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