Blog Hiatus (day 1)
“I do not like to write – I like to have written.” – Gloria Steinem Je suis en Provence avec mon mari. C’est très jolie.
Susan
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Posts by Susan Dennard:
Unwind: a book reccommendation
4 out of 5 stars. Neal Shusterman’s Unwind starts with a bang. It hooked me hard, and then the action stayed high until the end. In this book’s frightening future, teenagers can have their bodies “unwound”. This means their bodies are harvested for parts — it’s organ donation to the extreme. Kids who don’t behave […]
Frankfurt Book Fair, a.ka. Frankfurter Buchmesse
This week marks the start of the world’s largest international trade fair for books. It’s in Frankfurt, a cool 4 hours away from me (but no, I won’t be going; apparently, there’s not much to see for aspiring writers). This book fair is where publishers and multimedia companies from around the globe get together to […]
13 more blogs all novelists should follow
It’s been almost a year since I first made my 13 blogs all novelists should follow, and I decided an update was needed. While those 13 blogs are still invaluable resources to the aspiring writer, I’ve come across many more to peruse. Besides, don’t we all want more excuses to surf the internet and avoid […]
Banned Literature: my book recommendations
Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings […]
Teen Reader Awards & Best Book from September
So, the Teen Reader Awards (a poll run by the Canadian book chain Indigo — ah, I used to spend many an afternoon at Chapters & Indigo) have been announced. Over 300,000 people voted. Way to go teens for supporting literature! So who won you ask? Here are the results:
The Cybils 2010
Nominations for the Cybil awards begin October 1st. Wait — you don’t know what the Cybils are? Well, it says it in the picture: Chidren’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards. Essentially, we the people in order to form a more perfect union… No wait, that’s the Declaration of Independence (why do I still have […]
The Native Star: a book recommendation
5 out of 5 stars. I happened upon M.K. Hobson’s The Native Star quite by chance, and as a steampunk fan and steampunk writer, I gave it try. Then I fell in love — with the world, with the main character, with the contagonist, with the plot… Emily is a California backwoods witch trying to […]
Music for the Masses
I’m a musical person. I listen to music for artistic inspiration; I listen to music to keep my exercise stamina strong; and I listen to music because I like it. Duh. When people share music with me, I enjoy that — even if I may not like the music they suggest, I still appreciate the […]
Oktoberfest: Evidence in Pictures
And so the intrepid warrior returns from her foray into the jungles of Bavaria. What did she discover? Delicious Bier and lots of Spaß.