Top Ten Urban Fantasy Series

Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s prompt is to share your favorites from any genre. When I am looking for a fun, fast-paced read, my go-to genre is urban fantasy,… Continue reading Top Ten Urban Fantasy Series

Booklist: Faction Reading Lists for Fans of Divergent

I’m putting together a Divergent movie release party at the library, and I always like to make a booklist in conjunction with big programs (for example, I made this Choose Your Own Apocalypse guide for our Teen Read program). While Divergent is still popular at the library and there is a lot of buzz leading… Continue reading Booklist: Faction Reading Lists for Fans of Divergent

Top Ten Books that Will Make You (well…me) Cry

Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s prompt is to share books books that might make your cry. I decided do divide mine up by what exactly brings me to tears.… Continue reading Top Ten Books that Will Make You (well…me) Cry

2014 New Releases: LGBTQ Young Adult Literature

Queer characters and stories are underrepresented in YA fiction. Though many YA novels featuring LGBTQ characters and themes are award-winning, there are not enough being published, which makes it all the more important to recognize those books that are actually hitting shelves. I’ve always been interested in yound adult literature with LGBTQ themes or characters.… Continue reading 2014 New Releases: LGBTQ Young Adult Literature