MORE 'ROMANCE' POSTS
But is it love? Romance in YA Lit (guest post by Jennifer R. Hubbard)
Collection Development, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Love, Romance, Try Not to Breathe
|When writing romantic story lines, I like to differentiate between the various shades of infatuation, obsession, lust, and love. It’s easy to mistake one for another, and it can be especially confusing for people who are dealing with these emotions for the first time. Also, human emotions are not always purely one thing or another, […]
Take a step back . . . in time: Karen’s personal historical fiction reading challenge
Collection Development, Dreaming Anastasia, Historical fiction, Jenn McGowan, Joy Preble, Katherine Longshore, Maid of Secrets, Mette Harrison, Reading Challenge, Romance, Rose Throne, Tarnish
|Paris Hilton left us with these infamous words: Math is Hard. I loved math. You always knew you had a correct answer before turning in your test. The subject that is my arch nemesis? History. I am not a fact retainer, but think in ideas and abstraction. The essay test is my friend. But trying […]
Cover Reveal: Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein
Cover Reveal, Dear Cassie, Lisa Burstein, Pretty Amy, Romance
|Earlier this year, I wrote a lot about a girl named Amy. Amy was, of course, the main character in Pretty Amy, the debut ya novel by Lisa Burstein. I really liked Pretty Amy and its message, and it became a rallying point for me regarding the notion of censorship. I have talked with Lisa […]
TPIB: My first love (and break up): Crush, Dumped, Kiss and The DateBook (with two bonus creative display ideas)
Crush, Dating, Dumped, Kiss, Kissing, Nonfiction, Romance, Teen Issues, Teen Program in a Box, The Date Book, TPIB, Zest Books
|Ah, teenage love. The agony. The ecstasy. That first kiss. That first heartbreak. This is one of the glorious hallmarks of the teenage years. Zest books has 4 great titles that cover this topic for you: Crush: a girl’s guide to being crazy in love Dumped: a girl’s guide to happiness after heartbreak Kiss: […]
Stephanie and I need you to weigh in on an ongoing debate we are having. Simply stated our question is this: do real world rules of romance apply in the world of supernatural fiction? But let’s back up and get some background info, shall we? It began simply enough yesterday when I tweeted that I […]
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