Work in Progress

I'm an Assistant Editor at Penguin Young Readers Group. My job is to read lots and lots of books. It's pretty sweet. I also watch a lot of baseball, eat many slices of pie, and take trips on a whim. One day I will do all three of these things at once--or at least read a book about someone else doing it.

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Check out all this Penguin Printz love!!! GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE by Andrew Smith and Jandy Nelson's I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN. Two completely amazing books that are basically similar only in their absolute amazing-ness. 

 WOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!

(Also, go read them! Your life will be the better for it:)

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You are going to the City. There is only one City. It is only said with a capital C. No one needs to bother saying the name of the City. It is the City. Your full name has at least one apostrophe in it. It is the first page, and you are already late for something. Your mother affectionately chides you as you gulp down a few spoonfuls of porridge; she will be dead by page forty-two. There are two religions in your entire universe. One is a thinly veiled version of Islam. It is only practiced by villains. The other is “being a Viking.” You are a Viking. The High Priest is not to be trusted. Someone is eating an apple mockingly.

How To Tell If You Are In A High Fantasy Novel

(A companion to this post.)

[cevans77]

Because when it comes to chasing off winter cold bugs, sometimes rereading old favorites is the best medicine #famousfive #ihatewinter

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15 YA Writers on Their Favorite Book for Adults

"I mainly read YA because I have a PhD in literature and I need the complexity and emotion to remain intellectually engaged, but sometimes I do like to relax with an adult book. It’s nice to rest my mind with long descriptions and philosophical digressions and to read about feelings like ambivalence and activities like elder care. I really enjoy Tom Robbins’ Jitterbug Perfume because he writes so well about vegetables before he gets to the sexy bits." - E. Lockhart

I have nothing more to add. This is perfect.

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The Edgar Award nominations are in! Congratulations to NEARLY GONE by Elle Cosimano for being nominated in the Young Adult division! Check out all of the nominees here: http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html

[blackangelsbrokenwings]

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If Hermione Were The Main Character In "Harry Potter"

Hermione Granger and the Goddamn Patriarchy.

I have nothing to add to this

[cevans77]

Going to Harry Potter Land in Florida this weekend (much warmer than the north of England!) and I've got my travel guides packed up and ready to go -- all seven of 'em!

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John Green Is the John Hughes of Relatable YA Literature

Hughes’ characters were rooted in the everyday and mundane...Green’s other books, from Alaska to Grayson, are rooted in high school mundanity. The extraordinary comes from teens finding themselves through something like love or obsessions, the big, giant concepts that make life worth living.

[hazzaisperfection]

9 Quotes for the Ultimate Book Lover

[raphmike]

[maureenjohnsonbooks]

Me.

[cevans77]

THE RESPONSE RATE for inquiries sent to the North Pole is middling at best. For a definite reply this year, it’s much safer to ask a Penguin.

Hey look, we're famous--just like Santa!

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Stephen Colbert Was Late Night’s Most Passionate Book-Nerd

For nine years, Colbert enlisted roughly two writers a week into a bizarre form of theater.

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[thewritewire]

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51 Of The Most Beautiful Sentences In Literature

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Penguin gets into the holiday spirit