17 6 / 2013
kt literary » Blog Archive » Ask Daphne! About College & The Publishing Industry
I’ll admit, I got this question some time ago, but it’s somewhat timeless, I hope. Callie writes:
I’m a junior in high school who is quickly moving towards senior year, college, and beyond. I’ve been interested in publishing and the industry as a whole since grade school. You’re basically my idol in the world of publishing, and I was wondering if you might be able to help me by answering some questions that I’ve had for a while…
And so I did!
13 6 / 2013
So if you’ve been thinking about reading SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL, now might be the perfect time to give it a try. It’s only $2.99 on kindle AND nook.
13 6 / 2013
kt literary » Blog Archive » On Fan Fiction and Leaky Con
I’m getting super excited for LeakyCon in just over two weeks. Will I see any of you there? Besides all the fan girling I’ll be doing — Amber Benson! Tom Lenk! Not Literally! not to mention some of my favorite authors! — I’m on a few panels, as well as moderating one on fan fiction. Here’s the official description…
04 6 / 2013
25 Things You Should Know About Young Adult Fiction
In which @chuckwendig is once again wise and profane:
As always, this is not meant to be my bold-faced proclamations about This Particular Thing, but rather, twenty-five hopefully constructive and compelling talking points and thought bullets about the topic at hand. It is not meant to be gospel etched into stone, but notions — sometimes controversial — worth discussing. Let us begin…
And I’m not just saying that because I met him last week, and he praises Maureen Johnson.
02 6 / 2013
Stacked: Get Genrefied: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
I am honored to be included on this great list of contemporary YA titles. For anyone who is interested in the genre, this is a much more inclusive list than that recent article that said one single author defines all of us.
02 6 / 2013
"I see now that dismissing YA books because you’re not a young adult is a bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that you’re not a policeman or a dangerous criminal, and as a consequence I’ve discovered a previously ignored room at the back of the bookstore that’s filled with masterpieces I’ve never heard of."
28 5 / 2013
I’m so, so sorry. It’s true. Isla and the Happily Ever After has been pushed back to 2014. The explanation is here on my blog.
A brave post from Stephanie Perkins about ISLA.
27 5 / 2013
The Government Can’t Stop Our Heterosexual Love: YA Dystopia From A Gay Perspective | The Hub
Worth a read:
Tell me if this sounds familiar: In a world where the government is up to no good, one young woman stands poised on the brink of childhood and adulthood. She’ll have to use all her cunning and resourcefulness to tear apart the government’s Evil Plot to keep her apart from Brock or Chet or Sage, the male object of her affection, and the world as she knows it will never be the same.
Dystopian novels, especially of the YA variety, have been talked up (or down) to death at this point. Everyone from the New York Times to School Library Journal has written articles about a genre that has taken the market by storm. Whether you believe The Hunger Games started the snowball effect or whether you’re insistent that YA has been pioneering dystopian fiction since the beginning, most people have an opinion about the whys and wherefores of dystopian fiction. I’m no exception, but I’m also a grumpy lesbian with a lot of thoughts and feelings about compulsory heterosexuality and how deep our politics run…
21 5 / 2013
Maureen Johnson: THE RUNAWAY QUEEN IS ON THE LOOSE!
Friends, I am excited. As you may know, I have been working on a series called THE BANE CHRONICLES, based on Cassie Clare’s books—specifically, on the adventures of Magnus Bane.
My first offering in the series, THE RUNAWAY QUEEN, is NOW OUT.
It has everything a story really requires:…
SO EXCITED!!!
17 5 / 2013
The cover of the next of the Bane Chronicles: The Runaway Queen! Enjoy, my lovelies! Magnus, what a distinguished ring you have.
THE STORY! SHE IS COMING FOR YOU! COMES OUT ON TUESDAY!
Squeeee!
