The eastern states—including such states as Maine, New Hampshire, and, of course, New York—conjure up images of tradition and old wealth. Known for fast talking, fast walking, and minimal patience for tomfoolery, East Coasters, enjoy a fast-paced lifestyle with all the delicious pizza and bagels they can handle. They also experience actual seasons, with autumn leaves, epic […]
As long as there are English classes and mandatory curricula, our teen years will be spent reading more classic literature than we will at any other point in our lives. It makes sense, then, that young adult novelists have found a way to entertain readers with new riffs on the stories they’ve studied, loved, and analyzed to […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you write a contemporary YA novel that references Jane Austen, I’m going to want to read it. This rule also applies if your book is a science-fiction space opera or an alternative history novel taking place in the prehistoric era. Fact is, if you tell me you were […]
