2014 has already come and gone and I have yet to share with you my favorite reads of the year. For those who don’t follow me on social media, the answer as to why is simple: I was dying of the plague. Okay, not really. I REALLY had the flu. And not just one. I had TWO different strands. So for my Christmas vacation, I spent 16 days in bed. Sleeping. Barely moving. Barely reading—which is the real tragedy. But now that we have enjoyed a full two weeks of 2015, let me share with you my favorite reads of 2014. First, I met my Goodreads goal of 115 books. As a matter of fact, I didn’t meet it—I spanked it. By year’s end I read 144 books (mostly YA and mysteries). I really like rounded up numbers, so I am bummed I didn’t reach 145, but hey, since I spanked my original goal, I will take it. Of those 144 boys, below I am sharing with you 15 of my favorite tween/YA reads in no particular order. Enjoy! ‘The Impossible Knife of Memory’ – Laurie Halse Anderson I did...
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To help celebrate, Book ‘Em! will host author interviews with some of the authors that will make an appearance. Today, I am hosting Lisi Harrison, author of ‘The Clique’ series.
What one thing do you need to have when you write?
A scented candle. Each book has its own scent.
Describe your book in 5 words
Popular freshmen’s secret journals revealed.
What is the hardest line to write- the first or the last?
First. 100%
Best writing tip you ever received?
Stop writing in the middle of a chapter instead of the end. It will be easier to start up again the next day.
What one young adult novel do you wish you had when you were a teen? Why?
Stargirl.
Tell us 5 random facts about yourself.
1. I can’t run.
2. I have a tattoo with a type-o. It’s supposed to say, “creativity” but it says, “dry.”
3. In college I thought it would be cool to get a tattoo written in Chinese characters.
4. I was supposed to be on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. I changed my reservation at the last minute. Now every time I look at a clock it says 9:11.
5. I can’t stand being asked about my “favorites.” I don’t have favorites. If I did I’d forget what they are the minute you asked and would remember them the minute you leave. It’s maddening.
6. I prefer to give 6 random facts.
Where's your favorite place to write?
My office.
What are you working on now?
Pretenders #2: License to Spill.
What is your favorite genre to write in? To Read?
What did I just tell you about “favorites?”
At what point in the development of an idea do you know that it will become a full-length novel?
When I can describe it in one sentence. And do it without cringing.
Be sure to check out Harrison’s latest novel: Pretenders. “We’re all pretenders.” Click hereto add it to your Goodreads shelf or to learn more about it.To learn more about Lisi Harrison, her writing, and/or where you can catch her on tour, visit her website.
Thank you to YALLFest for providing the interview.
Happy Reading!
- The Hodgenator
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