So what happens when you check out a book from the library? Usually, nothing. But apparently this particular book had to be written about. I finished Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey the other day, and I flipped to the back page to find this: So… what should I add in the back?
book review: The Limit by Kristen Landon
Landon, Kristen. The Limit. New York: Aladdin, 2010. Similar Books: Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix; THE MAZE RUNNER by James Dashner In a world not too far removed from our own, kids are being taken away to special workhouse if their families exceed the financial debt limit imposed by the government. Thirteen-year-old Matt […]
Interview with author Brodi Ashton
I can’t even remember the first time I officially met Brodi, but I’m pretty sure it had something to do with a writer’s retreat, lots of diet coke, and pole dancing. For those who don’t know, Brodi has a book coming out in 2012 called EVERNEATH. You can find her hilarious blog here: http://brodiashton.blogspot.com EVERNEATH […]
How to make (and keep) a writing schedule
For the May is Utah Author month, today’s archive highlight is Ally Condie. Check out my review of MATCHED here. I ran into one of my absolute favorite professors the other day in the store. And when I told her I was writing full-time, she asked, “How’s that working for you – are you sticking […]
book review: The Way He Lived by Emily Wing Smith
Smith, Emily Wing. The Way He Lived. Flux; 2008. Similar books: If I stay by Gayle Forman; Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher; BACK WHEN YOU WERE EASIER TO LOVE by Emily Wing Smith; Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. Synopsis and Snippet When sixteen-year-old Joel Espen dies of dehydration on a Boy Scout hiking […]
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