Tag: #YA
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Paul is a prolific writer of media tie-ins, and original novels such as the Drama! series. Currently acting as Editorial Director at Insight Editions, he graciously took the time to answer my questions about his years in the industry, and what’s coming next from Insight Editions. Enjoy! 1. When did you begin writing? I feel…
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Brenda Janowitz is the best-selling author of The Audrey Hepburn Estate, The Grace Kelley Dress, The Dinner Party and other literary fiction. Now she’s jumping into the YA space, and she graciously took the time to answer my questions about The Introvert’s Guide to Kissing in Europe. Even though I’ve written eight novels for adult…
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In Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huang’s big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret. This second novel in the Daughters of the Dynasty series delves further into Gemma’s complex and storied legacy, moving back one generation to tell the story of Gemma’s mother, Lei, as she finds love against the backdrop…
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I know I haven’t posted my writing in a while, but since I didn’t get much engagement when I did my previous excerpts. Now that I have this nice new format and more user-friendly site, I hope there will be more comments. If you want to see more excerpts and bts of my work in…
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When Mallory’s boyfriend, Jeremy, cheats on her with an online girlfriend, Mallory decides the best way to de-Jeremy her life is to de-modernize things too. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory swears off technology and returns to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn’t cheat with computer avatars). The List:1.…
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In the fall of 1942, the United States is still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the US starts sending troops to the front, the March family of Concord, Massachusetts, grieves their own enormous loss- the death of daughter Beth. Under the strain of their grief, Beth’s remaining sisters’ fracture, each going their…
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Jenny Pausacker is one of Australia’s most prolific children’s authors, academic and essayist. From 1975 to 2007, she wrote 72 books in almost every genre. She graciously took the time to answer my question about her boundary-breaking books, queer literature and what she’s currently doing in her retirement. Enjoy! I’d been telling stories from early…
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New Crush by Cassandra Calin Lia is finally feeling settled into her new life. Her friends are amazing, her French is improving, and her periods… ugh, those are still terrible. But Lia’s crush, Julien, is noticing her. Lia thinks he likes her, but she can’t tell for sure. And while she’s obsessing over him, Lia’s not noticing…
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For generations, the Slayer was supposed to be the chosen, the one girl in all the world with the power to stand against the vampires, demons, and forces of darkness. When Willow used the scythe to call up all the potential slayers at once, it changed everything. For years, the slayers have been working and…