Po(sey) Sessions

Have your book-tastes changed over the years? More fiction? Less? Books that are darker and more serious? Lighter and more frivolous? Challenging? Easy? How-to books over novels? Mysteries over Romance? I think my books tastes have changed but only by the slightest degree. When I was a teen, I was less interested in "classic" literature. I wanted to read what I wanted to read. I was less interested in good writing. I was more interested in an easy to read love story. Now that I am a little older my tastes have definitely matured. But really the content I enjoy most is the same that I enjoyed when I was a teen. I still love young adult literature and I am still a sucker for a good love story. I think in part that is what I love about young adult stuff, it is pretty rare you don't find one without some sort of love interest. When I was pregnant with my first child I read A LOT. I had some weird thing happen to me where I couldn't watch TV or it would give me nigh...

Gus became comfortable enough to walk into the Gold household without knocking; Melanie borrowed baby-name books on interlibrary loan and left them in Gus's mailbox. Melanie started to wear Gus's maternity clothes; Gus bought Melanie's favorite brand of decaffeinated coffee to keep on hand; they grew able to finish each other's sentence. Page 21 from The Pact by Jodi Picoult.

I know there are a lot of Gail Carson Levine fans out there. She burst onto the children's book scene in 1998 with the publication of Ella Enchanted . But maybe burst isn't the right word, since she had been writing her whole life. D id you know she wrote a book about writing? I know there are a lot of writers out there too! The books is called Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly and it was published in 2006. It is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! I had no idea this book existed until I was looking up Levine at the library late last week. You guys know what a junkie I am for writing books. What I love about Levine's attitude is her simple, no nonsense attitude. Her sense of humor doesn't hurt either. In Writing Magic , this Newbery Honor author shares insight into her writing experience and encourages young writers (or any writer for that matter) to simply write . Get the words out of you and onto the page! Levine gives examples of her writing experience from many of h...

When Clio had first started coming here, Johnny Cash was just some very old, very annoying singer tormenting her as she picked up her supplies. But she had come to love the deep voice and the simple guitar because they were the backdrop to some of her best conversations with Ollie.... Pages 26 and 27 of Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson .

Yep, another day has passed and I still haven't posted. I keep on intending to but I get distracted or have technical difficulties. I have written several blog posts but they have not made it into the computer yet. Yes, I am weird, I often hand write my blog posts before typing them up. I have been reading a lot, I am also currently sick and having a little bit of brain melt down. I hope everyone is doing really, really, really well.

You're Ulysses ! by James Joyce Most people are convinced that you don't make any sense, but compared to what else you could say, what you're saying now makes tons of sense. What people do understand about you is your vulgarity, which has convinced people that you are at once brilliant and repugnant. Meanwhile you are content to wander around aimlessly, taking in the sights and sounds of the city. What you see is vast, almost limitless, and brings you additional fame. When no one is looking, you dream of being a Greek folk hero. Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid .