April 22, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Because of Music and then YouTube Week, this post got pushed back. But I figure I better get it up because we just had another #ARCParty last night which I need to put up for you all. So, without further ado, here’s the recap of the March #ARCParty. It is time once again for another […]
July 9, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This year at ALA Annual I learned lots of things, met lots of people, and came back with a ton of ideas I wanted to pitch. But in the end, it always comes back to the books for me and I saw lots of great ones. From rain that will kill you to a book […]
January 2, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Looking forward, at least for today, and there are so many titles to drool over! Of course, I say that every year, but OH, so many good ones it’s hard to narrow it down to 10! “This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin […]
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December 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Here are 10 books I am excited for in 2014 *The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (January 7, 2014) I was fortunate enough to get and advanced copy of this, and it’s brilliant, and just as important as her other issue novels. This is an eye opening look at post traumatic stress […]
February 1, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So, here’s the situation. If you followed TLT last year, you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Delirium series by Lauren Oliver. I woke up in the middle of the night and wrote here a love letter. I dragged my family across the city to meet author Lauren Oliver. Christie went to ALA Annual […]
August 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So, I read this book on Mother’s Day and had a moment. Maybe you read about it. If not, read about it here: A LETTER TO A. S. KING. Anyhow, I LOVE this book. Stephanie Wilkes loves this book. Christie Gibrich loves this book. We were all amazed by the writing and the message. So […]
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February 9, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Well, you probably thought I was never going to get back to it. And yet, here they are: a look at some of the titles coming your way in April 2012. Hang on to your seat because there are a lot of them. Remember, these are just brief overviews to help you get an idea […]
January 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Although ARCs (advanced reader’s copies) are not the main point of ALA (there is so much to see and learn there, see my previous post), it is interesting to get a look firsthand at some of the books being released in the upcoming year for teens. Many of us are operating on limited budgets (I […]
January 25, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
On Monday I shared with you things I loved and learned at the ALA Midwinter exhibits. Today, I share with you the best part of ALA – the ARCs (Advanced Reader’s Copy). So this is not the world’s longest blog post ever, today we will cover titles set to be released in January or February […]
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