By this point in time, pretty much everyone and their mother is talking about the Hunger Games. I went to see the movie last weekend before I got sick and allergic to life, and I had meant to make a post about it in a more timely manner, but yeah. About that… I was veryRead more
By now, you’ve probably read Meghan Cox Gurdon’s Wall Street Journal article “Darkness Too Visible,” which criticizes the availability of dark-themed YA novels. Needless to say, this has created quite a buzz in the book blog world, with a great deal of debate on both sides. My own opinion is that Megan Cox Gurdon isRead more
Rather than reviewing a book today, I’m going to take a look at the old Scottish ballad Tam Lin. This ballad has served as the inspiration for a great many novels, including The Perilous Gard, Winter Rose, and Tithe. I first became interested in Tam Lin after reading The Perilous Gard as a teenager. AsRead more