Posts Tagged ‘young adult’

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New Voices in YA and Children’s Lit

In Events on April 5, 2012 at 9:08 am

Coming up I’ll be reading a bit from my first (and only) YA novel, Alberija.

When:  April 19  @ 6:30 p.m.

Where:  The Brookline Public Library, downstairs in the teen room.

Who: Me, obviously, along with Beth Brenner, Mike Dwyer and Annie McGough

So if you’re in the Boston area (or even if you just want to be) come on by, have some snacks, and maybe even stick around for the reading if you feel up to it.

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Hunger Games: Why the movie is better than the book

In O'Pinions on April 4, 2012 at 9:05 pm

It’s not something you’ll often hear readers say, and it’s not something you’ll often hear me say, but with the Hunger Games we find one of those rare cases where the film adaptation of a book is actually an improvement. Read the rest of this entry »