Part of being a great YA author is being a great YA reader, and seeing what your peers are putting out into the world for teens. But research isn’t the only reason to read YA, of course; we read it because it’s damn good, and as writers ourselves, we appreciate the written word done right. […]
When it comes to presidential politics, nonfiction often rules the day. And although historical accounts and biographies of U.S. presidents are fascinating (see in particular Jon Meacham’s riveting biography of Andrew Jackson, American Lion), there’s a lot to be said for a well-written story about the equally cutthroat world of fake politics. In that spirit, […]
High IQ, maniacal laughter, secret lair, devious hand-rubbing, posse of henchmen, detailed (and often thwarted) plans for world domination—all the hallmarks of evil geniuses. But before these villainous guys and gals graduated to being bald, eyepatch-wearing, weird-pet–owning grown-up evildoers, they all had to clear one important hurdle: middle school. Check out some of our favorite […]
I can already imagine the Hollywood pitch for a film adaptation of Ratscalibur, the newest middle grade novel by New York Times best-selling writer Josh Lieb, author of I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President.