Jeff Garvin's Blog, page 6
May 31, 2019
B&N includes ‘SYMPTOMS’ in #BookPride Celebration
B&N Celebrates #Stonewall50 with #BookPride
May 16, 2019
‘SYMPTOMS’ AN EPICREADS & BAM PICK!
Epicreads and Books-A-Million have added Symptoms of Being Human to their "Late to the Party: YA Classics Every Book Nerd Should Read" promotion.
December 23, 2018
A Christmas Story!
I triple dog dare you to listen to this episode of The Hero’s Journey, in which Dan and I argue from beginning to end over the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. You’ll shoot your ears out!
November 28, 2018
The Hero’s Journey: Braveheart
Join Jeff of Clan Garvin and Danny the Shortshanks as they chase Mel Gibson across the bloodied fields of Stirling in Braveheart.
October 30, 2018
Hero’s Journey Podcast: Alien
The latest episode of my podcast, The Hero’s Journey, is out now! Board the Nostromo with Dan and I as we latch onto the face of Ridley Scott’s 1979 Sci-Fi Horror film, Alien.
September 25, 2018
Hero’s Journey Podcast: The Dark Knight
The latest episode of my podcast, The Hero’s Journey, is out now! Approach the innermost Batcave with Dan & Jeff as they take on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-Winning Batman epic The Dark Knight. (Send throat lozenges.)
September 15, 2018
Everything YA 2018: Identity Panel
I had a killer time last week moderating the author panel this year’s Everything YA, a librarians-only event held at Circle City Center in Corona, California. Librarians are some of the smartest influencers on the planet, and it was a privilege to spend and afternoon in a room FULL of them. Amy Spalding, Lindsey Summers, […]
August 28, 2018
Episode 10: Rear Window
Brace yourselves for intrigue, analysis, and Dan’s terrible, terrible Jimmy Stewart impression as the boys peer into Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window.
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
BLOGGING Hello, dear readers. Remember me? I used to blog fairly regularly. Many of you actually read those posts—and for that, I am deeply grateful. But these days, quiet time in front of the keyboard is a rare and evasive creature, and when I sight it, I block out all other thoughts and (attempt to) […]
March 16, 2018
SYMPTOMS in Entertainment Weekly
In case you didn’t know, Becky Albertalli’s wonderful book Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was adapted for film and comes out as Love, Simon TODAY, March 16, 2018. Really, you should stop reading this post and go see the movie. Becky’s book is raising the tide for queer YA, and if you didn’t need more evidence, consider […]
