It's hard to find a good badass these days. Zac Efron, Ed Westwick, and that dude who plays Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie all serve a purpose, but sometimes you're looking for a hero who kicks ass & takes names, shoots first and asks questions later, and loves his arsenal more than his hair gel ( Read more... )

What? Are you sick of seeing this super-long meme everywhere? Sorry. ^^;

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First, if you want to win some free stuff from a bunch of debut 2009 authors, there's the hotness of debsness:


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Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell hit shelves today. Woot!


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This time: Badass vampires, cheerleader spies, superheroes, and original prankstas. All YA novels today. ^.^


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The Guys Lit Wire blog is live!

GLW is sure to help boys & others navigate the pink sparkliness that rules the YA section of the book store. (Not that I am against pink OR sparkles! But some people are allergic to girliness, & they need books too.)

From the About, by Colleen Mondor:

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dotificus asked me to list my top 5 comics--both now & of-all-time. But since a lot of the comics I read are *not* creator-owned projects, the writers & artists change frequently and so does the quality.

In lieu of a top 5 list . . . let me just tell you where my money goes.* ^.~

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This time: Death, hospitals, an 80's vampire & a talking Nazi gorilla, and . . . isn't that enough??


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