The weekly web ramble (4/18)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

– The case for why Sansa Stark is the strongest character on Game of Thrones

– The meaningless metrics of fame: what it takes to become a bestselling author

– The 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winners

– The 2014 Eisner Award nominees

<– AUTHOR TALK

– An oldie but goodie: Madeline L’Engle dares to be creative

Janelle Asselin tackles how some men talk to women in comics

– Kate Brauning highlights the importance of consent in YA relationships

Gene Luen Yang wonders, is art selfish?

WEB READS –>

Gemsigns

– Read an excerpt from Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter

Saving Lucas Briggs

– Check out the first four chapters of Saving Lucas Briggs by Marisa de los Santos & David Teague

Exile

– Read the first five chapters of Exile by Kevin Emerson

Always Emily

– Check out the first thirty pages of Always Emily my Michaela MacColl