Tag: book club

Book Club Preparations and a Shortage of Male YA Books

ByRachel August 15, 2009 1 Comment
Tonight I'm starting the curriculum for the Up and Writing Book Club. I'm a little sleepy, so much of this may not get done, but it'll at least be a start. I already have a book lined up for next month (I think--haven't read it yet, so it could turn out to be lame) but I want the month after next to be a YA fantasy geared more towards males, with a male protagonist. There's a shortage of those in...

Update on Book Club

ByRachel August 13, 2009 0 Comments
The <a href="http://rachelhestondavis.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/young-adult-book-club-online/">Up and Writing Book Club</a> has a few announcements: The date of our first book discussion has been postponed to Monday, Aug. 24. It was going to be next Wednesday, but as I've just now announced the club, I thought I'd give you all an extra week or so to track down the book and start...

Author Pics

ByRachel August 12, 2009 0 Comments
Got a round of pictures taken today for my web site. I needed a head shot to use for my site and as my profile pictures on Facebook, Twitter and other things. Hopefully the site and the picture will be up soon! I never knew taking pictures outdoors could be so complicated. We had trouble from sun, shadows, tombstones, wind, and a twig that wanted to poke my eyes out. For those who weren't here...

Young Adult Book Club Online

ByRachel August 11, 2009 6 Comments
So I'm going to try something new with this blog. I've been wanting to talk about the YA books Idiscovered this summer, but instead of inundating you with reviews for books you haven't read--I'm starting the Up and Writing online book club. Unlike regular book clubs which meet once a month, we're going to read each book in four segments and have weekly discussions right here at Up and Writing....