Remember that time we were talking and you said you had always meant to read Moby-Dick, but really you had never had the time, and if only someone would arrange for you to be able to read it in three… Continue Reading
What are you doing tonight? Say, from 6-8 pm or so, before your fashionable Thursday night on the town or, for those of the younger persuasion, bedtime? May I suggest a couple hours of listening to seven (count ’em, seven!)… Continue Reading
Wednesday night I got to meet Lois Lowry and spend 45 minutes in conversation with her before her appearance in conversation with Anna Holmes and Lizzie Skurnick of Jezebel.com. I was the guest of Jen Doll at the Atlantic Wire… Continue Reading
Greenglass House deadline: T-13 days. The good news: I’m really close to done. The bad news (earmuffs, Lynne Polvino): some of what I have left, I simply haven’t figured out yet. Except that this isn’t exactly bad news. Not to… Continue Reading
And by “the big kids,” I mean some very fancy authors I’m kind of in awe of. Come hang out, if you can! What: Teen Author Reading Night Where: Jefferson Market Library (425 6th Ave at West 10th Street) When:… Continue Reading
Publisher:Clarion Pages: 464 Price ( Hardcover ): $16.99 Publication Date: September 4, 2012 ISBN ( Hardcover ): 978-0-547-73966-3 Category: Fiction Two teens race against time to thwart the forces of evil in this prequel to The Boneshaker (2010). The Broken Land is a hotel where much crucial… Continue Reading
If you read that title and were totally confused, good for you. But you’re here, and reading, so I’m going to give you a brief executive summary. Here goes: There is a debate right now about whether or not a… Continue Reading
I know you’ve probably already seen this, but I’m putting it here because it’s that kind of day, and I’m happy. Happy Saturday, kids.
First of all, LOOK AT THE PRETTY!! Beth at McNally Jackson took my PDFs of The Kairos Mechanism‘s book text and front matter and laid them out all sorts of pretty. Then, since I won’t have Andrea Offermann’s cover illustration… Continue Reading
That title’s a big fat lie. I let go of none of my fears (ever), and I’m terrified of bombing. I worry about what people think all the time. There is no learning to stop. It’s just part of who… Continue Reading