Friday Plugs
Originally published at biblio + chic {infatuated with books}. Please leave any comments there.
This week I have 3 New York Times articles I wanted to share (I read these during lunch at work on Thursday) in addition to a few blog posts from around the YA blogosphere.
Over at the New York Times web site, I read a great article on teenagers and hugging and how the hug is becoming a commonplace and accepted greeting amongst teens, even amongst teens that aren’t well acquainted with each other (very interesting and insightful on teen behavior).
I also recently read that one of my favorite authors, Janet Evanovich, of Stephanie Plum fame, will be writing a graphic novel with her daughter, based on her Metro Girl and Motor Mouth books. I think a lot of Evanovich’s novels have crossover appeal for teens, and I’m definitely looking forward to these graphic novels.
And also, according to the New York Times, Twitter will be partnering with several production companies to create a Twitter-centered reality series. Yes, you read that right! I’m not quite sure how that will be done, but I know the masses will be paying attention (along with me, as I am a Twitter fiend)!
And then I have 2 great blog posts to share with you:
Beth Kephart blogged about a woman that writes biographies and real estate descriptions, while also penning college entrance essays for prospective applicants @ Beth Kephart Books. (What’s your thoughts on that? I definitely don’t think that it’s right!)
Steph Bowe discusses sparkly vampires, Twilight, and clichéd romance in young adult fiction @ Hey, Teenager of the Year-a topic near and dear to my heart (been loving reading her blog, by the way).
Keep on reading, my readers! And spontaneous poll: who out there uses an RSS feed reader? I use Google Reader to catch up on my favorite blogs (I have almost 100 I read). How about you?
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