Since The Hunger Games is going to be made into a movie, we can't resist doing our own fantasy casting! We've been lurking around fantasy casting sites and blogs -- and even thrown in a few of our own suggestions -- and we've come up with list for you to choose from. So, if you... Continue Reading →
Mockingjay: Help us pick the Novel Novice fantasy cast!
Since The Hunger Games is going to be made into a movie, we can't resist doing our own fantasy casting! We've been lurking around fantasy casting sites and blogs -- and even thrown in a few of our own suggestions -- and we've come up with list for you to choose from. So, if you... Continue Reading →
Cassie Clare talks Clockwork Angel & A Tale of Two Cities
Today, we are really thrilled to bring a guest post from author Cassandra Clare! We know she's super-busy, so we really appreciate the extra time she took putting today's post together to talk about the connection between her upcoming book, Clockwork Angel and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Thanks, Cassie! "It was the... Continue Reading →
Cassie Clare talks Clockwork Angel & A Tale of Two Cities
Today, we are really thrilled to bring a guest post from author Cassandra Clare! We know she's super-busy, so we really appreciate the extra time she took putting today's post together to talk about the connection between her upcoming book, Clockwork Angel and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Thanks, Cassie! "It was the... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice throws a virtual shower for Cassandra Clare
Submissions Submit your written well-wishes here. To submit fan art, send an e-mail to clumzbella@yahoo.com with "wedding wishes" in the subject line and the art attached. Shower game Because Cassie spent much of her young life traveling the globe with her parents, our shower game is a wedding crossword puzzle with questions about international wedding customs,... Continue Reading →
The Official Mockingjay 13 District Tour: District 7 Contest
We are really excited to be part of Scholastic's Official Hunger Games 13 day, 13 district blog tour counting down to the release of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins -- including an exclusive giveaway (keep reading for details). In fact, it ties in perfectly with our 13-day countdown! Today is our turn on the blog tour,... Continue Reading →
The Official Mockingjay 13 District Tour: District 7 Contest
We are really excited to be part of Scholastic's Official Hunger Games 13 day, 13 district blog tour counting down to the release of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins -- including an exclusive giveaway (keep reading for details). In fact, it ties in perfectly with our 13-day countdown! Today is our turn on the blog tour,... Continue Reading →
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare: Tessa’s Poetry List
 I'll be honest, poetry's usually not my thing, but I make an exception for Victorian classics -- and that's exactly what you'll find throughout Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel. Each chapter begins with a quote from a poem that would have been familiar to the characters. Since Clockwork Angel is set in late 19th-century London, most of the poems... Continue Reading →
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare: Tessa’s Poetry List
 I'll be honest, poetry's usually not my thing, but I make an exception for Victorian classics -- and that's exactly what you'll find throughout Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel. Each chapter begins with a quote from a poem that would have been familiar to the characters. Since Clockwork Angel is set in late 19th-century London, most of the poems... Continue Reading →
Be a character in Swear by Nina Malkin: Contest Winners!
You read that heading correctly: we have not one, but TWO winners from our contest to be a minor character in Swear by Nina Malkin, the upcoming sequel to Swoon. We had a TON of entries for this contest, and it was definitely tough narrowing the field. I plucked out several finalists and sent their... Continue Reading →
