Today as part of our February Book of the Month feature on Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, we've got two new, original desktop wallpapers -- both featuring Lena! Click to view full-size, then right-click to save: Some of the photos featured in these wallpapers are (C) VLC Photography & were used with... Continue Reading →
Today as part of our February Book of the Month feature on Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, we've got two new, original desktop wallpapers -- both featuring Lena! Click to view full-size, then right-click to save: Some of the photos featured in these wallpapers are (C) VLC Photography & were used with... Continue Reading →
True confession time: I am a musical theater geek. I performed in middle and high school, and though I've gotten pickier lately, I still enjoy seeing a really great production live on the stage. I'm particularly a sucker for Andrew Lloyd Webber -- especially his smash hit Phantom of the Opera, based on the Gaston... Continue Reading →
In Part II of our series on Common Sense Media's reviews on http://www.barnesandnoble.com, we presented both sides of the argument -- what they are doing right and what needs tweaking. Today we bring you reactions from the authors themselves-- a LiveJournal comment and several Tweets. Please understand that some of the Tweets from authors were responses to questions... Continue Reading →
Vampires have been the hot thing in Young Adult lit the last few years thanks to the popularity of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga and other series such as The Vampire Diaries and The House of Night. Now, it seems everyone wants dibs on "the new vampire" ... there have been several supernatural creatures to claim... Continue Reading →
Our exclusive interview with Lauren Kate continues today. She's the amazing author of Fallen and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Today, we ask Lauren about writing, education & some of our other favorite questions: Many of our readers are young writers and teachers. Can you tell us about your writing process? (Do you use an... Continue Reading →
Our exclusive interview with Lauren Kate continues today. She's the amazing author of Fallen and The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove. Today, we ask Lauren about writing, education & some of our other favorite questions: Many of our readers are young writers and teachers. Can you tell us about your writing process? (Do you use an... Continue Reading →
I must confess; when it comes to various takes on the Arthur legend, I'm a bit of a non-traditionalist. I prefer the likes of Monty Python & the Holy Grail and Disney's The Sword in the Stone to more traditional retellings. However, despite my penchant for the ... goofier ... versions of the tale, I... Continue Reading →
I must confess; when it comes to various takes on the Arthur legend, I'm a bit of a non-traditionalist. I prefer the likes of Monty Python & the Holy Grail and Disney's The Sword in the Stone to more traditional retellings. However, despite my penchant for the ... goofier ... versions of the tale, I... Continue Reading →
In Part IÂ of this story, we told you the basics about the controversy surrounding reviews of YA books by Common Sense Media, which are now posted on http://www.barnesandnoble.com. In Part II, we'll take a look at some of the reactions and opinions about the reviews. On her Web site, author Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, among... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice 