Liza Wiemer's Blog

DEATH. It's inevitable. And even though DEATH isn't the biggest fear for MG/YA, (alienation from peers is number one according to a child psychologist friend who conducted a study on the topic) it is still a topic YA think about. Yesterday, I finished reading The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder. It was another powerful read about [...]

Ah, March Madness- the NCAA Basketball Tournament that has basketball fans and university graduates following their alma maters to see what will happen with their teams. Now we're down to the FINAL FOUR – Kansas, Ohio State / Kentucky, Louisville http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-brack... I'm a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison – born a Badger fan, will live a [...]

Meet YA Debut Author Megan Miranda FRACTURE ENTER TO WIN: For your chance to win a signed copy of Fracture, please leave a comment below-click on comments, it's that easy! (US/Canada) An International winner will receive an unsigned copy through the Book Depository. Tweet and/or post on Facebook for an extra entry each – let [...]

Book Club Questions for John Green's The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars is the first novel that our Wisconsin YA Bloggers/Authors/Educators/Librarians group chose to read for our book club. (We definitely need an official name!) We'll be meeting this coming Sunday and I can't wait to discuss it with these incredible [...]

When my friend, the big-hearted, make-people-smile Heidi at http://www.yabibliophile.com/ decided to put together a John Green Week, I decided to join. I had already read Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which John Green co-wrote with David Levithan is one of the most unforgettable YA novels I've ever read. There were so many lol moments that I memorized [...]

Enjoy cooking? Try some yummy food inspired by ten YA novels written by eight awesome authors. On December 19th, seven Wisconsin YA book bloggers/librarians/book addicts met for our first book club meeting. Heidi from http://www.yabibliophile.com , Rani from Next Chapter Bookstore http://twitter.com/#!/couldberuthless, Jillian from http://heisereads.blogspot.com, Erica from http://www.thebookcellarx.com Sasha http://twitter.com/#!/FzngWizbee, Maggie http://twitter.com/#!/MaggieMelchior and me. We had a blast talking about [...]

   FIVE QUESTIONS FOR YA AUTHOR HOLLY SCHINDLER ENTER TO WIN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF HOLLY'S NOVELS by listing which novel you would want in the comments' section. Tweet and/or post on Facebook for an extra entry each – let me know. Giveaway ends on December 21, 8:00 PM EST 1. From some of the [...]

   FIVE QUESTIONS FOR YA AUTHOR HOLLY SCHINDLER ENTER TO WIN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF HOLLY'S NOVELS by listing which novel you would want in the comments' section. Tweet and/or post on Facebook for an extra entry each – let me know. Giveaway ends on December 21, 8:00 PM EST 1. From some of the [...]

Are you slammed with writing papers and studying for exams? Freaking out and feeling paralyzed on how to get through this intense time? Most likely, there aren't enough hours in the day for you to get all the work done. Perhaps you procrastinated and now it feels like you're living in HELL. Been there. Done [...]

Second Annual Holiday #Readathon December 2-4, 2011 It is with great excitement that I'm hosting the Holiday #Readathon once again, thanks to the incredible encouragement and enthusiasm from those who participated last year. Together, we'll make it even BETTER this year. Join us ANY TIME during the #Readathon!   Sign up is below – Fill [...]