time. But don't fret too much, you can join tonight's chat by using the hashtag #yalitchat or following @Georgia_Mcbride. Our over own @tiftruitt will be stopping by as well. Don't forget that you can also win a ton of cool prizes for... Continue Reading →
Today for our April Book of the Month, we've got a couple brand-new desktop wallpapers for Wither by Lauren DeStefano, the first in the new Chemical Garden Trilogy. (And many thanks, once again, to Vania of VLC Productions for letting us use some of her gorgeous images in our creations!) As always, click to view... Continue Reading →
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