I often see beautiful blog headers and think, OH! Thats soooo pretty! Tis rare though that I see one that I love so much I want it for my desktop picture. My lovely friends over at The Uncommon Nonsense have a new look, and its UTTERLY STUNNING! I mean seriously, how beautiful is this header?
Infinite Days By Rebecca Maizel Usually, I don’t like vampire books. Actually, all the books I have read that have had vampires in it, left me very disappointed. After reading a few pages of Infinite Days- Rebecca Maizel, I discovered it too was another “dreaded” vampire book, and I was not looking forward to reading [...]
FINALLY! For more than a couple of years now I have been trying to convince students, and anyone who will listen really, that Librarians are Superheroes. Some believe me. Most do not. Thanks to Charlie Jane Anders, I now have irrefutable proof! Her article- 2o Heroic Librarians Who Save The World “If information is power, [...]
The task of choosing a suitable class novel is a daunting one. Trying to find the perfect balance in a text, one that will engage the students, provide rich material for class discussion and lend itself to a myriad of teaching opportunities, can mean that we spend hours researching and seeking a text that we [...]
I am begging your collective forgiveness here while I have a Mother Moment… My Kayla, who has guest reviewed here a couple of times, has a review up on Penguin’s YA Blog Between The Lines at the moment. I am BEYOND proud of her GO LOOK!!!
So folks. Its NO secret how I feel about Science Fiction. I am not a fan. For me, somehow Science Fiction had become entangled with an enduring mental image of robots and space exploration and Terry Pratchett type worlds. Thank you Lara Morgan. For putting paid to my disillusionment once and for all. I absolutely, [...]
Author Interview Lara Morgan: The Rosie Black Chronicles- Genesis. For those of you who have shied away from reading Science Fiction till now, I URGE you (because COMMANDING you would be rude) to grab a copy of Lara Morgan’s fantastic new book The Rosie Black Chronicles- Genesis. Welcome Lara and thank you so much for [...]
I wanted so badly to share this with you all, yet I hesitated because there is a small language issue involved. There is a single swear word in this clip, but after much wrestling with my conscience I decided to go ahead and post it. It seemed far to valuable a clip NOT to post. [...]
As most of you would know by now, The Shortlist for The Inky’s has been announced! It is a fantastic list and this was a difficult choice for me, but I have to tell you guys, my pick for the Winner has to be….
There are NO words for how INCREDIBLY, FANTASTICALLY EXCITED I am about this guys!!!! The Lovely Victoria Schwab, author of the yet to be released YA novel- ‘The Near Witch’ has finally been able to reveal to us and you and the world THE COVER OF THE NEAR WITCH!!!!!!! I have to tell you my [...]
