Courtney Smith, author of the just-released Record Collecting for Girls: Unleashing Your Inner Music Nerd, One Album at a Time, and I go back to the days of when PopGurls was a small twinkle of a notion. In our time at MTV.com, we shared a large cubicle also inhabited by a girl whose musical library seemed to consist of two songs – DMX's "Party Up (Up In Here)" and Paula Cole's … [Read more...] about A Quickie with Author Courtney Smith
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Another Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth Scott 's latest novel, Living Dead Girl, has been piling up accolades and controversy alike. It is the utterly compelling and heartbreaking story of Alice, who had been abducted at nine years-old, and has been living with the man who abducted for the past five years. Her life is one of daily physical, emotional and sexual abuse – each day another drop of hopelessness. … [Read more...] about Another Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott
A Quickie With Author Sara Zarr
Sara Zarr knocked it out of the park with her first young adult novel, Story of a Girl, in 2007 – it got picked as a National Book Award Finalist. Her lovely and touching second novel, Sweethearts, came out in February – and the cover makes me want to bake every time I see it. A lot. And then fill my face with delicious cookies. She talks about her writing process, … [Read more...] about A Quickie With Author Sara Zarr
A Quickie with Author Jessica Conant-Park
Jessica Conant-Park has one of those jobs that could quite possibly drive someone else mad – she works with her mother. More specifically, she writes ChickLit mysteries with her mother. The Gourmet Girl series stars Chloe, a "food connoisseur on a quest for the perfect meal and man." The books mix engaging characters, snarky fun and utterly delectable recipes. Just reading this … [Read more...] about A Quickie with Author Jessica Conant-Park
Fourth Comings
Written by Hannah All right, let's get the big spoiler out of the way first. Marcus and Jessica don't end up together. And you know what? I'm glad. That's right. I'm glad Jessica and Marcus finally broke up. One of the best things about Fourth Comings is how it illustrates that two people in love may, in the end, still not be right for each other. The idea that love is … [Read more...] about Fourth Comings