Seeker Settings: Arwen Elys Dayton Guest Post
Arwen Elys Dayton’s powerful new series Seeker charts the betrayal of 15-year-old Quin Kincaid, a young woman trained her entire life to serve as a defender of the weak and oppressed, when she is...
View ArticleMy Life and Almost-Death: Elena Dunkle Guest Post
My name is Elena Dunkle, and I was first diagnosed with anorexia nervosa the summer before my senior year in high school. For the next three years, I tried to find a way to share my life with that...
View ArticleThe Fork in the Road: A Guest Post by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Spoon and Chopsticks, talks about the fork in the road that led to her writing children’s books. My first career out of college was in advertising. I was a copywriter—I...
View ArticleJodi Picoult’s Top Teen Books for Mothers & Daughters to Read Together
Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer (c) 2015 Elena Seibert Together, New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer co-authored Off the Page, a tender and appealing...
View ArticleBooks Aren’t Dangerous, and That’s Not A Deception by Margaret Stohl
From the world of Beautiful Creatures, a dangerous new tale of love and magic continues in Dangerous Deception, the sequel to Dangerous Creatures. Co-author Margaret Stohl shares with us her campaign...
View ArticleUndead Rising: The 10 Greatest Moments in Zombie History by Charlie Higson
Now six books deep into THE ENEMY series, author Charlie Higson know more than just a little about rotters, lurkers, brain biters, the infected, flesh-eaters, night-walkers, and the undead… ZOMBIES....
View ArticleThings I Will Say: Sarah Pekkanen Guest Post
Sarah Pekkanen (c) Sonia Suter In a timely and provocative novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen takes us inside a family in crisis and a marriage on the brink after a tragic...
View ArticleGrace Stirs Up Success: Q&A with Actress Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo, the young actress who portrays Grace Thomas in “An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success” took a break from her busy shooting schedule to share her experience becoming an American Girl....
View ArticleWriting for Teens: Marcus Samuelsson Guest Post
In his new autobiography Make It Messy, world-famous chef Marcus Samuelsson tells his extraordinary story and encourages young people to embrace their mistakes and follow their dreams. Orphaned in...
View ArticleJohnny B. Truant on the NOOK-Exclusive 6-Book CURSED Box Set
My writing partner Sean and I have written in a lot of genres, but the one thing we haven’t written a ton of together is horror. We only have one true horror project: CURSED. And now that we’ve just...
View ArticleDiversity in Books is a Civil Rights Frontier: Jewell Parker Rhodes Guest Post
Acclaimed award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction Jewell Parker Rhodes shares with us her background, what led to her becoming a writer, and the urgent call for greater diversity in...
View ArticleBooks Are Magic: Morgan Rhodes Guest Post
Author Morgan Rhodes takes readers into exhilarating new high-fantasy territory with A BOOK OF SPIRITS AND THIEVES. Written in alternating perspectives that shift between modern-day Toronto and the...
View ArticleOh, Brother. The Virtues of Collaboration: Lev AC Rosen Guest Post
WOUNDABOUT is whimsical and beautiful collaboration by brothers Lev Rosen and Ellis Rosen. Lev wrote, Ellis illustrated. In the book, siblings Connor and Cordelia and their pet capybara are sent to the...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Insecurity: Lauren Saft Guest Post
In her debut novel that is raw, honest, hilarious, and thought-provoking, Lauren Saft masterfully conveys what goes on in the mind of a teenage girl and how often even the closest of friends walk the...
View ArticleSurviving Bullying: Aija Mayrock Guest Post
Young author Aija Mayrock shares with us the emotional inspiration behind why she decided to write THE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO BULLYING. Written by a teenager who was bullied throughout middle school and...
View ArticleDan ‘Spider’ Shepherd vs Jack Reacher: Stephen Leather Guest Post
What happens when you pit two well-trained, skilled, fictional cops against each other? Author Stephen Leathers shares his thoughts on who would win: His character Dan ‘Spider’ Shepard or Jack Reacher?...
View ArticleWhy I’m Banned from Watching “Game of Thrones”: Justin Somper Guest Post
He’s tackled allies, assassins, vampires and pirates (well, vampire pirates), but there’s one thing he won’t tackle: pop culture phenomenon Game of Thrones! Author Justin Somper shares why he’s banned...
View ArticleMichele Cook & John Sandford Guest Post
John Sandford and Michele Cook follow up their New York Times bestseller Uncaged with OUTRAGE, the next nail-biting installment in The Singular Menace series. Perfect for fans of The Maze Runner!...
View ArticleHard-to-Love Protagonists in Children’s Literature by Soman Chainani
Soman Chainani delivers action, adventure, laughter, romance, and more twists than ever before in this extraordinary end to his epic series. In THE LAST EVER AFTER, the stunning conclusion to the New...
View ArticleWhat I Fear the Most: Elise Parsley Guest Post
Elise Parsley’s new picture book, IF YOU EVER WANT TO BRING AN ALLIGATOR TO SCHOOL, DON’T! will undoubtedly make you and your kids laugh out loud! This unforgettable introduction to a charismatic kid...
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