When the National Book Award announced the 2009 finalists for Young People’s Literature, one of the books caught my attention.

taylorLips Touch Three Times had been on my TBR list for awhile. I had seen it in stores but never cracked it open. I knew the author, Laini Taylor, from her trademark pink hair and from reading her Grow Wings blog.

So this week I started reading the book, which is a collection of short stories about girls experiencing their first kiss with a supernatural twist.

I’ve finished reading “Goblin Fruit,” the first of the short stories, and I enjoyed it very much. I love the way the author mixed the goblin folklore with present-day elements. I’m sure that I will enjoy the other two stories as well.

So although it didn’t win the National Book Award, the recognition will introduce this fabulous writer to a broader audience.




You can also check out the National Book Award interview with the author.

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