One of the things that I really love to get the chance to do, is to interview an author, who I admire. Michaela MacColl recently graciously agreed to stop by my site to answer some of my burning questions about her novels. Hopefully they burn a desire for reading into you. YA Book Shelf: In [...]

Forbidden is a compelling novel about how child neglect leads to an unnaturally close relationship between two siblings until their love turns romantic. I had the opportunity to read and review when it first came out, and even now, nearly a month later, it’s still stuck in my mind. For this reason, I was really [...]

If you’re read not one, but both of my dystopian novel recommendation posts on Examiner.com, then you’ll probably already know that I enjoyed Jo Treggiari‘s debut YA novel, Ashes, Ashes. This is the first Canadian YA book in this genre that I’ve ever had the chance to read, so when Scholastic Canada asked whether I’d [...]

Some of you may not know this, but Kat Zhang is the author of a forthcoming YA trilogy. The first book is called Hybrid, and it’s about a girl who has two souls. Sound intriguing? Then check out my questions and her answers for this Armchair BEA interview! YA Book Shelf: Many of your personal [...]

Did you read 13 To Life in 2010? How about Shadows And Secrets when it was released in February, 2011? Are you looking forward to the three remaining novels in this series, including Bargains And Betrayals? If you are, then what better way to make the wait seem a little less excruciating than by checking [...]

Over the last year, I’ve conducted a lot of interviews with both new and seasoned authors. Some of them have made me laugh, and many of them have wowed me. My interview with Paige Harbison is definitely one of the later. Whether I asked her questions about important plot points, her dream cast for the [...]

On Sunday, I had the opportunity to review Sherry Shahan‘s recent novel, Purple Daze as part of National Poetry Month @ YA Book Shelf. Today, I’m happy to have the chance to share our interview with all of you. Hopefully, her responses will intrigue you enough to pick up her novel. YA Book Shelf: I [...]

Having recently read not only Devil’s Kiss and Dark Goddess, I was really excited to get the chance to interview the author, Sarwat Chadda. Once I saw his responses to my questions, however, I was looking forward to sharing them with you even more. Read this interview to learn some of the ins and outs [...]

I recently had the chance to read and reviewed the first two novels in Alexander Gordon Smith‘s Escape From Furnace series. If you haven’t read them yet and are looking for a fast-paced series, then I’d definitely recommend them to you, even though technically they’re directed to teen boys more than anyone else. No matter [...]

Have you heard of the 2011 debut novel, Other Words for Love by Lorraine Zago Rosenthal? In this novel, Ari receives an unexpected inheritance that brings her opportunities that she never imagined possible, like the chance to transfer to an elite Manhattan prep school, wealthy new friends like Leigh, and introductions to both the glamorous [...]