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Jon Skovron
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read more »Before we met the robots - and excuse me androids - in STAR WARS, BLADE RUNNER, THE TERMINATOR, SHORT CIRCUIT, WALL-E, heck even WEST WORLD (underrated gem) and CAPTAIN EO (oh yeah I went there) there was the fascinating Off-Broadway stage production of R.U.R. in 1922. Debuting 90 years ago today and written by Czech playwright Karel Capek, R.U.R. was one of the earliest sci-fi stage prod...
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Misfit
— published 2011 — 7 editions |
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Struts & Frets
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Man Made Boy
— expected publication 2013 — 5 editions |
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A Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls: Your Favorite Authors on The Vampire Diaries
by Red, Sarah Rees Brennan (Goodreads Author), Heidi R. Kling (Goodreads Author) — published 2010 — 3 editions |
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The First Time
by Jessica Verday , Cyn Balog, Lauren Bjorkman (Goodreads Author) — published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Defy the Dark
by Saundra Mitchell , Malinda Lo (Goodreads Author), Myra McEntire (Goodreads Author) — expected publication 2013 — 5 editions |
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Smart, sexy and truly dangerous, MISFIT breaks new ground without forgetting the heart of its story. Though MISFIT is written for teens, adults, too, will appreciate its nuance, philosophical nature, and particularly the back story of Jael's paren...
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i really enjoyed this novel that puts a very intriguing spin on religion, demons, and mythology. skovron has created a world with interesting characters, human or not. jael is a fantastic heroine, and i can't wait to read more of her! altern... " Read more of this review » |
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“I've heard people say that they lose themselves in a kiss. But in that moment, it was the opposite for me. I felt like I found myself. Not how I wished I was, or who I was afraid I was becoming, but who I really was.”
― Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets
― Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets
“Because sometimes I was tired of feeling so much and I just wanted to shut down and not feel anything. But I guess I wasn't wired that way. All I could do was write about it. Get it out of my head and onto something like paper that I could manage easier.”
― Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets
― Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets
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Branwen
Aug 16, 2011 11:15am
Hi Jon! Thanks for accepting my friend request! I really LOVED Misfit! Keep up the great work! :)
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