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YA Guy: April 2015
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Monday, April 20, 2015. YA Guy Reviews. A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA by Ursula K. Le Guin! What could YA Guy possibly say that hasn't already been said about the first book in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series? I mean, the book's a classic. It's been reviewed all over the place. There are nearly 700 reviews on Amazon alone. What's the point? Well, stick around. I might surprise you. I'm not really into high fantasy anymore. I prefer science fiction. Maybe because I've gotten older (and more cynical? Every bit ...
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Author S. L. Duncan: October 2013
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Author S. L. Duncan. Places. People. Words. Wednesday, October 2, 2013. A word about Tom Clancy. Today I, and the world, lost a treasure. Tom Clancy has passed. To be honest, I wasn't a reader. Having summer reading forced on me every time school was let out probably associated the experience to schoolwork. And I hated schoolwork. So unless it was a comic book, I just didn't bother. The book opened my world in a way I did not expect, and afterwards I was officially a reader. So when I learned of Clancy's...
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Author S. L. Duncan: March 2014
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Author S. L. Duncan. Places. People. Words. Monday, March 17, 2014. The Author Interview: Skila Brown, CAMINAR. It's time for another round of the aptly titled segment, THE AUTHOR INTERVIEW! In this episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to fellow OneFourKidLit alumni, Skila Brown, author of the poetic YA novel, CAMINAR. Releasing March 25th. Here she is, to tell us a little about herself, her process, and her amazing new book. You wrote a book? What will he do then? Is this your first book ever? I was i...
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YA Guy: YA Guy Celebrates... SURVIVAL COLONY 9 in paperback (plus a giveaway!)
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Saturday, August 1, 2015. YA Guy Celebrates. SURVIVAL COLONY 9 in paperback (plus a giveaway! The paperback edition of SURVIVAL COLONY 9. Comes out September 1, and to celebrate, YA Guy’s offering some goodies to readers. Here’s how it works:. Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Provide me your mailing address in the free entry tab, and I’ll send you signed SC9 swag (bookmarks, postcards, and bookplate)! Which releases in summer 2016! And it gets even better! But you’d be wrong! So, to sum up:. And em...
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Author S. L. Duncan: The Author Interview: Christina Farley, GILDED
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Author S. L. Duncan. Places. People. Words. Monday, February 3, 2014. The Author Interview: Christina Farley, GILDED. It's time for another round of the aptly titled segment, THE AUTHOR INTERVIEW! In this episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to fellow OneFourKidLit alumni, Christina Farley, author of the Korea- influenced YA novel, GILDED. Here she is, to tell us a little about herself, her process, and her amazing new book. Tell me a little about yourself for bio purposes. 1 You wrote a book? GILDED h...
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Author S. L. Duncan: August 2014
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Author S. L. Duncan. Places. People. Words. Monday, August 25, 2014. The Author Interview: Joshua David Bellin, SURVIVAL COLONY. It's time for another round of the aptly titled segment, THE AUTHOR INTERVIEW! In this episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to fellow OneFourKidLit alumni, Joshua David Bellin, author of the YA dystopian, SURVIVAL COLONY. Here he is, to tell us a little about himself, his process, and his killer new book. Tell us a little about yourself. You wrote a book? Like a lot of writer...
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YA Guy: August 2015
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Sunday, August 23, 2015. YA Guy Reads. Historical Fiction! YA Guy's always been a voracious reader. (Like, what author isn't? Though there are certain genres I've focused on- YA and science fiction, most obviously- I've dipped into lots of others over the years, including biography and memoir, travel narratives, epic fantasy, mystery, and many more. I'm too restless a reader (and writer) to exclude anything! The Good Lord Bird. The Invention of Wings. By Russell Banks. Yet another John Brown novel, t...
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YA Guy: July 2015
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. YA Guy Hosts. Laura Lee Anderson, author of SONG OF SUMMER! Pittsburgh is home to lots of great kidlit authors, and one of the newest is Laura Lee Anderson, whose YA debut, SONG OF SUMMER. Releases as an e-book today! Let's hear from Laura as she tells us about her book and about one of the main characters, whose deafness plays a key role in the story! Music, language, and culture sing back-up as love takes the melody, but just how long can a summer song last? 2) People who are dea...
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YA Guy: YA Guy Hosts... Laura Lee Anderson, author of SONG OF SUMMER!
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. YA Guy Hosts. Laura Lee Anderson, author of SONG OF SUMMER! Pittsburgh is home to lots of great kidlit authors, and one of the newest is Laura Lee Anderson, whose YA debut, SONG OF SUMMER. Releases as an e-book today! Let's hear from Laura as she tells us about her book and about one of the main characters, whose deafness plays a key role in the story! Music, language, and culture sing back-up as love takes the melody, but just how long can a summer song last? 2) People who are dea...
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YA Guy: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014. YA Guy Visits. Schools and Libraries! YA Guy's discovered that one of the coolest things about writing books for young people is that you get to visit schools and libraries to talk about your book, the writing life, and lots of other things besides! At a recent library visit, the middle schoolers I addressed were very interested in what I'd eaten for breakfast.) Here, for fun, are some pictures from recent events! At Community Library of Allegheny Valley. Kirkus Reviews: "De...
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