I didn’t realize this was a hotly contested thing until I mentioned it during a Riveted Editorial Board meeting and everyone gasped, but I love listening to music while reading! See below for real life footage of everyone else at the table. Surprise! I prefer it, actually, and have done it for as long as […]
If you haven’t heard of Last Star Burning by Caitlin Sanger yet, we’re happy to remedy that situation for you. To escape execution for a crime she didn’t commit, seventeen-year-old Sev is forced to run away from the only home she’s ever known with the help of a handsome stranger that she isn’t sure she […]
I can’t get The Victoria in My Head by Janelle Milanes out of my head (and I’m ok with that)! Victoria is one of the greatest characters I’ve ever had the opportunity to meet in YA and it’s definitely not just because we have so much in common *wink*. I’ve reread this book so many times and […]
Jocelyn Davies drew a lot of inspiration from music while writing The Odds of Lightning, her magical realism adventure that just went on sale last week. Check out Jocelyn’s “Neo 80’s/90’s Movie Lit” Odds of Lightning playlist below and then don’t miss her NYC Walking Tour, find out which Odds character you’re most similar to, […]
Lilliam Rivera’s debut novel, The Education of Margot Sanchez, is one of those powerful stories that challenges who you are as a person, and sticks with you long after you’ve finished reading the story. Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding […]
Welcome to the Slipstream by Natalka Burian has a little bit of everything! It’s got a family with a nomadic lifestyle, a garage band, a budding romance, AND a dangerous cult. Oh, and don’t forget the amazing protagonist, Van. Welcome to the Slipstream is a deeply moving and exquisite novel about a girl traumatized by her mother’s […]
Girl About Town and Murder Among the Stars by director/producer Adam Shankman and Laura L. Sullivan, are a sultry mystery series set in the days of Old Hollywood that are perfect for reading on a dark and stormy night with a cup of tea in one hand and a sleeping cat by your side. I know this […]
Confession: I am a book playlist nerd. I’ve been a music nut since I was a teenager, and it’s playlists that get me through all my nitty gritty manuscript revisions. Further Confession: Playlists are my ultimate procrastination tool. Because some days, instead of rewriting 10K of text, I really just need to arrange every song […]
On the surface, The Shadows We Know By Heart by Jennifer Park, is a unique story that will catch readers’ attentions because it hinges on the idea that sasquatches are real. But if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find that it’s a haunting and luminescent novel in which a girl’s complicated family life starts to unravel after […]
Amber Smith’s The Way I Used to Be is very much a must read! In the year it’s been out, it has received an overwhelming number of positive reviews. Here are just a few: “This is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life….Teens will […]
