Why, Hello 2010: A Retrospective

On end of the year best-of lists, a retrospective look at the highlights of 2009, YA books, new discoveries, dark magic, and a whole lot of good reading:
I’m sure you’ve never heard me say this before, but I love end-of-the-year best-of lists.  I love the ones published by newspapers and magazines and especially those published [...]

The Graveyard Book: A Review

On tepid feelings, a murder mystery, a graveyard, and families:
I admit, I wasn’t all that impressed with Coraline when I read it.  It was cute and fun in parts, but not nearly as engaging as I’d found most of Neil Gaiman’s short stories.  Besides that, I didn’t find it nearly as dark or as suspensful [...]

Random Bits & A Book Giveaway (!)

On tweeting, updates, free books, giveaways, and proof that you should never judge a book by its cover:
I started a Twitter account a few months ago, which lasted no more than a few days.  I was completely lost and I didn’t really get the concept.  I wondered why, exactly, anyone should care when I was cleaning [...]