Canary

March 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The #SVYALit Virtual Panel #2 Recap

Yesterday we had our second Google Hangout on Air as part of the #SVYALit Project. Author Carrie Mesrobian (Sex and Violence) moderated our virtual panel which included authors Stephanie Kuehn (Charm & Strange), Rachele Alpine (Canary) and Brendan Kiely (The Gospel of Winter). Below the video is a recap of the conversation with minute indicators […]

March 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Canary, Sexual Violence and a Culture of Athlete Adoration (a guest post by author Rachele Alpine)

Today we are honored to have a guest post by debut author Rachele Alpine. She will be participating in the #SVYALit Project Google Hangout on Air tomorrow, March 26th at Noon Eastern. My main character Kate’s story in Canary started in 1999 when I was in college. I was taking an education class where my […]

May 7, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Canary by Rachele Alpine

Staying quiet will destroy her, but speaking up will destroy everyone. Earlier this year, the world was rocked by the Stuebenville case and it is like, somehow, Alpine knew it was happening and in her premonition wrote about it all, just changing the sport from football to basketball in her teen novel, Canary. At the […]