Amazon KNOWS Me
You know how Amazon sends emails everyday suggesting worthless stuff for you to buy? Well, I got the BEST You-should-buy-this email this morning.
Like, really, it’s incredible.
So, here’s the deal: I’m pretty sure I’ve never searched for anything Amish-related on Amazon, and I sure as hell haven’t ever searched for patio furniture. But, here it is anyway! The fun part? If I were in the market for porch swings, I would absolutely want it to Amish-crafted. Which basically means that Amazon straight up knows me. Which is actually really, really creepy.
Must Watch List: ‘Young Adult’
I try really hard to be an equal-opportunity pop culture connoisseur. I’m not the kind of lady who says “Wait, Jon Favreau directed it? Well, then I’m not seeing it.” or “Jane Espenson wrote that episode? Then obviously it’ll be great!” [Although, for the record, it probably will be.] However, as evidenced by that little caveat you just saw, I do have some favorites.
And it just so happens that a whole slew of my favorites have gotten together to create a movie about something that I like a lot: young adult fiction—I like it so much that I have a blog devoted to writing about and reviewing YA novels. Apparently the lovely, hilarious Miss Diablo Cody (who wrote Juno, Jennifer’s Body , and The United States of Tara) has written a screenplay about a young adult author, played by Charlize Theron, who returns to her hometown in pursuit of her now-married high school sweetheart. I’m sure hijinks ensue. And though those two things are enough to make me go see that movie on opening night, there are a couple other people involved with this project that made me squeal in delight.
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Waiting on Wednesday: Black Heart
Title: Black Heart (Curse Workers series)
Author: Holly Black
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster)
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Cassel Sharpe knows he’s been used as an assassin, but he’s trying to put all that behind him. He’s trying to be good, even though he grew up in a family of con artists and cheating comes as easily as breathing to him. He’s trying to do the right thing, even though the girl he loves is inextricably connected with crime. And he’s trying to convince himself that working for the Feds is smart, even though he’s been raised to believe the government is the enemy.
But with a mother on the lam, the girl he loves about to take her place in the Mob, and new secrets coming to light, the line between what’s right and what’s wrong becomes increasingly blurred. When the Feds ask Cassel to do the one thing he said he would never do again, he needs to sort out what’s a con and what’s truth. In a dangerous game and with his life on the line, Cassel may have to make his biggest gamble yet—this time on love.—Goodreads
I. Love. This. Series.
When the lovely and wholly fantastic Miss Holly Black posted the first teaser from Black Heart on Monday, you best believe that I sort of . . . freaked out. It’s not even a long quote. It’s a blip, really. But it’s a lovely, gorgeous, effing incredible blip that will make you want to devour the other two books, White Cat and Red Glove. (And, really, you probably should. Well, not literally devour. Whatever, y’all know what I mean.) Anyhow, the takeaway is this: I want to read this book real bad. And not in April. Which seems hella-far away, since it’s, you know, currently August. *le sigh*
What books are you waiting on this week? Lemme know in comments!
Waiting on Wednesday is weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
Tune In Tuesday: 90s Edition!
Alright,y’all. I really, really, REALLY like music from the ’90s. Which actually makes this Tune in Tuesday a little tough for me because there are just so many frakkin’ songs to choose from.
So, I think . . . I think I shall pull up my “90s Jams” playlist on iTunes and let iTunes randomly choose the song for me. (I really love that iTunes can make decisions for me.)
Ooooh, iTunes chose a good one! Ok, so now that I know the song, I’ll give it a bit of an introduction.
This song is from the soundtrack of Reality Bites, a film I think is maybe the most 90’s-tastic movie around. [I admit, THAT is a very bold statement. I think I mean most 90’s-tastic in terms of attitude and tone] It captures the angst and uncertainty and the “oh-wow-growing-up-sucks” part of growing up and finding out that life after college is a really insecure place to find yourself. And this song really captures that as well. So, without further ado, here is the wonderful Miss Lisa Loeb.
And now I will give you a BONUS VIDEO of an entirely different genre. Because I FEEL like it. *grins madly*
If that doesn’t have you chair dancing, I don’t know what will.
Happy Tuesday!
Tune In Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at GReadsBooks.
TGIF: Author Block Party
On this gloriously cool August Friday, Ginger at GReadsBooks has asked:
I’m going to go ahead and say that this is pretty much the greatest thing I have ever thought up. After some serious deliberating about my oh-so exclusive guest list, what I decided is that I would have an author sleepover, with a stringent “No Boys Allowed” rule. [Obviously, boys will be crashing this very girly party.]
So, without further ado, here is my incredibly fantastic guest list and the items they have been assigned to bring:
Maureen Johnson: Bringing jars, and perhaps Sherlock. And Felicity Disco!! Felicity Disco can come tooooo.
Holly Black: Bringing some sort of hilarious costumes for all of us to wear. If they must, they can be themed.
Cassandra Clare: Bringing snacks.
Libba Bray: Bringing her glass eye and a keyboard.
Myra McEntire: Bringing DRINKS. She gets to choose what sort.
Michelle Hodkin: Bringing a Ouija board. We will just STARE at it and not actually USE it.
Jeri Smith-Ready: Bringing her iPod.
Stephanie Perkins: Bringing crafts. I don’t really know if she’s crafty, but I think that maybe she is, and I bet her crafty ideas would be adorable.
And at this sleepover, we would eat snacks and drink whatever sorts of beverages Miss Myra brings, and watch a lot of Doctor Who. And the boys (John Green, David Levithan, George R. R. Martin [I figure, every party needs a surly man with a beard!] and then the author ladies’ respective fellas) would crash the party, and fun would be HAD. And it would probably end up all over Twitter and Youtube, since my invitees tend to like to post things on those sorts of Internet-y places.
So that’s my author party list! I hope that y’all have all had a great week and have a luxuriously relaxing weekend to look forward to!
TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at GReadsBooks.
Bethany Larson 