October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Weeding. Sometimes, it seems such a violent act. Sometimes we have to kill our darlings. And for me, that time came in 2011. And it involved my beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You see, as a Buffy fan I had been on standing order for the book series since forever. But time marches on, shows […]
October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One true thing is that you will never forget your first big fandom. Growing up as the weird kid in my school, I loved Beauty and the Beast and I adored L.J. Smith whose books started me on my love affair with reading. Nothing could and will never compare to my love of Buffy The […]
October 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Back when Edward Cullen was at his very sparkliest, I was teaching English at an all-girls high school. I have never seen anything like it. Spontaneous character debates broke out in class and my pro-Jacob leanings earned me some enemies (I make no apologies. He was WARM and could FIX THINGS). Whispers of “Team Edward” […]
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October 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Years 1 and 2 at TLT 10 Things I Learned from Buffy with Christie G X Marks the Spot: Family in the Buffyverse with Karen J Necromancing the Slayer: Hold Me Closer Necromancer (Lish McBride) will make Buffy fans happy with Karen J Embrace the Slayer: Embrace (Jessica Shirvington) will make Buffy fans happy […]
October 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today we kick off the 3rd year of The Sunnydale Project with Rachelia at Bookish Comforts, where we celebrate all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Today I thought I would start by telling you why I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It goes beyond the quips and snark, which are in fact truly excellent. Buffy: […]
September 5, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We’re doing it again! Going to Sunnydale, that is, and celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And if you like Buffy, you can join us. During the week of October 27th through the 31st, we’re hosting our third Sunnydale Project. Who is we? Rachelia at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox. Do you want […]
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October 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a whole bundle of awesome. There are few other shows that have tapped into the zeitgeist so perfectly an explained with humor, pathos and vampires – yes, vampires – the suck that can sometimes be the teenage years. Although the TV show has ended, the vision of Buffy lives on […]
October 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
As you know, we are in the midst of our Sunnydale Project here at TLT, where we are discussing all things Buffy blah blah blah. Today I share with you some of my favorite must reads that will definitely satisfy Buffy fans.Rotters by Daniel Kraus Buffy has spent her fair share of time hanging out […]
October 13, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer appeared on TV for 7 seasons, but that is not the end of the story. In a unique twist, Joss Whedon continued the story of the Buffy verse in comic book seasons. So far there has been a season 8 and 9. They are released as serial comics and then compiled […]
October 6, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I watched my first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer my freshman year of college. I went home for a weekend because I was distraught after breaking up with my high school boyfriend. My younger sister, in an attempt to cheer me up, said, “at least your ex-boyfriend isn’t going around killing your friends,” and […]
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