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Continue reading →: Ksenia Anske: How Rosehead Came Into Being
When I found Rosehead on Wattpad, it instantly stood out as different because it had a personality well beyond the words used to craft it. Thanks so much, Ksenia Anske, for offering to tell the story of how it came into being! Do give it a read–it’ll haunt you! Rosehead started out as a…
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Continue reading →: Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStayOne girl. Two stories. Meet Fiona Doyle. The thick ridges of scar tissue on her face are from an accident twelve years ago. Fiona has notebooks full of songs she’s written about her frustrations, her dreams, and about her massive crush on beautiful uber-jock Trent McKinnon. If she can’t even…
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Continue reading →: my dream–finally in paperbackI’m supposed to make these life posts on Monday but it is Tuesday. Clearly I’m a day late but I’m doing better because I remembered to post and am amending my mishap now. What happened this week? Dissonance is available in paperback. And with that done, I can finally move onto the sequel, Elegy. I have…
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Continue reading →: Dissonance is now available in print!A few days ago two proof copies of Dissonance arrived in my mailbox and they looked absolutely perfect, as opposed to the first disastrous attempt. I’d selected a matte finish for the first one and it just destroyed the details of the image. You couldn’t tell the silhouette is of a girl…
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Continue reading →: Interview: Claire LaZebnik on Parents in YA LiteratureOn Thursday I published a review for Wrong About the Guy, a charming novel by Claire LaZebnik about Ellie and the struggles she faces with her family and friends. Her stepfather became a television star, so she has to deal with the bittersweet privileges that come with a life of luxury. I…
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Continue reading →: The Selection by Kiera CassFind on Goodreads Every now and then a book shows up all over my news feed on every social network with a really enticing cover (and often featuring a beautiful dress.) It’s a book everyone seems to have read except me and often there is a love-hate division; on Goodreads, The…
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Continue reading →: proof copies, bookshelves, and review warsBecause I am determined to maintain good habits, here is another Monday blog post to keep you updated on my life. It’s tempting to consider a week uneventful, but when I look at my Instagram feed I see little things have been going on to create a big adventure. I got a…
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Continue reading →: winning
Originally posted on Susane Colasanti – Blog: Ginormous congrats to the 11 winners of my 8th Annual Ginormous Contest! And thanks to everyone who spread the city love on Twitter. You guys freaking rule. Here are the winners: Bluedog649|Emily – @Bluedog649 Jennifer Y. – @2many2read iHeartBigBooks – @iHeartBigBooks Mariella Hunt – @mariellahunt Roousy Camacho…
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Continue reading →: Review: Wrong About the Guy by Claire LaZebnik
This contemporary twist on Jane Austen’s Emma features the signature wit and swoon-worthy romance of beloved author Claire LaZebnik’s other fan favorites Epic Fail, The Trouble with Flirting, and The Last Best Kiss. Ellie Withers is definitely not spoiled, so she wishes that George Nussbaum would stop implying that she…
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Continue reading →: cats, Sabriel, and my coffee tasting careerBecause books are my life and this blog is titled life, literature & coffee, I figured I’d make a periodical to keeps you up-to-date on two of those things while I wait to become a coffee taster. Every Monday I will try to update you briefly on life and reading. Dissonance…
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Continue reading →: the first week of being publishedA week ago, on May 29, I forced myself to stop dancing around the decision and began taking the steps to publishing Dissonance. Now it’s on Amazon for $2.99, and will be on Nook soon; the paperbacks are being worked on. I’m still in a bit of a shock. If you have a…
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Continue reading →: Finding Faith: A Book of Poems by Faith OwenOver the years, I’ve met amazing people with many stories to tell. Some are gifted at poetry in a way I’m not; I’m blessed to call a few of these people friends. Faith is one of these friends. We’ve known each other forever, and I even got to meet her once. She has compiled…
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Miss Marjorie Brahms, daughter of a mysterious wizard known by the townsfolk as Bamoy, is having a bizarre autumn. Her father, Johann, had reasons for purchasing an abandoned house situated in the middle of a graveyard in which to raise his family. That did not mean that evil spirits could never find them.
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