The weekly web ramble (6/13)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

The ugly underbelly to all The Fault in Our Stars media coverage

– President Diane Nelson says female representation is a priority for DC Entertainment

<– AUTHOR TALK

Gwenda Bond lists ten reasons to read YA (no matter what age you are)

Gail Simone shares how things have changed over the last ten years for female writers of comics

Lauren Destefano calls out an ugly bias in publishing

– For fans of her Emelan series, Tamora Pierce shares Lark’s backstory (plus a small addendum)

Gail Carriger remembers Jay Lake

WEB READS –>

Ancillary Justice

– Check out Night’s Slow Poison, an Ancillary Justice short story by Ann Leckie

TheWitchwithNoName

– Read the first two chapters of The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison

17 First Kisses

– Check out the first three chapters of 17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen

California Bones

– Read the first three chapters of California Bones by Greg Van Eekhout