There has recently been an online debate that has sprung up between an agency and two authors, discussing the issue of deleting a gay storyline in a book. I am not going to go deeply into it, though there is a great summary of it here, with further excellent points made here. This issue is […]
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The Other Big News
TEAM HUMAN, by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan Coming out spring 2012 A girl and a vampire fall madly in love… The girl’s best friend is deeply unimpressed. What does this all mean? It means… There is going to be another book by me out before UNSPOKEN. Surprise! Even better surprise… I wrote it […]
Surrender Chat
I was exceedingly pleased and excited to get a starred review for The Demon’s Surrender from the Bulletin Center for Children’s Books. Starred reviews are fancy! And rarer for later books in a series. So, much celebration! And here with spoilers redacted is said fancy review… The characters have been developed, the battle lines drawn, […]
Sister Doofus and the Murderbot: A Love Story
The time has come to talk of many things: namely, my love for lunatics in love and subverted clichés. Some of you may remember a time lo these many years ago when I decided I loved a Japanese TV show. (Later, my Japanese publisher laughed at me about this. I regret nothing!) The way I […]
Ladies, Don’t Let Anyone Tell You You’re Not Awesome
So I was reading a book the other day, and in it was a heroine who described herself as plain and unappealing and unlovable. Fine by me, I thought, and waited for her to change her mind. She did seem to feel better about her looks because a boy liked them. I waited for something […]
Summertime, and the Readin’ Is Easy
I was lying out in the sunshine yesterday reading a Gothic novel (as is my way) and felt a sense of absolute and profound wellbeing. ‘Good lord, I love books’ I thought to myself. I know, a revelation! Sarah loves books! See also, Sarah breathes air and wears clothes. And I thought to myself further […]