Mariah Fredericks is the author of “The Girl in the Park,” our April Book Club pick. The book, a mystery set in an elite Manhattan private school, is easy to read yet thought-provoking and engaging — especially for teens still navigating the socially stratified nature of high school. The lessons learned by Fredericks’ protagonist Rain [...]
Margie Gelbwasser is an author dear to our hearts. She was our very first Author Q&A, taking the leap of faith to talk to us when we’d barely launched. When we first interviewed Margie last year, we discussed her debut novel “Inconvenient,” and now we’re talking to her about “Pieces of Us,” her powerful new [...]
Deanne Wilsted is the indie author of “Betting Jessica” which is currently available on Amazon. Today, Feb. 10th, Amazon will be running a promotion on the book, which will be free for the entire day. ~~~~~~~~ Since my favorite books to read have always been those with true to life heroines and lots of humor it is [...]
Top Five, huh? Wow! But I love them ALL!!! If I had to pick my top five, I’d have a hard time because I firmly believe the next book I read will be become one of my top five…so with that in mind, I am picking foir and leaving myself open for the next great [...]
Margie Gelbwasser is the author of “Inconvenient” and the upcoming novel, “Piece of Us,” which hits bookstores in March, 2012. Her debut novel “Inconvenient” chronicles the life of Alyssa, a Russian Jewish teen trying to navigate life in a town where the “American” Jewish kids think of her as too Russian, while the Russian community’s [...]
Top five? I have no idea how to pick so few! I did my best, although there are just too many good books out there to make a definitive list. I tried to choose some books that might not be on everyone’s favorite lists so maybe you’ll find a new recommendation. Enjoy! 1. “Isabel’s [...]
I know I had to give my five favorite YA books, but that’s so hard! I feel like I am introduced to new books each day, and there are still so many out there that have the potential of becoming a favorite. But here are a few I love with the caveat that this list [...]
Our inaugural author of the month is Margie Gelbwasser, whose debut coming-of-age novel “Inconvenient” is bittersweet, realistic, and eye-opening. Stay tuned for our first Author Q&A and Margie’s own list of favorite YA books.
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