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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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 Elizabeth Scott
With one book out, Elizabeth Scott is poised to make a huge splash in the YA pool. Bloom was chosen as a Borders Original Voices selection and a Books-A-Million Teen Book Club selection, and reviews have made very favorable comparisons to YA favorites Sarah Dessen and Deb Caletti. Bloom is an utterly charming novel about first love – with all the imperfections and beauty. … [Read more...] about A Quickie with Author Elizabeth Scott