Merry Christmas!
I hope all of you are enjoying a joyous Christmas. In lieu of a post today, I'm going to reference a post I recently saw on Rick Riordan's blog. It has the best writing advice I've seen in awhile. Here's the link. Also, for those who haven't…
ALTERED REALITY by Eliza Green
Earlier this year, I featured Eliza Green's debut novel, BECOMING HUMAN, the first in the Exilon 5 trilogy. The sequel, ALTERED REALITY, just came out December 15!Being different is accepted. Being special could get you killed. The Indigene…
Why a 12-Hour Editing Bender is a Bad Idea
Ok, so I know linking "12-hour editing bender" and "bad idea" is a bit obvious. But this actually happened to me. Last Saturday I worked on 20 pages of editing from about 10am-10pm. I took a small lunch break, but no dinner break. Keep in…
HUSTLIN’ TEXAS, by KC Klein
K.C. Klein's new novel, HUSTLIN' TEXAS, just released today! It's the follow-up to TEXAS WIDE OPEN, which I featured here along with her book DARK FUTURE, which won a Prism award. Here's more about HUSTLIN' TEXAS:Only one person in Oak Groves…
MY SORT OF FAIRY TALE ENDING by Anna Staniszewski: the Final Installment of the My Very UnFairy Tale Life Series
I'm seriously bummed that the My Very UnFairy Tale Life series by Anna Staniszewski is coming to an end. For a recap of the previous books, I posted about them here and here.And now, MY SORT OF FAIRY TALE ENDING!Happily ever after? Yeah, right.Jenny's…
BUTTER and DEAD ENDS by Erin Jade Lange
I met Erin Lange at a recent conference and bought her books immediately. She has one of the strongest voices I've ever read. Her debut BUTTER just made YALSA's 2013 Teens' Top Ten List and she has a new release entitled DEAD ENDS.A lonely obese…
THE BEST LAID PLANS by Tamara Mataya
From last week's interview with Kelly Barnhill, her short story, "The Insect and the Astronomer," is now available for free! This week, we switch to romance. I found Tamara Mataya on Twitter when I saw her posts on Janet Reid's blog. Not only…
THE TRUE STORY OF JACK and IRON HEARTED VIOLET by Kelly Barnhill
When I read this blog post by author Kelly Barhill, I knew I wanted to interview her immediately. In addition to her novels, she also has a new short story called, "The Insect and the Astronomer" in Lightspeed Magazine. Be sure to check it out!Enter…
Once Upon a LORD OF THE RINGS Panel…
One of the perks of my day job is working with faculty who teach really interesting subject content. This semester I had the privilege of doing a library session for a class studying Tolkien and LORD OF THE RINGS. Even better, I've been invited…
Interactive Book Trailer: Jonathan Stroud’s THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE
The book trailer for Jonathan Stroud's THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE (the first in the Lockwood and Co. series) is probably one of the best I've seen--because it's interactive. And, it's perfect for Halloween.Go ahead and give it a try:[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUfYuhW6Kqg]And…