I’m sure you have noticed that I haven’t been posting on my blog very often. I’d like to fix that, but right now it seems a little overwhelming. SO, what I’m going to do is start posting my book reviews on my Tumblr page. http://karinlibrarian.tumblr.com These reviews will be abbreviated. I’ll use the book synopsis [Keep Reading]
Dear Readers, Today you are in for a treat. In honor of the recent release of SHADOWS, the sequel to ASHES, the wonderfully talented Ilsa Bick is responding to a question I asked. Here is my question: Why do you lean toward such dark themes/characters in your books? Here is her answer: I’m often asked [Keep Reading]
Want to find out how fast you read? Just click Start Reading below and start your own test. Read a few paragraphs and answer 3 comprehension questions to get your results. Find out how long it would take you to read some of the classics. Here are my results: Source: Staples eReader Department
O Rly? How “realistic” does a kid’s novel—or any novel—have to be? Or, rather, how un-realistic can it get away with being before the reader rebels, and thinks, “No”? The answer probably is: There is no answer. Once we know something is a piece of fiction, we ask only that it pull [Keep Reading]
1 of the 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books….for 51 other reasons, visit YA Librarian Tales (August 4th), Call Me Crazy (August 6th, and I Just Want to Sit Here and Read (August 7th) and stay tuned for more! Jessica’s top 5 favorite movies are: Sliding Doors; Love, Actually; Back to the [Keep Reading]
In honor of the early July release of ONCE by Anna Carey, I am able to offer you a wonderful opportunity. How would you like to win a copy of EVE, ONCE, and a $10 iTunes Giftcard? Anna Carey is sharing her 5 favorite things with us. In order [Keep Reading]
Welcome to Karin’s Book Nook. Today it is my pleasure to host the Blog Tour for SHADOW AND BONE. Back in March I posted my review and as you can see, I enjoyed it immensely. I am so excited to have the author, Leigh Bardugo, guest posting on my blog today. Without further ado…. JUST [Keep Reading]
In honor of Armchair BEA I am giving away an ARC of THE DIVINERS by Libba Bray. Be sure to get your entry in by Monday, June 11th.
Today is the first day of Armchair BEA. I don’t know about you, but I’m really sad that I can’t be at BEA this year. Maybe next year though. In order to sooth myself, I’m participating with others not able to attend. For those of you at home, you can follow the excitement on Twitter for [Keep Reading]
Today is Karin’s Book Nook’s 5th Anniversary. I can’t believe I’ve been blogging this long. It is kind of ironic that this anniversary falls during my first failure of the year to post. My goal this year was to post every day, but I’ve been off for a couple of days. I’ll get back to [Keep Reading]
