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~post by Steven “So the hosts of the Stand Up Sit Down Book Club walk into a bar, and the bartender says 'What's the matter, fellas? Your mid-afternoon cocktails wear off? Need to get your post-afternoon-pre-early-evening buzz going before you can start seriously considering your post-mid-evening-pre-night binge?' Get it? Get it? They're drunks! Filthy drunks!” … Continue reading Stand Up Sit Down and This Time Do It Right
Another week has passed and there is more YA news to celebrate. Life is good! Today we are taking a look at upcoming films being made from some of our favorite YA titles. Here is news hot off the presses about the not so big screen. According to Publishers Weekly, "The Fox Network has ordered … Continue reading Teen Thursday on Friday
Tuesday's the day and New Releases is the name of the game. As always the blurbs are provided by the book's publisher. HARDCOVER FICTION Ever After by Kim Harrison New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sexy, supernatural adventures of Rachel Morgan with the eleventh book in the Hollows series. The ever-after, … Continue reading New Releases
CHRIS Hyperion by Dan Simmons "Hyperion is about seven pilgrims on a journey through the Valley of the Time Tombs to confront the Shrike. It's totally awesome! I'm reading it in large part because of Marie's Sci Friday post about it. I completely agree with her and now totally defer to her on all things … Continue reading What We’re Reading
We could never forget you. Shame on you for even thinking it. Today we celebrate all things YA (and the fast approaching weekend) in the name of Gayle Forman! We love Just One Day, that's why we made it our January Buzz Book. But did you know our whole Teen Press Corps has flipped for … Continue reading Teen Thursday on Friday
DOC What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety by Jaclyn Friedman "The subtitle of this book is what really gets you. If shame is a trigger word, this book is for you. While Jaclyn Friedman does talk about sex, most of what she discusses is sexual expression. From … Continue reading What We’re Reading
What a great start to the week we've had, and it's only getting better. Today we bring you New Releases and a fine batch of them. As always the book's blurbs are provided by their publishers. Enjoy! HARDCOVER NONFICTION My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United … Continue reading New Releases
~post by Steven Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It has come to the attention of the Nightmare Factory Book Club that a grave threat to the Crown exists, and you are the only qualified parties to stifle this royal menace. As agents of the Nightmare Factory, consider yourselves activated. Go forth! Apprehend and destroy these … Continue reading The Nightmare Factory is Calling You
Thursday is here again! Lucky us there is more YA news to share. Maureen Johnson adds another layer of spectacularly gruesome details to the streets of London that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. The long awaited sequel to the Edgar Award-nominated The Name of the Star is … Continue reading Teen Thursday
JOE Approaching the Future: 64 Things You Need to Know Now For Then by Ben Hammersley "Ben Hammersley is a contributing editor for UK's Wired magazine, he is involved in many EU and UK tech conferences and commissions. Approaching the Future is Hammersley's 64 chapter primer on what you need to know to understand the … Continue reading What We’re Reading
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