Tag: Armchair BEA 2014

Armchair BEA – Day 5, Middle Grade/Young Adult

Armchair BEA – Day 5, Middle Grade/Young Adult

  You know, it’s kind of a strange thing to be 30(ish) and still loving (some) Middle Grade and (a LOT) Young Adult books:   But seriously . . . I do try to avoid teenage angst-filled, melodramatic, and overly high school YA books, but sometimes you just can’t tell until you crack the spine. […]

— Posted May 30, 2014 by Jessica / 70 Comments
Armchair BEA – Day 4, Beyond the Borders

Armchair BEA – Day 4, Beyond the Borders

  Beyond the Borders: So I’m going to totally geek out with this one. I can’t help it—I was an English major (with a history minor). And as wonderful as books like The Kite Runner are, for me, they just can’t compete with books like: The version of The Iliad that I actually read was […]

— Posted May 29, 2014 by Jessica / 40 Comments
Armchair BEA – Day 3, Novellas/Short Stories

Armchair BEA – Day 3, Novellas/Short Stories

  Novellas/Short Stories: SO. I’ve actually seen a lot of discussion about novellas and short stories recently, and there seems to be a hung jury on the subject. Personally . . . I love ’em. Sometimes . . . I don’t like to read short stories for the sake of reading short stories, but as an […]

— Posted May 28, 2014 by Jessica / 64 Comments
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