December 2011
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Mwahaha
I have a confession. I kinda like it when I come across a bad reader response to my books and the things the reader hates are the things I found most important. Like if you read Rampant and you had a problem with the wholesale slaughter of a bunch of endangered creatures — congratulations. You got the point. I’m sorry if you would have preferred it was easy and uncomplicated for a...
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Marianne Mancusi: Liked Gamer Girl? Give Skater... →
mariannem:
I’m excited to announce the first ever digital release of my young adult novel SKATER BOY. Originally published back in 2005 (as Sk8er Boy) it was my very first teen book and probably my most autobiographical. (Yes, I loved those skateboarders!!) It’s a contemporary romance - think “Romeo…
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You're the Last Airbender, Charlie Brown!
laurzabeth:
petertwnsnd:
Here’s some pictures I made for “You’re the Last Airbender, Charlie Brown!”
This is the greatest thing ever. All other things can pack up and go home. We have a winner.
Authors Against Animal Abuse →
jonnyskov:
YA author Christine Johnson is running a series of auctions on eBay to raise money for the Humane Society. Among the many incredible, signed books, including some by bestselling authors like Cassandra Claire, Carrie Ryan, Beth Revis, and Lauren Oliver, you will find my own humble donations to the cause, a signed HB of both Struts & Frets and Misfit bundled with Julie Kagawa’s...
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The Other Austen: I'm here, I'm queer, And I love... →
ravengoodwoman:
I’m just really tired of seeing “Oh, Jane Austen is only for women!” “Oh, Jane Austen is for people who can’t get a man!” “Oh, people who read her are only reading her for the men!”
Look, I get it. I’m not the target audience for any Jane Austen movie. But I still love…
The Love Diagrams of Jane Austen →
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Love Triangles (in YA and elsewhere) →
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Sarah Rees Brennan: Being a Tiny God →
sarahreesbrennan:
Sometimes people ask ‘who I ship (want to get together) in my books’ or ‘what I would have had happen if I got to choose.’
This puzzles me.
The whole point of writing your own books is that you do get to choose: you get exactly what you want in your own books. Nobody can stop you! That moment…
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