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Tag: Music
Never Too Much, a guest post by Catherine Bakewell
When I was in middle school, the word “nerd” was thrown around a lot, a word that then meant someone who was too much, who loved something too deeply. This passion was a delicate flame within me when I was 14, a little older than Elissa, the protagonist of my novel, We Are the Song.
I’m With the (Vampire) Band, a guest post by Marlene Perez
Music's role in Marlene Perez's new teen vampire trilogy, THE AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY, I’M WITH THE BANNED, and A SUCKER FOR YOU.
The Music that Heals Us, a guest post by Jennie Wexler
For me, like the characters in WHERE IT ALL LANDS, music is the one constant throughout my life that has comforted me and helped me find meaning in the face of tragedy.
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Frank Morelli’s Playlist for his Novel, On the Way to Birdland
My strongest source of passion for the literature I was composing at the time came in a language many of us may consider universal: the sweet, poetic symphony of music.
HOW CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN EVERYWHERE BLUE, a guest post by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
Music in books can be healing. Music can soothe the soul. Music, in fact, can be a form of salvation.
Book Review: As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
A realistically messy and painful story about finding your people and being yourself.
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A Banjo as a Bridge, a guest post by Erica Waters
I first got the idea for Ghost Wood Song, my debut YA novel about a girl with a ghost-raising fiddle, from a spooky experience of my own.
The Billie Eilish Readalike Playlist
A list of YA titles that Billie Eilish fans may like reading broken down by song.
Book Review: Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne
My first note for this book was "Ack! This book is SO LOVELY immediately." That's pretty much how I felt throughout the read of this moving look at pressures, identity, first love, and the desire to be seen.
Book Review: This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow
Publisher’s description This tender story of friendship, music, and ferocious love asks: what will you fight for, if not yourself? You Don’t Know Me But I Know You author Rebecca Barrow’s next book is perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Emery Lord. Who cares that the prize for the Sun City Originals contest is fifteen grand? […]
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