The weekly web ramble (4/20)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

The Independent picks their top 10 spy novels

<– AUTHOR TALK

Jay Kristoff tackles the question, WTF is YA?

– Malinda Lo on writing a first draft

Seanan McGuire shares a rundown of the projects she’s working on right now

Stephanie Burgis on Bath and Renegade Magic

Ann Patchett on the Pulitzer prize no-win situation

WEB READS –>

– Read the first two chapters of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

– Check out an excerpt from Thumped by Megan McCafferty

– Read an excerpt from The Selection by Kiera Cass

– Check out the first chapter of The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa