YA Novel TANTALIZE Adapted to Graphic Novel From New POV

August 11, 2011  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
It's time for a different take on Young Adult werewolves with Tantalize: Kieren's Story, a new graphic novel from Candlewick Press that shows a YA favorite from a different point of view. Author Cynthia Leitich Smith retells her own novel from an all-new perspective, teamed with artist Ming Doyle, who's making her graphic novel debut after earning a loyal following from cons and online ...

DragonCon and a Costume Conundrum

August 10, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
Okay, so first thing’s first: that event I mentioned last week? I’m going to DragonCon! I’ve been invited by the lovely C.L. Wilson to share a booth in the exhibit hall with her and some other writers (list of my co-presenters forthcoming, and yes, I’m an utter flake for not having it right on hand). And so far, I’ve booked at least one panel: Title: Writing for the YA and Children’s Market Description: How to write for an audience that’s half your age–or less. Tapping into the minds of

Rochester, the rock star and Heathcliff, the emo boy

July 28, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
Reader and friend of BrontëBlog's Stephanie has alerted us to the existence of yet another Jane Eyre retelling to be published, Jane by April Lindner. From Publishers Marketplace : Julie Scheina at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has bought English professor April Lindner's debut YA novel Jane, for the Poppy imprint. The story is a contemporary retelling of Jane Eyre, in which a Sarah Lawrence dropout-turned-nanny falls in love with her employer, an iconic rock star on the brink of a c