Today I’m hosting author Paula Chase Hyman on her Del Rio Bay Blog tour.

Paula Chase Hyman, writing as Paula Chase, is the author of the Del Rio Bay series, which includes So Not The Drama, Don’t Get It Twisted, That’s What’s Up!, Who You Wit’? and Flipping The Script.
Her series helped launch Kensington Books [...]

I was reading the wonderful blog, A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy and found this link to an essay by Mary Pearson. She’s the author of the sci-fi YA novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox. A book that I read last year and really enjoyed.
Her essay, What YA Lit Is and Isn’t, talks [...]

Publisher’s Weekly broke the news the Bloomsbury has decided to change the cover for Justine Larbalestier’s novel, Liar.
Based on my previous post, Judging a Book By Its Cover, it’s interesting that Bloomsbury invested money to change this book jacket and not keep the “whitewashed” cover.
I must say that I’m surprised that they chose to go [...]

As many of you know who read my blog, Liar by Justine Larbalestier is on my TBR list. When I read the jacketflap, I was all over it. Micah is a pathological liar. Did she kill her boyfriend? Was he even her boyfriend? These were the questions that popped in my mind and got me [...]

Another great post over at Chasing Ray.
What A Girl Wants #4: The Girl vs. Woman (When it Comes to Reading) was a fascinating read. For me, I just love reading different author responses and perspectives. Colleen posed the question of the need for YA titles for girls.
These two quotes stood out for me.
Sara [...]