I’m delighted to let you know that today, YA Book Shelf is the host of Maggie Stiefvater‘s official Blog Tour for Linger! If you can’t tell, I’m really excited about this tour, and it comes at the perfect time. Maggie’s latest release for the The Wolves Of Mercy Falls series just debuted at #1 on [...]

Lesley Anne Cowan is the author of As She Grows and Something Wicked, which I really enjoyed reading. These are hard, ‘gritty’ novels, but among the ugliness that surround the main characters’ lives, there is a real beauty that they hold in their hearts. I am so excited to be able to present to my [...]

Earlier this week, I posted a review of Jill Murray‘s second book Rhythm And Blues, which I gave 5 out of 5 stars. Note: If you haven’t read this book or the first novel, Break On Through, find a way to do so now – you will be missing a lot if you don’t! However, [...]

All week I’ve been promoting an interview with Mary Osborne, the writer of a book that I read and reviewed earlier this week called Nonna’s Book Of Mysteries. It is a fascinating story about a 14-year-old girl, who wants, more than anything, to learn how to be a painter, despite the barriers to the profession [...]

If you’ve been following my blog for the last couple of weeks, you’ll know that I have been a long time fan of Jane Eyre. You’ll also know that I’ve recently read and fell in love with the monster mash-up version called Jane Slayre. This classic with a twist has all of the elements that [...]