Hey compadres, I just wanted to alert you to a few Bookish events coming up both offline and online! June 16, 2012 – TOMORROW There will be a Teen AuthorFest in Ithaca, NY at the Tompkins County Public Library starting at 10 a.m. The authors in attendance will be: Jay Asher, Elisa Ludwig, Madeleine George […]
Cross My Heart Sasha Gould Book Review
June 15, 2012
I’d like to do something totally 90s and ‘raise the roof’ over the fact that YA historical fiction has finally taken on RENAISSANCE VENICE. Y’all, I have this very romanticized, ideal notion of Venice – think sexy gondolas and starlit nights and ART and buildings. Yo, Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould is a debut […]
The Bad Apple TR Burns Book Review
June 14, 2012
The Bad Apple by TR Burns (Tricia Rayburn) is the first of a middle grade series called The Merits Of Mischief. Seamus Hinkle finds himself at Kilter Academy after accidentally killing a substitute teacher with one bad throw of an apple. To outsiders, Kilter looks like the harshest reform school on the block. To the […]
The Summer My Life Began Shannon Greenland Book Review
June 13, 2012
I read The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland on the bus ride to BEA and I have to say, it is a great read while traveling or a beach book. I found it to be absorbing, but not to require a whole lot from me on my end, except a bit of attention. To […]
Sunproof Fiction: A Giveaway Of EPIC Proportions
June 12, 2012
YOU GUYS! Because I am super awesome at procrastination and twitter, I got the exciting opportunity to host a giveaway for NINE Harper Teen titles. Freakin right, finally having attention problems pays off! So, what exactly is this whole #spf9 thing all about? Did you know… books provide excellent shade? HarperTeen is giving you the […]
Summertime And The Reading Is Breezy
June 12, 2012
Y’all, when it is summer and I am laying on an imaginary beach or, let’s be real, in my backyard on a crappy blanket I generally have a book in hand. Personally, I need a certain type of book when it comes to beach reading — the sort book that keeps me entertained, brings some […]