Funny thing about me and books: though I write YA contemporary*, I don’t find a lot that jazzes me in that category. In fact, I spent many years actively not reading contemporaries. Oftentimes reading is a means
Best Read Books in 2011
Back in January, I made it my goal to read a book a week. By the summer I blew that goal out of the water. With so many books read over the year, it’s hard to pick
Read It Again, Sam
The day job is breathing down my neck, so I can’t get truly dive into today’s Friday Fives topic. However, I put together five of the books I couldn’t get enough of as Single Digit Alicia. Just
Challenge, Schmallenge: Favorite Banned Books
Fact: Tons of books have been banned or challenged.Further fact: None of them should, something I talked about on Tuesday. In preparing for today’s post, I went through the ALA site to see what books have been
First Lines: A Sampler
Due to last week’s blogging hiatus (not to mention a general case of head-up-the-ass), I didn’t prepare for today’s Friday Fives. Thank god for online book previews. Below you’ll find some of my favorite beginnings*. “Are you