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Mary Lindsey

May 30, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

“Can the bonds of true love ever be severed?” – front cover blurb Some books are inspired by other authors.  Golden by Jessi Kirby, for example, channels the works of Robert Frost.  For Mary Lindsey, her dream was to write a book inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.  Ashes on the Waves is inspired by not […]

October 22, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Poe in me: ya lit inspired by Edgar Allan Poe

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,. . .” – The Raven     Most teens get a wad of cash when they graduate high school, and some of them do smart things with them.  I, however, went the next day and bought 1) the ugliest flower shirt known to man, […]

April 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TLA Baby!

Tuesday night I left work and drove 4 1/2 hours to make my pilgrimage to TLA.  TLA baby, here I came! It was a truly amazing day where I met a ton of amazing teen authors, talked to publishers and yes, I received some ARCs (which will get their own post). Although the exhibit halls […]

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