There is nothing like a great ghost story. I’ve always loved ghost stories as a kid—even when it meant that I would be scared going to sleep at night. Every shadow was the boogey man and I just knew that there was something outside my window wanting to get me.
My middle grade novel, Ghost Summer, [...]

One of the things that I love about summer is the abundance of books that come out. All those extra bookcases in the bookstores with suggested summer reading.
I come across an oldie but goodie recently. Forever… by Judy Blume.
What girl doesn’t like Judy Blume? I read Forever last month, and it’s amazing the impact [...]

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 [...]

My name is Karen. And I’m a bookaholic.
I’ve been this way all my life. I blame my mother who took me to the library as a kid. We would literally stay until it closed. One of the highlights of my life was turning 13 and getting the “big girl” library card, which meant I could [...]

After drinking lots of coffee, I think I’m finally awake! I have plenty to do at the day job today but as I was downing the last of my coffee, I came across this fascinating blog post at Chasing Ray.
In the post, What A Girls Wants #3: Representing All The Girls, Colleen states:
“In the sea [...]