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I found this on a blog of a YA author I have read. I love YA writing when you just want simple escapism and uncomplicated text. Instructions: Put an “X” next to the books you’ve read Put a “+” next to the books you LOVE Put a “#” next to the books you plan on reading 1. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy / Douglas Adams X 2. Kit’s Wilderness / David Almond 3. Absolutely True...

Lots of author readings over the next week plus lots of humor, new releases, reviews and prank calls... Spotted several really cool happenings in the paper today: Nalo Hopkinson will discuss her novels such as Gaylactic Spectrum and The Salt Roads , Tuesday, July 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the University Bookstore in Seattle. Caitlin Kittredge and Kevin Radthorne will discuss their novels Street...

Recently, Canadian author Linda Holeman gave a presentation at CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers) about her experiences going from writing to a YA market to an adult one. Her observations fascinated me in that her main characters are still for the most part young adults, but, in her own words, 'aren't held back or censored.' This got me thinking that...

Lots of author, book and award updates, Ray Bradbury fighting for libraries, and lots of movie news. Apex returns from hiatus on July 6th; more details over on jennifer_brozek 's blog! Oh, and more news about the Apex lottery and other interesting writerly stuff. djwudi has a lovely selection to links about such diverse topics as Transformers is an art film , Disney's princesses...

New stuff at Seattle Geekly plus the Apex Halloween short story contest, new Futurama episodes, Liam Neeson heading up the A-Team and the Gundam beautifying the Tokyo skyline... One of my fellow editors, Michele, has a new gig! She's joining the news team for Broad Universe , a group of SF/F/H women writers including folks like Ursula leg Guin, Suzy McKee Charnas, nancy Kress and others...

New musicals! Links to interesting articles galore - everything from dwarf galaxies to metal bands performing songs in Klingon. People joining Twitter like mad! Contests! Drawings! Books coming out! Oh, just go beneath the cuts... Fabulous (and local) writer Donna Barr wrote the libretto for a new musical: Trippin' the Light Fantastic . On Twitter? Considering it? Well the Pacific Science Center...

Didn't have time earlier to explore the LJ-verse...and hey, there's some good stuff out there! New podcasts from Pacific Fen Spotlight plus Hugo Award coolness, auctions, spoilers and thoughts about Norwescon. Over at pacfenspotlight , the Tricky Pixie interview show has been posted and look for stuff from Emerald City ComicCon coming soon! pameladean asked her readers for bits...

I love this meme, thanks for the idea dynonugget ! My LiveJournal Friends _excentric_ eternalphoenix_ ...

Lots of updates from our sister sites including the new exhibit at Fantagraphics starting in April plus blogdates and info about Seattle-Geekly.com - a source for cool podcasts and commentary about local geeky goodness! Plus movie news about Monsters vs. Aliens, Alice, Witch Mountain and others. Lots of updates from our busy editors over on Blogspot! Interesting newsy bits include: *Details about...