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Last month, BookPeople expanded it's Literary Camp Program with a full-fledged winter camp that took place over the President's Day long weekend. Centered around the DK Star Wars Clone Wars books, the camps allowed kids (ages 6-14) to experience a Padawan training camp -- complete with an attack from roving bounty hunters. Here are some … Continue reading A Visit to Star Wars Camp
Our Same Page Teen Book Club meets this Saturday, and it's going to be full of books, free food and drinks, and teens discussing vampire books. That's right books. You see now, the teen book club reads one primary book every month, but we also discuss other books that are "On the Same Page" as … Continue reading Same Page Teen Book Club
This year is special. It's a leap year, so this month has an extra day. It's 2012, so it's an election, and it's the end of the what the Mayans called "The Time of Trial on Earth" which may or may not signify the end of the world. Like I said, a big year. So, … Continue reading Surviving the Year
Well, I'm biased. I think everything about her books are wonderful, fabulous, and just plain fantastic. Of course, I edited the Forgotten World Series. Obviously, I can't look at this objectively. But what is there not to like about these books? There's Greek Mythology Kid's with Superpowers (Telepathy, Telekinesis, Travel through time!) Hidden Worlds Awkward … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine: PJ Hoover
My Ode to our Vicious Valentine Panel this evening at 7: My Vicious Valentine (to the tune of My Funny Valentine) (Can't you just hear Sinatra crooning this version?) My Vicious Valentine, Cruel, fearsome Valentine I want to stab through your heart. Your looks aren't passable, Unphotographable, When me meet I long to part. Are … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine
The world is ending. It started with the earthquakes. There were a lot of quakes all around the world rating at 9.5 on the Richter scale. The scale goes from one to ten. After the earthquakes, people start to change, they start going crazy and killing everyone. No one knows what’s going on, but you … Continue reading Teen Review: Dark Inside
All books draw on the literary tradition of their genre, but none of the panelists are so conscious of it, or as vocal about it as Cynthia Leitich Smith's Tantalize series which was inspired by Stoker's Dracula. As she tells readers on her site: "One key question was when to embrace Stoker’s influence and when … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine: Cynthia Leitich Smith
On Friday, Rosemary Clement-Moore will be part of the Vicious Valentine panel we're hosting here at 7PM. Normally, I would now proceed to tell you all about this fabulous author. But, I thought why read my ramblings, when you can hear all about the author directly? Here's an interview Rosemary did with the Girls in … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine: Rosemary Clement-Moore
No matter what genre, a book can always seduce a reader with the titillation of mystery. A suspense or thriller plot can race towards the end with its escalating stakes, but the lure of an underline mystery teases the reader and holds them tight as the storyline unfolds to reveal its fleshy curves and tantalizing … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine: Jordan Dane
You can't get much more vicious for Valentine's Day than with the vampires of Mari Mancusi's Blood Coven Series. The books alternate between twins Sunny and Rayne -- one who always dreamed of becoming a vampire, and her sister who is the one that is accidentally turned into a vampire instead. However, I don't want … Continue reading My Vicious Valentine: Mari Mancusi
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