What will you nominate for the Cybils?

We can all go nominate books for the Cybils starting at midnight, PST, which means that when I wake up and rush to the computer at c. 5:30 ...

the bravest love is wildly faithful and it falls hard again every morning.

an excerpt from a holy experience: by ann voskamp it makes me weep, without fail. *** In his sleep, he finds my hand. It’s the only one I’v...

This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs (9/30/12)

I'm on my way back from Kidlitcon today...with 26 middle grade fantasy and science books to read!   Later this week I'll do a recap ...

happiness.

       

The Diviners, by Libba Bray (with a bit of Kidlitcon to start with)

I am writing from New York, where I am busily attending Kidlitcon.  Yesterday I attended two lovely publisher previews, at Random House and ...

this week:

+i reorganized most of my room and got it looking the way i want it.  when i moved down here a little over 2 years ago, i never really unpac...

currently:

at work.  ready for the day to end, ready for a nap, ready for the weekend. right now, i'm daydreaming about food: about the nutella hot...

The Atomic Weight of Secrets, by Eden Unger Bowditch

The Atomic Weight of Secrets,  or The Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black , by Eden Unger Bowditch (Bancroft Press, March, 2011, middle g...

Justice and Her Brothers, by Virginia Hamilton

This review is my contribution to the More Diverse Universe blog fest, a week of bloggers highlighting speculative fiction books by and abo...

A More Diverse Universe blog tour is well underway....

This is the third day of the More Diverse Universe blog fest, celebrating the works of speculative fiction authors of color. The full sched...

Look Ahead, Look Back (The Snipesville Chronicles #3), by Annette Laing, for Timeslip Tuesday

Look Ahead, Look Back , by Annette Laing , is the latest adventure of three time travelling kids from Georgia.  When Hannah and Alex Diaz m...

hello monday.

it's been a lovely couple of days. by the time i got off work on Friday, i was pretty wiped out, but i still had a fun little evening to...