Susannah Appelbaum tells Teenreads.com which books from her childhood inspired her to write. Her fantasy series The Poisons of Caux, is an imaginative adventure complete with catacombs and crypts, poisons and prophesies.
In today's guest post Joyce Maynard, author of THE GOOD DAUGHTERS reminisces about her earliest book club experience and the biographies of famous women who helped shape not only her writing but her life.
Editorial content for Chi’s Sweet Home, Volume 2
Reviewer (text)
Kyla Hunt
The second volume of Chi’s Sweet Home, written and illustrated by Kanata Konami, continues the story of Chi, the little gray kitten, and her life with her newly adopted human family. All of the characters from the first volume, including the cranky, cat-hating landlady, are back in book two, along with some new feline faces. Read More
For the most part here on the RGG blog we focus on traditional book clubs where a group of mostly women get together to discuss literary fiction or memoirs. But since I began writing for this blog, I have come across all kinds of interesting book clubs that don't fit that mold. Here are just a few for your perusal:
TRC New Releases for Week of August 27
If you're in the New York City area, the goings-on at MoCCA should always be on your radar. Their new exhibit, NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition, is fantastic and runs through next Sunday. Find out more about it here.
Here's a great article by an acquaintance of mine, Anne Trubek, detailing the Ohio origins of Superman and his creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It's a nice article about the history of comics; check it out.
Durham University in England has launched a Harry Potter class. Seriously.
Idris Elba, a versatile actor and veteran of grit ("The Wire") AND comedy ("The Office") will be the new Alex Cross from James Patterson's popular series. He picks up for Morgan Freeman.
Thank you everyone who entered our MOCKINGJAY Unofficial Video Contest! There was at least one point in each and every entry, where one of us Teenreads staffers bolted upright and said, "They should win!" Alas, we had to choose, and boy was it difficult! It was a regular District 13 revolt over here.
When the fighting had subdued, we reached our decisions. [Insert MovieGuy voice-over.]
The Grand Prize Winner is....NUMBER 5!!!
