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I’m enjoying The Magicians by Lev Grossman right now -...

I’m enjoying The Magicians by Lev Grossman right now - I’m late to the party. I was walking over at Royal Roads University, and realized that this is Brakebills College, but filled with MBA’s instead of illusionists…

How to write with stolen time

How to write with stolen time:

Lev Grossman - author, novelist, book critic

Video interview with Josh Lieb, author of my current bedside...

Video interview with Josh Lieb, author of my current bedside read “I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President” which is hilarious and snarky. The interview is earnest, thoughtful and has some great insights into writing. And occasionally hilarious.

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Big Think Interview with Josh Lieb

"If books could have more, give more, be more, show more, they would still need readers who bring to..."

““If books could have more, give more, be more, show more, they would still need readers who bring to them sound and smell and light and all the rest that can’t be in books.

The book needs you.””

- Gary Paulsen (via docbrown8687)

Win a copy of my latest book!

I’m having a little giveaway over on Goodreads - sign up and enter to win a signed copy of Night Terrors!

Working in the library today…yay!

Working in the library today…yay!

"I see now that dismissing YA books because you’re not a young adult is a bit like refusing to watch..."

““I see now that dismissing YA books because you’re not a young adult is a bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that you’re not a policeman or a dangerous criminal, and as a consequence I’ve discovered a previously ignored room at the back of the bookstore that’s filled with masterpieces I’ve never heard of.””

- Nick Hornby, Shakespeare Wrote For Money

A reluctant reader reviews Dead Run

This is a great review of Dead Run, from the perspective of someone who was initially hesitant about reading it.  

Dead Run selected as a Best Book for Teens!

Dead Run made the “Best Books for Kids and Teens” list, published by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre  (a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1976). To be fair, it’s one of sixteen Orca titles that made the list for Spring 2013 - but that’s just because Orca is a juggernaut when it comes to teen lit. A little more about the List:

“All of the titles in Best Books for Kids & Teens have been handpicked by expert committees of educators, booksellers, and school and public librarians from across Canada. The reviewed materials include picture books, junior/intermediate fiction, graphic novels, and powerful teen fiction, in addition to a wide array of non-fiction, magazines and audio/video resources.” —Canadian Children’s Book Centre website

"This is a strange thing, but I’ve noticed it many times: a bad day’s work is a lot better than no..."

“This is a strange thing, but I’ve noticed it many times: a bad day’s work is a lot better than no day’s work at all.


The question authors get asked more than any other is “Where do you get your ideas from?” And we all find a way of answering which we hope isn’t arrogant or discouraging. What I usually say is “I don’t know where they come from, but I know where they come to: they come to my desk, and if I’m not there, they go away again.””

- Philip Pullman, on the need to write regularly. (via lettersandlight)