Jul 25 2012
The 2012 RITA Best First Book interview series concludes with two contemporaries. Read on for some very cool behind-the-scenes stories, and leave a comment if you’ve read either of these books, or would like to win this set. About the nominated books… Beautiful Disaster, by Laura Spinella: Mysterious Flynn was the most passionate and stormy(…)
Jul 18 2012
Dear Ms. Stasse, Ah, the dystopian subgenre. For something touted as the new vampire, it wore out its welcome fairly quickly, didn’t it? Despite the popularity of the recent Hunger Games movie, I remain skeptical that it’ll see a resurgence in popularity. I’m still willing to give the subgenre a try because you never know,(…)
Jul 16 2012
30 Tremendous Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography – “Tilt-Shift photography is an amazing part of talent in which photographer utilizes his skills and technique of photography that develops tilt-shift lenses to beat the boundaries of strength of ground and outlook that normal lenses present” Bloggs 74 Let’s start the day out with something cool. I love tilt(…)
Jul 13 2012
Note to readers: The following review of Insurgent contains major spoilers for Divergent, the prequel to the book, and more minor spoilers for Insurgent itself. Dear Ms. Roth, Many readers have fallen in love with your Divergent series. This YA series is set in a dystopian society divided into five factions by personality: Abnegation, Amity,(…)
Jul 11 2012
Romance Writers of America honors authors through the RITAs, awarded each year in a number of categories, including Best First Book. Once again, I’m pleased to host those nominees here at Dear Author. Each of the three installments in this series will feature a different sub-genre. The books you’ll see today finaled in a second(…)
Jul 7 2012
I am recommending this book because Like I said before, it was very refreshing and different than any other YA book I’ve read. The main character is named Layken and she is a strong character who goes through a lot. The H’s name is Will and he is so swoon worthy. The following is an(…)
Jun 29 2012
2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) winners – Amazon and Penguin Group (USA) Name Alan Averill and Regina Sirois Winners of 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest. Both receive publishing contracts and a $15,000 advance from Penguin Group. A shortlist is compiled by authors, agents and editors and the customers of Amazon voted for the winners.(…)
Jun 28 2012
Dear Ms. McBride, I’ve been in a reading slump lately. It’s probably the result of a speculative fiction overdose. I love these genres but sometimes a girl needs a change. When I saw your novel offered up on NetGalley, I decided to give it a look. I always say I need to read more contemporary(…)
Jun 20 2012
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I think you’re one of the more interesting contemporary YA authors to be published in recent years. There’s an authenticity to your narrative voice that’s difficult to match. Despite their flaws, I enjoyed your previous two novels, The DUFF and Shut Out, so I snatched up your latest without hesitation. Whitley is(…)
Jun 17 2012
Dear Ms. Nolan: This book came to my attention when it made the slate of finalists in the DABWAHA tournament. The tournament entries are a compilation of nominations from the DA reviewers and Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches. Sarah loved this book, particularly your handling of Elodie, the main female protagonist. This is a Young Adult(…)
Jun 13 2012
Dear Ms. Cashore, While I really liked your debut YA fantasy, Graceling, I was less keen on your second novel, Fire. Graceling had a strong heroine, Lady Katsa, who, along with the man she grew to love, sought to rescue a child princess from an evil king, guarding her independence the whole way, but Lady(…)
Jun 8 2012
Dear Ms. Bardugo, After your debut YA, Shadow and Bone, was recommended to me, I looked it up. What I read about it got my attention, because the book is a historical fantasy set in a world based on Russia. I ordered an ARC through NetGalley and began to read. Shadow and Bone gets off(…)
Jun 6 2012
Dear Ms. Patrick, I’ve been on a sci-fi YA kick lately. It’s a result of my wanting to love the dystopian sub-genre but continually being disappointed by its offerings time and time again. I know these are just marketing labels and can shift based on current trends. (With the success of the Hunger Games movie,(…)
Jun 2 2012
Dear Ms. Webber: The first time I came across your books was on Amazon when it recommended that I buy Between the Lines, the first in your Hollywood trilogy, after I had purchased a different YA contemporary. I resisted because there are rarely less interesting characters to me that famous people. Fiction often relies on(…)
May 28 2012
Dear Ms. Roth, I read and enjoyed your debut novel, Divergent, when it first came out. In a post-Hunger Games literary landscape where there are many followers but few contenders, I found that I enjoyed it a great deal. It was one of the better dystopian YAs to come out in recent years, and I’ve(…)
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