Monday Book News: 6 Links For Your Morning Coffee Break
Good morning, book people! It’s daylight savings in Massachusetts now – and this is the second day we’ve slept in! Of course, it can’t all be blamed on daylight savings–there were several hours’ worth of screaming toddler, too. And now for something completely different… Author Maureen Johnson ran a hugely successful campaign–over $14,000 worth of successful–to raise money for disaster relief in Japan this weekend. Although her campaign is...
Read MoreFriday Book News: 6 Links For Your Morning Coffee Break
Good morning, book people! After yesterday’s mini freakout and fiction-related writerly indecision, I’m feeling much calmer (in great part due to the excellent comment-love). For those who asked, yesterday’s interview went well, I think. It was definitely kind of fun, and I spent a lot of time in my writer’s garb, chatting about voice (one of my favorite topics). And I have some most-excellent news this morning! Back home, in the great (though often cold) state of...
Read MoreWednesday Book News: 7 Links For Your Morning Coffee Break
Good morning, book people! We’re in the middle of Hurricane Mir right now (it’s his babysitter day) so I’m going to get straight to it. Over at The Shatzkin Files, Mike muses on publisher price points and scales. The short version: now all of the Big Six are on agency models, they need to start experimenting with price. Blue Rose Girl Alvina Ling writes about #YAmafia and writing/editing relationships on Twitter. This is a great post if you’ve ever felt left out or not...
Read MoreBeautiful Creatures: A Real Review (minor spoliers)
Read my earlier, list-style review of Beautiful Creatures. Reading Beautiful Creatures is like spending an afternoon strolling through a lemon grove, digging up a cemetery, and hanging around a Southern gothic mansion. It’s vibrant and thoughtful storytelling, with real depth of character, the sort of YA novel I wish I’d read as a teen. Ethan is haunted by dreams of a girl he’s never met, a girl who’s falling, whom he can’t save; Lena is a girl who’s...
Read MoreMonday Book News: 6 Links For Your Morning Cofffee Break!
Good morning book people! I’m starting to believe spring might actually be here–there are tiny buds on the tree outside my window, the pavements are wet with snow melt, and our windows are open to let in the fresh (not chilled) air. Of course, the arrival of spring means the arrival of spring cleaning, which isn’t nearly as much fun as crocuses and daffodils and walks by the river, but that’s optional, right? In the coffee break this morning, bits and pieces from all...
Read MoreBeautiful Creatures: A Half Review
Beautiful Creatures is a marvelous, challenging book, completely outside my regular taste–and I love it. Generally speaking, I don’t read romance. I’m not against the idea of it, but I prefer stories where love isn’t the driving force solely for love’s sake. But every now and then, a book hits me–really hits me–and I find myself questioning everything. Beautiful Creatures is one of those books. Written by duo Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl,...
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