It’s been a tough week friends. My husband has been out of town since last Monday, and I’m barely coping with the solo parenting and household management and meeting all my end-of-year deadlines. In any case, today’s Top Ten Tuesday, as always hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, is top “New to Me Authors.” […]
Best YA Adaptations of 2013
December 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
This has been a tough week for us to post. It was Diana’s 25th anniversary on Tuesday, so she spent two days celebrating with her husband, and I’ve been parenting solo while my husband is on a work trip for 11 DAYS (we’re only on day 5, so I’m a bit of a mess). On […]
Book Club Day: Tandem by Anna Jarzab
December 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
We first heard about “Tandem” at BEA during the YA Buzz Panel presentations, and it sounded so interesting that when Random House was ready to promote it this fall, I *had* to get it for our contributors to check out; everyone loved the parallel lives plot and is ready to read the sequel. Here’s to […]
Confessions of a YA Junkie: Rachel from As Told by Rachel
December 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
After a long hiatus, we’re finally featuring a new “Confessions of a YA Junkie.” This edition highlights the young and very talented blogger Rachel Kinnard of As Told by Rachel. We’ve corresponded with Rachel on Twitter, and we have a lot of the same interests in contemporary novels, so when we decided to kick-start this […]
Selective Collective: ‘Loud Awake and Lost’ Author Profile & Giveaway
November 27, 2013 by 4 Comments
This month our Selective Collective book was “Loud Awake and Lost” by Adele Griffin. It’s our turn to highlight our selection’s author, so we’re sharing information about her and her work. Many thanks to Random House for sending us copies of the book to review! According to her website, Adele Griffin is a two-time National […]
Top Ten Tuesdays: Things to Be Thankful For This Year
November 26, 2013 by 3 Comments
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is very fittingly in honor of Thanksgiving. What else could it be but the “Top Ten Things I Am Thankful For.” So we would like to pause this Thanksgiving week and list the Top Ten Things to Be Thankful for This Year. Here’s our top ten: 1. My Family – […]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:Teens Who Make A Difference Contest
November 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Happy “Catching Fire” day, folks! I’ve already seen it and hope all of you fans will see it this weekend and prove to Hollywood that not all YA adaptations are a losing proposition. This one is GOOD, and Jennifer Lawrence is, as always, fabulous as Katniss. We’re happy to offer another giveaway in honor of […]
Monday Quotes: Sports Edition
November 18, 2013 by 1 Comment
My just-turned-9-year-old daughter ran her first 5K yesterday in 29 minutes. I’m not a sporty person, so I was especially proud of her. I had tears in my eyes as she crossed the finish line (several minutes in front of her father, who was her designated buddy but who had not trained at all for […]
Special The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Giveaway
November 13, 2013 by 7 Comments
It’s no secret that we’re big “Hunger Games” fans here, so when we were offered the opportunity to give away three copies of the new “Catching Fire” movie tie-in edition, we couldn’t resist. We firmly believe everyone should “Read It, Then See It,” but we’re also aware that millions of moviegoers will walk into the […]
Monday Quotes: YALLFest Edition
November 11, 2013 by 3 Comments
Diana and I spent all of yesterday driving back from Charleston (7 hours for her, 9 hours for me), so we’re keeping today’s edition of Monday Quotes short and sweet. Today we’re highlighting quotes from books we plan to read after meeting or just being in the presence of the following lovely authors at YALLFest […]
