"Gate-Keeping" on YA Fiction~Should Adults Devise System To X-Rate Their Books?

Read What You Want!The Dame's Controversial Post:I've just come across this article following, and thought it might be of interest to you.BEAUnhomie: YA FictionPosted by Beaufort Books • June 20th, 2011 A few weeks back, Wall Street Journal children’s book reviewer Meghan Cox Gourdon published a controversial article lamenting the “explicit abuse, violence, and depravity” rife in today’s young adult fiction. The topic quickly generated a lot of...

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Sex and the Writer

This is a great discussion on writing about sex! Also, you'll love Teresa's blog. #c7253975647723245...

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"Dead Bad Things" by Gary McMahon~Twilight Zonish Horror/Thriller!

Published by: Angry Robot/OspreyAuthor's website:  http://www.garymcmahon.com/  Release Date Scheduled:  September 27, 2011Purchase:  Amazon - $7.79 for Kindle Synopsis : Thomas Usher, a reluctant psychic, has gone off the radar in London, hiding from the fall-out of a previous case involving a missing young girl and several hanged strippers. Before long, and as if to confirm that he can never truly hide from the dead, Usher starts...

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"Dead Celebrities Cookbook..." by Frank DeCaro~Deathly Hallows Never Tasted So Good!

Title:  Dead Celebrities Cookbook: A Resurrection of Recipes from the More Than 145 Stars of Stage and ScreenPublished by: HCIPages:  385Genre:  House & Garden, CookbooksBook Summary :If you've ever fantasized about feasting on Frank Sinatra's Barbecued Lamb, lunching on Lucille Ball's "Chinese-y Thing," diving ever-so-neatly into Joan Crawford's Poached Salmon, or wrapping your lips around Rock Hudson's cannoli – and really,...

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"Nightshade" Author Signs Huge Deal w/ Penguin for Steampunk Series! Maryann Yin posts news...

Published by:  Penguin GroupPages: 480Genre:  YA fictionReleased:  June 2010Summary:"Nightshade" ~ Calla is the alpha female of a shape-shifting wolf pack. She is destined to marry Ren Laroche, the pack's alpha male. Together, they would rule their pack, guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But then, Calla saves a beautiful human boy, who captures her heart. Calla begins to question everything - her fate, her existence, and...

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Teen-aged Girls & Predators~"Dark Song" by Gail Giles

Published by:  Hachette Book GroupLittle, Brown and CompanyPages:  320Genre:  Fiction, YA FictionSummary:Ames Ford has a perfect life--that is, she had a perfect life, until her father is fired and her family has to move from their mansion in Colorado to a slum in Texas. Now her mother won't stop yelling, her father won't stop drinking, and her little sister hides with a pillow over her head to drown out the fighting.But then Ames...

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Angels with Extraordinary Deviousness~"Angelology" a novel by Danielle Trussoni

Published by: Penguin GroupPages: 480 PaperbackDate released in Paperback:  February 2011Recognition:  New York Times Notable BookSummary :A thrilling epic about an ancient clash reignited in our time- between a hidden society and heaven's darkest creatures.   There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them.Genesis 6:5   Sister...

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"The Night Circus"~What's This About It Being The "New Harry Potter?"

I just received my copy of "The Night Circus," and I'm worried I'm the last to get it, and by the time I force myself to read it, I'll also be the last to review it.  Is it really the "new Harry Potter" as some are calling it?  If it's true about the Harry Potter reference, I'm shell-shocked.  I had trouble enough starting that series!  Once I did, I was so enamored of it that I became obsessive.  I still haven't read the...

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New Orleans Decorating~"Big Easy Style:Creating Rooms You Love to Live In" by Bryan Batt

Published by:  CrownRelease Date:  October 4, 2011Pre-release Price:  AvailablePages:  208 including photosHardcoverOverview :  (Taken from book)An enchanting space that’s truly unique calls for a sense of humor, whimsy, and an open mind. From a charmed New Orleans childhood to a successful acting career on Broadway and the award-winning TV show Mad Men to the opening of his popular Big Easy home furnishings boutique, Hazelnut,...

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Writing Without Reading? Young Authors Say They Can...

In an article posted by The New Yorker  Macy Halford       passes on her recent revelations of a discussion between an author and 'Granta' publication news reporter:August 18, 2011Writing Without Reading is Like______. Posted by Macy HalfordLast night, I went to hear William Giraldi read from his very funny, very inventive début novel, “Busy Monsters,” which is narrated by a man, Mr. Homar, whose bride ditches...

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