I heard there was this ABC Nightline special on New Adult fiction, so I thought I better try and distill my thoughts in anticipation of a discussion about it with my grandma. We have dinner most Sunday nights. Not that it isn’t something that has been on my mind for a while. I’ve been mulling this over… Continue reading So, This Whole “New Adult” Thing: Part One
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Curtsies and Conundrums: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Published: February 5th, 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Source: purchased from Barnes & Noble Synopsis: It’s one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It’s quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School. Sophronia Temminnick at 14 is… Continue reading Curtsies and Conundrums: Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Souvenirs from my Internet Travels: February 2013
San Francisco is my favorite city. Not least of all because one of the local indie bookshops hosts events like this one. I love the idea of a book club where friends and strangers meet regularly and share books related to some sort of theme. Everyone goes home with a new book through a trade… Continue reading Souvenirs from my Internet Travels: February 2013
What I’m Reading: 5 March 2013 YA New Releases
Wow. March is a good month for new releases. Last month, I pretty much knew that Out of the Easy was going to be my favorite, and it was. March is so full of releases I’m dying to read, it was tough narrowing it down. Maybe I’ll be able to squeeze in more than 5… Continue reading What I’m Reading: 5 March 2013 YA New Releases
Delightfully Morbid: The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway
The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway Published: February 21st, 2013 by Dutton Juvenile/Penguin Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Adam Strand isn’t depressed. He’s just bored. Disaffected. So he kills himself—39 times. No matter the method, Adam can’t seem to stay dead; he wakes after each suicide alive and physically unharmed, more determined to… Continue reading Delightfully Morbid: The 39 Deaths of Adam Strand by Gregory Galloway
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