Extras – Bookmarks Are For Quitters

October 18, 2024

It’s been a while…

After a few years, something always draws me back to writing here. I love talking about books (from raving about them to ranting about them), but eventually, the people around me get tired of the plot recaps from books they’ll… Continue reading

September 8, 2022

Extras

A Comprehensive Analysis of Everything Wrong With The Selection

I was going to write this as a review, but quickly realized that I have almost nothing good to say about this series. So here I am, writing an editorial rant on Everything Wrong with The Selection (By Kiera Cass).… Continue reading

September 12, 2020

Extras

September Reading List

No matter what boat you’re in, reading can transport you out of this hard time. These September picks will make you a little more happy with all the free time at home: you get to read more! Continue reading

July 26, 2020

Extras

July Reading List!

Sometimes the summer months can be packed with adventures, but there are always those lazy days when you’d rather read about someone else’s adventure. Continue reading

July 8, 2020

Author Talks, Extras

Keeper of the Lost Cities Legacy Tour! Shannon Messenger Author Talk

I had noticed that Legacy looked a lot shorter than Flashback, but Shannon started by reassuring the fans that Legacy is longer, they just changed around the font size a bit. The publishers were worried that if the binding had… Continue reading

July 8, 2020

Author Talks, Extras

Teen LitFest Renee Watson Author Talk

The author of many award winning books admitted that writing is definitely hard. it can be stressful even without a deadline to have to share your work if you aren’t sure it’s good enough. Renee’s advice for dealing with this… Continue reading

April 6, 2019

Author Talks, Extras

William Ritter Teen Read Week Writer’s Workshop

At this workshop, William Ritter gave some great writing advice. For example, he talked about how when writing a chapter, instead of the whole book applying to a story map, (you know, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, that sort of thing.)… Continue reading

January 25, 2019

Author Talks, Extras

Keeper of The Lost Cities Flashback Tour! Shannon Messenger Author Talk

She [Shannon] told us that she was really glad she was done writing Flashback, not only because it is a huge accomplishment to write an 800 page book, but also because she would get to sleep again! Continue reading

January 24, 2019

Author Talks, Extras

The Teen Read Week William Ritter Author Talk

William realized that “The most important book is the one that makes you want to read another one.” This led him to believe that the most important book in ALL the world is… Continue reading

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