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Cindy Pon at the LA Times Festival of Books
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsCindy Pon battled her way through LA traffic to attend the LA Times Festival of Books, and not only did she brave the crowds, she even let me drag her […] -
Worlds Beyond Imagination, from the LA Times Festival of Books
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 4 CommentsThree finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult literature – Jonathan Stroud, author of The Ring of Solomon, Megan Whalen Turner, author of A Conspiracy of Kings […] -
Dangerous Histories, from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No CommentsAnyone who says people don’t read anymore clearly has never sat in the traffic snarl that annually surrounds the LA Times Festival of Books. Even the lines for public transpo […] -
The Visconti House by Elsbeth Edgar – Review
Posted on April 27, 2011 | 4 CommentsBook Jacket: Laura Horton is different. Not in any noticeable, first-glance kind of way; but inside, she’s equally uncomfortable around the snippy girls in her class and the strange boy, […] -
Warrior (aka Doppelganger) by Marie Brennan – Review
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives? […] -
Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes – Review
Posted on April 21, 2011 | 3 CommentsBook Jacket: Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries. The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody’s known the inside story of how […] -
Richelle Mead on the end of Vampire Academy and the beginning of Bloodlines
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsRichelle Mead was kind enough to let me steal her away for a quick interview during the Romantic Times convention in Los Angeles – she even braved the gale force […] -
Shine by Lauren Myracle – Advance Review
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: When Patrick is found strung to the pump of the local gas station, sixteen-year-old Cat emerges from her self-imposed exile to avenge the horrors inflicted on her former […] -
World Building in Urban Fantasy – RT Convention 2011
Posted on April 13, 2011 | No Comments(from upper left) Kelley Armstrong, Diana Rowland, Jaye Wells, Rachel Vincent A panel of bestselling urban fantasy authors discuss how they go about creating and managing their Urban Fantasy worlds, […]
![Cindy Pon at the LA Times Festival of Books Cindy Pon battled her way through LA traffic to attend the LA Times Festival of Books, and not only did she brave the crowds, she even let me drag her […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Fury-Phoenix-duo-115x115.jpg)
![Worlds Beyond Imagination, from the LA Times Festival of Books Three finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult literature – Jonathan Stroud, author of The Ring of Solomon, Megan Whalen Turner, author of A Conspiracy of Kings […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Worlds-Beyond-Imagination-115x115.jpg)
![Dangerous Histories, from the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Anyone who says people don’t read anymore clearly has never sat in the traffic snarl that annually surrounds the LA Times Festival of Books. Even the lines for public transpo […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Dangerous-histories-duo-115x115.jpg)
![The Visconti House by Elsbeth Edgar – Review Book Jacket: Laura Horton is different. Not in any noticeable, first-glance kind of way; but inside, she’s equally uncomfortable around the snippy girls in her class and the strange boy, […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Visconti-House-au-CROP-115x115.jpg)
![Warrior (aka Doppelganger) by Marie Brennan – Review Book Jacket: When a witch is born, a doppelganger is created. For the witch to master her powers, the twin must be killed. But what happens when the doppelganger survives? […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Warrior-crop-2-115x115.jpg)
![Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes – Review Book Jacket: Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries. The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody’s known the inside story of how […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Lemonade-Mouth-115x115.jpg)
![Richelle Mead on the end of Vampire Academy and the beginning of Bloodlines Richelle Mead was kind enough to let me steal her away for a quick interview during the Romantic Times convention in Los Angeles – she even braved the gale force […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Richelle-wide-115x115.jpg)
![Shine by Lauren Myracle – Advance Review Book Jacket: When Patrick is found strung to the pump of the local gas station, sixteen-year-old Cat emerges from her self-imposed exile to avenge the horrors inflicted on her former […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Shine-115x115.jpg)
![Feminism in YA – RT Convention 2011 Panelists (from top left): Margaret Stohl, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Clare B. Dunkle, Holly Black Four bestselling YA authors discuss writing strong women. and the evolution of female protagonists in YA. Moderated […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Feminism-in-YA-panel-115x115.jpg)
![World Building in Urban Fantasy – RT Convention 2011 (from upper left) Kelley Armstrong, Diana Rowland, Jaye Wells, Rachel Vincent A panel of bestselling urban fantasy authors discuss how they go about creating and managing their Urban Fantasy worlds, […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Worldbuilding-in-UF-2-115x115.jpg)





