The weekly web ramble (9/21)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

– An interesting essay from NPR on the Sophistication Problem

<– AUTHOR TALK

– In celebration of turning in Shadows, her latest book, Robin McKinley shares a small snippet with us

Nova Ren Suma interviews Laura Ellen, author of Blind Spot

Michelle Gagnon shares the story of her first heartbreak

Robin LaFevers on how our weaknesses are also our strengths

WEB READS –>

– Read an excerpt from The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente

– Check out an excerpt of The Peculiars by Stefan Bachmann

– Read an excerpt of Eve & Adam by Michael Grant and Katherine Applegate

– Check out the first three chapters of The Innocents by Lili Peloquin