by Malinda Lo on July 21, 2010
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I‘ve been keeping a list of serious, important subjects I could blog about, but lately my brain has been fried (I’ve been doing hard work, I swear!) and all I want to do is escape into some good entertainment. So here are three things that have entertained me recently: 1. Inception I saw this movie [...]
by Malinda Lo on July 19, 2010
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At the beginning of this year, I resolved to read four specific novels. One of those was Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. A word of warning to those who count this book as one of their childhood favorites: I’m about to say some things that may sound critical. I really enjoyed the book a [...]
by Malinda Lo on June 23, 2010
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I’m heading off to Washington, D.C., on Thursday for the American Library Association, so my blog will be quiet until I return next week. If you’ll be at ALA and want to catch me there, here are the places I will be. To keep you busy until I return, here are some reading suggestions, divided [...]
by Malinda Lo on April 5, 2010
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Earlier this year I blogged about my reading resolutions for 2010, listing four books I intended to read (and blog about) this year. Back in February, I read Jane Austen’s Persuasion but haven’t had a chance to post about it until now. I enjoyed Persuasion very much. I was surprised to find it quite suspenseful! [...]
Next up on the First Sentence Tour starring the 2009 Debutantes is Stacey Jay‘s third zombie novel, My So Called Death, which was published in March. What’s one of your favorite first sentences from one of your favorite books? SJ: From The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot: Sometimes it seems like all I ever do [...]