Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th (this weekend!). Check out Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft: When you piss off a bridge into a snowstorm, it feels like you’re connecting with eternal things. Paying homage to something or someone. But who? The Druids? Walt Whitman? No,... Continue Reading →
Wordstock Spotlight: Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft
Today, we're featuring another great YA author coming to Wordstock Festival in Portland, Oregon October 9-10th (this weekend!). Check out Adios, Nirvana by Conrad Wesselhoeft: When you piss off a bridge into a snowstorm, it feels like you’re connecting with eternal things. Paying homage to something or someone. But who? The Druids? Walt Whitman? No,... Continue Reading →
A Novel Novice Feature: Sharon Dogar on writing Annexed
Amidst controversy over her latest novel, Sharon Dogar discusses her motivation and  journey writing Annexed. She also explains why Anne Frank's diary is so important now. __________ The story of Annexed really began the first time I picked up Anne Frank’s diary. Like millions of teenagers everywhere, it was my first encounter with a first-person narrative... Continue Reading →
A Novel Novice Feature: Sharon Dogar on writing Annexed
Amidst controversy over her latest novel, Sharon Dogar discusses her motivation and  journey writing Annexed. She also explains why Anne Frank's diary is so important now. __________ The story of Annexed really began the first time I picked up Anne Frank’s diary. Like millions of teenagers everywhere, it was my first encounter with a first-person narrative... Continue Reading →
Happy Release Day to The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Happy Release Day to The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan, our October Book of the Month! We have lots of love for both L.K. and this book and we're so thrilled that Mermaid's Mirror is finally in stores everywhere, so you guys can see what all the fuss is about. Stephanie & myself will post... Continue Reading →
Happy Release Day to The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Happy Release Day to The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan, our October Book of the Month! We have lots of love for both L.K. and this book and we're so thrilled that Mermaid's Mirror is finally in stores everywhere, so you guys can see what all the fuss is about. Stephanie & myself will post... Continue Reading →
A Novel Novice Feature: Review of Sharon Dogar’s Annexed
Synopsis: On July 13, 1942, 15-year-old Peter van Pels and his parents entered the attic that became their home for two years. Peter is angry that he is hiding and not fighting Nazis. He is also not happy to be sharing cramped living quarters with the Franks, especially know-it-all Anne. In this novel, Dogar "reimagines" what happened... Continue Reading →
A Novel Novice Feature: Review of Sharon Dogar’s Annexed
Synopsis: On July 13, 1942, 15-year-old Peter van Pels and his parents entered the attic that became their home for two years. Peter is angry that he is hiding and not fighting Nazis. He is also not happy to be sharing cramped living quarters with the Franks, especially know-it-all Anne. In this novel, Dogar "reimagines" what happened... Continue Reading →
The Mermaid’s Mirror: Life Under the Sea Writing Contest
We have an AMAZING prize pack up for grabs this month, courtesy of the talented and always amazing L.K. Madigan -- author of October's Book of the Month, The Mermaid's Mirror. And since it is such an amazing prize pack, we thought up a contest worthy of the awesome prizes. Keep reading for details: The... Continue Reading →
The Mermaid’s Mirror: Life Under the Sea Writing Contest
We have an AMAZING prize pack up for grabs this month, courtesy of the talented and always amazing L.K. Madigan -- author of October's Book of the Month, The Mermaid's Mirror. And since it is such an amazing prize pack, we thought up a contest worthy of the awesome prizes. Keep reading for details: The... Continue Reading →
