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Great PW Article and Book Review

Sandi Greene — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:28:26 +0000

If you write CBA YA fiction or read it (or just want to know more about the market), there was an excellent Publisher’s Weekly article this week on YA in the CBA market, and how it’s growing and changing (http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/451714-Fiction_Publishers_Exploit_Digital_Media_for_New_Growth.php)
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And while we’re discussing CBA YA, I have to put a plug in for a book. I’ve been reading quite a few CBA YA books right now for a contest, and I just finished “Beautiful” by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma (Thomas Nelson). I have to say this is the best CBA YA book I have read in a long time. I am not usually a fan of much of what the CBA market puts out right now, because the books feel so far behind the times of general market YA. But this was different. It had an interesting, contemporary plot, contemporary, I liked the characters, and it was a little edgy. And yet, it was clean. I could recommend it to a girl at church and not have to question if she’ll be offended by the content. Great book.
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Happy Friday! Sandi

Oh Taylor how I love thee

Sandi Greene — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:43:05 +0000

First, a great article this week from Publisher’s Weekly on the increase of teen book sales, and lots of research on what teens are reading. Check it out.

Is Taylor Swift dating Taylor Lautner? I don’t know, but that would be pretty sweet (we’ll all feel some sort of satisfaction that Edward wasn’t the only one to snag a good girl). Taylor Swift just put out a killer video called “Fifteen.” Go for your dreams girls and forget those boys (unless they’re buying you Starbucks, of course, then give them a few minutes of your time).

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Tidbits for YA Writers

Sandi Greene — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:46:51 +0000

I read another cool article on “New Moon” today. I promise I won’t send these all the time, but I’m so excited about the movie, I couldn’t resist: http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/comic-con/new-moon-panel/story/feature/?GT1=28140

My friend Kimberly reminded me of the up-to-date news information you can find at Publisher’s Weekly. You can subscribe to their newsletter for free and one of their options is children’s books (and there is a newsletter for religious books for all my CBA friends): http://www.publishersweekly.com/enewsletter/CA6672758/2788.html

This week PW had a cool article on the expansion of the teen section at Borders: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6672662.html?nid=2788&source=title&rid=1920529184

One thing that drives me crazy about searching through the YA section on Barnes and Noble online is that the majority of the books they promote are vampire novels. I’m so sick of these that I won’t even look at them! (But don’t worry Bella and Edward…I’ll never leave you!). So I was thankful for this funny comic strip my friend Michelle sent to me today:

She got it off of a hilarious website that I’m just now learning about called Inkygirl.com and WillWriteForChocolate.com.

Happy writing!