Jul 23rd, 2010 | 13 Comments
Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #3: CK Kelly Martin
Welcome to Awesome Books Week on my blog, where I am celebrating THREE (3!) contemporary, realistic YA novels I've recently loved by featuring an interview with each of their authors and hosting a giveaway of their books on my blog. That's ... READ MORE ›
Jul 21st, 2010 | 14 Comments
Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #2: Tara Kelly
Welcome to Awesome Books Week on my blog, where I am celebrating THREE (3!) contemporary, realistic YA novels I've recently loved by featuring an interview with each of their authors and hosting a giveaway of their books on my blog. That's ... READ MORE ›
Jul 19th, 2010 | 28 Comments
Awesome Books Week Giveaway! Post #1: Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Welcome to Awesome Books Week on my blog, where I am celebrating THREE (3!) contemporary, realistic YA novels I've recently loved by featuring an interview with each of their authors and hosting a giveaway of their books on my blog. That's ... READ MORE ›
Jul 14th, 2010 | 7 Comments
An Interview with Danette Haworth: Moonlight Secrets
The first time I interviewed Danette Haworth, we talked about her writing process and her hopes for her forthcoming debut, Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By Lightning. The second time I interviewed Danette, Violet Raines had just hit shelves. I ... READ MORE ›
Jun 29th, 2010 | 39 Comments
on unlikeable female protagonists
I've wanted to do a blog entry on writing unlikeable (why did I write 'unlickable' first?) female protagonists for a while now, because it's something I get asked about with a surprising--to me--amount of frequency.
The only problem was I wasn't sure how ... READ MORE ›
Jun 26th, 2010 | 13 Comments
I felt the earth move!
Everyone who is at the ALA conference is about to miss the earthquake story I am about to tell and I bet they are so jealous right now!
HAR HAR HAR!
So guess what Internet! Most of you know this because ... READ MORE ›
Jun 19th, 2010 | 13 Comments
release dates & delicious food
This always happens: every time I say more news will be forthcoming, I write it under the assumption that news won't be forthcoming until like many weeks later, and then the NEXT DAY it forthcomes. Book news is determined to ... READ MORE ›
Jun 15th, 2010 | 18 Comments
seeing the world (kinda)
This is one of the coolest things that's ever landed in my inbox. A few months ago, awesome reader Sarah D. was in China and sent me some photographs of Some Girls Are at The Great Wall. She kindly gave ... READ MORE ›
Jun 4th, 2010 | 24 Comments
recently hearted books & movies
Now that I'm between books I have some LEISURE time!
But not as much leisure time as I would like, sob.
But still.
Leisure time for me is spent reading books and watching movies and trying not to move around too much while ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2010 | 32 Comments
grief & writing
My grandfather has this sweater he'd wear constantly. Blue with black patterning. It's hard to conjure up a memory with him not wearing it. He had it so long, the wrists wore through and my grandma had to sew ... READ MORE ›
