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Booktalk This: The Geek edition
Booktalk This, Booktalks, Cory Doctorow, Gamer Girl, Geektastic, John Green, Mari Mancusi, Simon Pegg, Would You Rather
|This quote has been circling the internet for a while, and as a life-long nerd and geek, I’ve worked to live up to the sentiment. This is not always easy, and it was especially difficult for me during high school, as I was torn between wanting to both appear “cool” AND to embrace that which […]
If You Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, take 2
Booklists, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory
|I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan. Huge. So when I read books, I often find myself thinking, “Fans of Buffy will like this.” Sometimes it is because of the plot: a feisty, chosen heroine who kicks supernatural butt. Sometimes it is because of the writing style and dialogue, snarky, witty and full of […]
What happens at TLA stays at TLA. Well, until I write this blog post.
#TXLA13, A. S. King, Andrew Smith, conferences, Fall 2013 New Titles, Myra McEntire, Texas Library Association, TLA
|So, last weekend TLA happened. This was my second year attending TLA and it was incredible. Here are 5 of my highlights and 5 of the titles I am looking forward to reading. 1. I MET A.S. KING On Thursday, I had a couple of hours to kill and a bag full of stuffs, so […]
2013 Entangled Teen 9781620612545 In Pretty Amy, Cassie is one of three girls who were stood up for prom and arrested for possession with intent to sell. And then some other stuff happened. Dear Cassie is about finding out what that other stuff is. Cassie has been sent to a wilderness rehabilitation camp instead of […]
Last night several of us got together and had a Twitter chat with Lisa Burstein, author of Pretty Amy and Dear Cassie. Below are some of the highlights. @tlt16 I didn’t. Amy was written so long ago…8 years, that I had no idea I’d get to tell her story let alone anyone elses… #TLTCASSIE— LisaBurstein […]
TPiB: Free Comic Book Day
Comic Books, Free Comic Book Day, Graphic Novels, Movies, Self Directed Programming, staff directed programming, TPIB
|This Saturday marks the 11th year of Free Comic Book Day, and I LOVE this day. Started in 2002, and coordinated by Diamond Comics, participating comic shops AND libraries across the country give comics AWAY FREE to those who come by. These comics are free to customers (not the stores), and the day has three […]
Tonight is our Dear Cassie Twitter chat with author Lisa Burstein. Join us on Twitter at 9:00 PM Eastern and be sure and add the hashtag #TLTCassie to join in and follow along. Dear Cassie is a companion novel to Pretty Amy. Today we are re-running our review of Pretty Amy in preparation for tonight’s […]
Book Review: The Collector by Victoria Scott
Book Reviews, Paranormal Romance, The Collector, Victoria Scott
|“As you know, it’ll be held in the gymnasium. We’ll be selling tickets during lunch all week. So don’t forget to buy yours or you’ll be left dateless like me.”Charlie stops. Her smile falters, but she quickly recovers. “I would know…only ugly losers…” She stops reading the cue cards. Then she gazes right into the […]
Book Review: Prophecy Girl
Book Reviews, Cecily White, Entangled Teen, Paranormal Romance, Prophecy Girl
|“Oh, you think this is fun, Prophecy Boy?” I yelled, furious. “You think it’s cool that we’re swimming in other people’s feces?”Brown water dripped down his smiling face as his gaze danced over me. I couldn’t put my finger on his expression. Bemusement. Possibly insanity.“What are you grinning at?” I splashed a floating chunk of […]
Entangled Teen: Fall 2013 Titles coming your way
Collection Development, Contests, Entangled Teen, Fall 2013 New Titles, Teen Fiction
|This week is Entangled Teen week at TLT. All week long we will be reviewing Entangled Teen titles and giving you multiple chances to enter and win a mini-collection of 2013 titles to add to your home or library collection. We kick off the week with a look at some of the Fall 2013 titles […]
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