June is upon us, which means that summer is finally here! For those of you still in school, summer means freedom and long days to do nothing but lie by the pool and read. For those of us who have to w…
YA Book Titles That Take Ambiguity Too Far
Book titles by nature have to be interesting. They have to pull us in, make us want to read the book. And often, the way they make book titles interesting is by making them ambiguous. There’s intrigue…
Life Lessons from Gayle Forman
When I’m looking for an emotionally powerful and thought-provoking book, I have a few authors I turn to. At the top of my list is Gayle Forman, best known for her novel If I Stay. Gayle Forman has a t…
Book Review: “My True Love Gave to Me” Edited by Stephanie Perkins
It is never too late to sneak in a little bit of holiday cheer before the year ends. And with that, I finally had the chance to read “My True Love Gave to Me” and it was splendid all around. “My True …
BookCon 2015
In case you aren’t familiar, BookCon is a fan-oriented, book-focused event, similar to a Comic-Con, with panels and authors autographing. My focus during BookCon was on attending panels with some of t…
Gayle Forman’s ‘I Was Here’ to be Adapted into a Movie With New Line
On Tuesday, it was announced that New York Times best-selling author Gayle Forman’s novel I Was Here is being adapted into a movie by New Line, the same company that adapted and released her ot…
Interview: Jorjeana Marie, Audiobook Narrator
Today I am excited to feature an interview with Jorjeana Marie, who is an audiobook narrator. One of her most recent projects was the audiobook for I Was Here by Gayle Forman (check out an excerpt bel…