Every once in awhile an author or publicist tells me about an event that they have planned for the Toronto, south western Ontario or Montreal area. Sometimes, I stumble upon them through my searches through the Internet or Twitter. When either of these things happen, I figure, why not share the awesomeness with you? So [...]

Have you heard about the It Gets Better project? Perhaps you’ve heard of it, but YouMakeMeFeelLessAlone, or YMMFLA for short, might not ring any bells. I took the the It Gets Better pledge in November 2010, so when YA author Samantha Schutz asked me if I would help her spread the word about this organization, [...]

I’ve been a big reader for about as long as I can remember. I started with nursery rhymes, fairytales, and various picture books. When I was a little older, I moved onto Beverley Cleary’s books, in particular Ramona and Her Father, The Babysitter’s Club series, Kit Pearson, Cynthia Voigt, R.L. Stine, and Christopher Pike, among [...]

According to an article published in USA Today a few days ago, Chloe Moretz, the young actor best known for her role as Hit Girl in the movie Kick Ass, is leading the search for someone to play the role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming Hunger Games movie. Fans have been selecting their actor [...]

When I was a young child and tween, I had a love of fairy tales like no other. I say that, and you’re probably thinking, “Well, that’s what she says, but the truth is that I had a love of fairy tales that can’t compare with anyone else.” Or quite possibly you’ll be thinking, “Really…as [...]

Award shows crop up now and again, and they’re presented by both small and large organizations. Sometimes it is the big players, including those who advertise most heavily with the organization in question who have the best chance at winning (trust me, I’ve seen this in action in industries other than the publication one). However, [...]

Buy the Pride And Prejudice Zombies Tee Or buy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Format: Hardcover, paperback or deluxe heirloom edition Authors: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Commentary by: Melissa on May 14, 2010 Since the April 2009 release of Pride And Prejudice And Zombies, the book publishing world has been inundated with books in [...]

Reading has always been an activity that I enjoyed. I’ve been on real live adventures to foreign lands, but not so much in my teen years. Books let me explore the world from a fresh perspective,  find sympathy for characters going through similar things and let my imagination run around with that of my favorite [...]

Read The Twilight Saga Collection Wuthering Heights or pre-order End Of Days No matter what you think of The Twilight Saga, you have to admit that since it was first introduced in 2005, it has become one of the biggest success stories among YA books. According to Wikipedia, it sold the most copies of any [...]

From it’s portrayal of the Internet age and it’s effect on teenagers to coming out, the YA book Will Grayson, Will Grayson has been the subject of buzz. Find out if this novel is all that the media says it’s cracked up to be.