Tag Archive | YA
Science Fiction and Young Adult Lit: An Interview with Author Ree Kimberley
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
I’m thrilled to add another interview to my series of discussions with editors, writers, and other folks in books publishing. I had the opportunity to speak with the marvelous and ever brilliant Ree Kimberley who is the author of Rat City, a young adult science fiction novel, as well as…
Historical Division: RAGING FALCON: Intrigue, terrorism, taboo romance, and CIA! by Stephen Perkins
Originally posted on Mystery Thriller Week:
Research for a fictional novel can be daunting. However, before I started writing my debut novel Raging Falcon, I was already intimately familiar with the subject matter. But, in the spirit of originality, I endeavored to create a twist on the traditional fictional tropes one encounters in Ian Fleming’s…
Book Haul: New Books and New News About Me/This Blog
Originally posted on Happymeerkatreviews:
Ok, so I’ve never done a book haul post before but after seeing such posts on my friend Drew’s blog: The Tattooed Book Geek (please check it out, dark poetry as well as bookish stuff – you should really follow his blog!) I thought I’d give it a try! Every month…
Win 50 Books for a School or Library
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
I want to share a contest that I recently stumbled across. Brightly, a division of Penguin Random House that focuses on books for kids and young adults, is giving away a collection of 50 books. The sweepstakes is open to parents, librarians, and teachers who live in the United States and…
Newbery, Caldecott, and More: The American Library Association’s 2017 Midwinter Meeting
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Groups of crows are a called a murder. Groups of alligators, a congregation. And groups of cobras, a quiver. I’ve often thought that librarians should have their own group name as well. Perhaps they could take their title from starlings and become a murmuration, or maybe they could borrow from wombats and…
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