Every year for fun the MonsterLibrarian crew picks their favorite reads of the year (from the books we read, not necessarily the ones published in that year). Here are our picks for top YA reads. What are yours? The Monster Librarian’s Top Picks for Young Adults, 2011 A special mention goes to Miss Peregrine’s Home […]
Happy 2012!
January 2, 2012Whew! So how were your holidays? We have a belated holiday present for you that we’ve been working real hard on. Reading Bites has put together a printable checklist of vampire YA books for you! We doubt it’s complete. (So if we’ve missed something, tell us!) But it’s a good start. Thanks for sticking with […]
Interview with Kimberly Pauley
December 23, 2011Kimberly Pauley is the author of Sucks to Be Me : The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe), the sequel Still Sucks to Be Me will be coming out next year. Kimberly, thank you for taking the time to answer some of our questions. KK: Could you tell us a little about yourself? […]
Interview with Mari Mancusi
December 16, 2011Mari Mancusi is the author of the teen Blood Coven Vampire series as well as couple of non-paranormal teen books. Additionally, she writes for adults under the name Marianne Mancusi. RW: Mari… Thanks so much for taking the time out of your schedule to do this interview for Monster Librarian! MM: But of course! RW: […]
Interview with Melissa de la Cruz
December 9, 2011Melissa de la Cruz is the talented author of young adult vampire series Blue Bloods. Her latest entry in the series is Blue Bloods 3: Revelations. ML: Melissa, thank you so much for this interview. We at MonsterLibrarian.com have a lot of questions for you and greatly appreciate your taking the time to answer them. […]
Interview with Nancy A. Collins
December 2, 2011Nancy A. Collins is the author of several novels and numerous short stories. She is a recipient of the Horror Writers Association’s Bram Stoker Award and The British Fantasy Society’s Icarus Award. Her latest work is a young adult vampires series titled Vamps. ML: You started your novel writing life with Sunglasses After Dark, the […]
Speak, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0142411872 Available: New and Used Eighth grade is tough for every misfit, but being born a vampire complicates matters. Adding to Vladimir Tod’s list of problems are the recent death of his parents in a huge fire, the constant bullying he suffers at school, and the freaky-weird substitute teacher who has taken […]
Review: Destined by Morgan Rice
November 23, 2011Morgan Rice, 2011 ISBN-13: 9780982953754 Available: New paperback, multi-format digital Destined is the fourth book in The Vampire Journals series. It’s a departure from the first three books, in that it kicks the story back in time to 18th century Italy, before it was an Italy. In that period, Italy consisted of independent states which […]
Review: Ghost Town (Morganville Vampires, Book 9) by Rachel Caine
November 16, 2011NAL Trade; Reprint edition, 2011 ISBN-10: 0451232917 Available: New Ghost Town is Book Nine of Rachel Caine’s Morganville Vampires series. The series takes place in Morganville, a Texas town run by vampires, and the heroine is Claire Danvers, a young student who is attending Texas Prairie University. The series is notable amongst YA vampire fiction, […]
Yes, vampires have a place in romance
November 15, 2011I have a confession. I didn’t used to be a romance fan. In fact I’m sort of a fan through the least likely place, through horror. I’ve always been a sucker for paranormals and it *used* to be that paranormal=horror. Vampire=horror. I’m sure if you’ve ever read any comment on any Twilight blog entry, review […]