Diana and I stayed up way too late to watch the Academy Awards and see how the annual family Oscar pool shook out. And as usual, Diana and I tied for first place. Usually one of us wins or we tie, and this year was no different. As a nod to all of the award-winning […]
This month, our contributors read “Grandmaster” by David Klass as our monthly selection. In anticipation of tomorrow’s Book Club Day, we’re featuring our interview with Klass, a seasoned novelist and screenwriter. David answered our many questions about chess, father-son relationships in YA, and the appeal of a beta-male protagonist. Teen Lit Rocks: Everyone wants to […]
With the exception of two books, I’ve been on a roll this year with my book reading. I’ve read so many good books in a row, I’m constantly holding my breath worrying the next one will be terrible. Since I’ve enjoyed so many titles in 2014, I thought I would again share excerpts from my […]
This weekend I started reading “Sex & Violence” by Carrie Mesrobian, which includes epistolary interludes where the narrator, Evan Carter, writes (hitherto unsent) letters to a girl he hooked up with at boarding school before a tragedy forced them their separate ways. I started thinking about all of the epistolary novels I’ve read and picked […]
Earlier in the year, Kiki mentioned she was participating in Chaotic Goddess’ Books ‘n’ Bloggers Swap, and I figured it was a good way to share some of my books and get some new ones. I entered and was partnered with Montana of The Book Belles. Our tasks were simple: to send one book we […]
This past week I read three books written by male authors. I looked at my Goodreads list and realized that was a first in a long, long time. Although there are plenty of male YA authors, it’s easy to get caught up in the overwhelming number of fabulous female authors and to kinda-sorta forget that […]
Last night I braved the impending (and now fully fledged) snow storm to head to Politics and Prose to see Marissa Meyer speak, and Rebecca Soler, the voice actress who narrates her books, read from “Cress.” It was a fun night, although I didn’t really talk much to any of the other DC-based bloggers who […]
The Olympics always make me a bit nostalgic for my siblings. We watched it together growing up, and we have particularly sentimental memories of being all together during the 2008 summer Olympics, our mother’s final summer and final Olympics. In honor of that sense of togetherness, today’s Monday Quotes are all about the power of […]
“Cress” (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer Publisher: Macmillan, 560 pages | Release Date: Feb. 4. 2014 | Source: ARC | Buy it: Amazon or IndieBound The Plot: Rapunzel’s tower is a satellite. She can’t let down her hair—or her guard. In this third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne […]
Dear Author: Learn How to Write About Race & Ethnicity
Dear Author (but really ALL authors), Recently I read one of your books for the first time. I enjoyed it for its dialogue and romance, even though a lot of the story’s elements were predictable. I could see why you have a rather devoted following for your romances. But one thing that really bothered me […]
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