“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…
Smuggler Specialties
Title: WE Author: John Dickinson Genre: Science Fiction, “Young Adult” Publisher: David Fickling Books (UK) Publication Date: January 2010 Paperback: 288 pages Paul Munro must leave Earth. He is sent to a station at the edge of the solar…
Book Review: John Belushi is Dead by Kathy Charles
Title: John Belushi is Dead (US)/ Hollywood Ending (AUS) Author: Kathy Charles Genre: YA/ Contemporary Publisher: Text (AUS) / MTV (US) Publication Date: 2009 (AUS) / August 24 2010 (US) Paperback: 320 pages IN THE END WE ALL FADE…
Book Review & Giveaway: Dark Life by Kat Falls
Title: Dark Life Author: Kat Falls Genre: Post-apocalypse, Dystopia, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Scholastic (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: May 2010 (US) / August 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 304 Pages The oceans rose up, swallowing up…
Book Review & Giveaway: Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier
Title: Zombies vs. Unicorns Authors: Team Unicorn edited by Holly Black – Kathleen Duey, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik & Diana Peterfreund; Team Zombie edited by Justine Larbalestier – Libba Bray, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cassandra Clare,…
Zombies vs. Unicorns: Carrie Ryan and Diana Peterfreund Fight TO THE DEATH!!!11!!1
Welcome to our sixth guest post of YAAM, the 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we have invited authors from different genres to write articles about the books and the genres they write. Today’s…
Alas, it is our fifth and final week of Young Adult Appreciation Month! But fret not, because we have some awesomeness planned to send YAAM out with a bang. Giveaway Winner: We haz one. The lucky winner of our…
For the past few weeks, we have been celebrating all things YA with loads of reviews, interviews, guest posts and giveaways. Now it is time to open the floor to YOU, so that you can be part of the…
YA Appreciation Month – A Chat with Malinda Lo
Welcome to our latest guest post in the YAAM – 2010 edition. As part of our celebration of all things YA, we invited authors from different genres to write about the books and the genres they write. Today’s guest…
Book Review: The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
Title: The Body at the Tower Author: Y.S. Lee Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Victorian Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: August 2010 Hardcover: 352 Pages Orphan Mary Quinn works for the Agency, a secret spy organization run by…