My mother bought this book when I met Nina LaCour, Gayle Forman, and Deb Caletti at a book signing. I was mainly there for Gayle Forman as I had only read her books. When I started this book I was going in blind, not knowing a single thing about it. Caitlin is left alone when …
Well, it’s begun. The first of the nominees for the 2016 PNBA Book Awards has arrived in my mailbox. Which means I am now in my last few weeks of being able to read books for any other reason. Which gets me all in a panic because I don’t know what to read first and …
Noggin is the most absurd realistic-fiction book ever written. A 16-year-old boy wakes up after a full head transplant only to realize all his friends have grown up and moved on. As he gets accustomed to his new life he has to make new friends his own age, while keeping his five-years-older friends too. (And …
I’m in love with Lily Asher, the troubled teenage heroine of my novel, The Shark Curtain. Lily is an iconoclast, a survivor, a seeker. She’s also at the heart of fantasies that alternately isolate and bewitch her. Ironically, art, ghosts, the love of her dysfunctional family, and the friendship of a needy annoying Jesus Christ …
I LOVED this book just like all of Kat Falls’ other books! So great, a futuristic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe complete with an evil kingdom, animal guides and a hole in wall that leads to a magical place. A zombie-like apocalypse happens in the US but, instead of turning in to zombies …
“5/5 Stars “This book brought out everything. I wanted to scream and cry and laugh in tears of joy. It made me realize how important the people around you really truly are. I honestly loved this book so much. It was so unpredictable. Within two day I finished it wanting to know what was going …
“5/5 stars “From seeing the trailer everywhere and knowing I wanted to see the movie, I had to read the book. It is sort of a code. Read the book then see the movie. “The DUFF was everything I wasn’t expecting. I judged the book believing it was to be a stereotypical girl-wants-to-be-pretty-and-popular, gets-the-jock-to-help-her, and eventually-falls-in-love-with-him story. Nope, …
I started a new post weeks ago, all about my favorite Romance authors beyond the Pacific Northwest. It was full of enthusiasm and excitement and some outright pleading to y’all to give Romance a chance. And then I realized it would run in February, just in time for Valentine’s Day and I just couldn’t bring …
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about inspiration since publishing Jackaby. What inspired me to write about X, Y, or Z; what do I do when I don’t feel inspired; where does inspiration come from? Inspiration is weird. Here’s my best advice on the subject. Inspiration is a marvelous thing. There are times when whole …
I am delighted to be serving on the PNBA awards committee when Leslye Walton’s debut novel was nominated. Reading The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender feels like dreaming or being under a spell. A heartbroken woman turns into a canary, a kiss on the neck leaves a permanent mark that only slowly fades through …
