Sometimes, I just like talking about books unrelated to craft or publishing.
Holy moly, it has been…a shamefully long time since I’ve last updated my blog. There are several reasons for this, not the least of which has been how busy I’ve been this past year. Still, I would be remiss in my duties if I didn’t include at least one “best of” list. Most of my reading was for work, but I managed to squeeze in a few for pleasure. Not many, but a few.
According to this this test, I average about 1200 words per minute when it comes to reading. This means I can read War and Peace in about 8 hours, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in about 1 hour, and various and sundry other things quickly.
Good to know I was born to be an editor.
Calvin and Hobbes pretty much defined my childhood. And y’all wonder where White-Harp came from…
And this, my friends, is why everyone needs a Wicked Cool Riley in their lives.
As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
Damn, John Green. I mean…damn.
I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be the same person every day.Stephanie Perkins, Lola and the Boy Next Door
Lola is a girl after my own heart. ♥
I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice
This is why I love Austen so: not the romances, not the manners porn, not the “out of countenance”-ing, but this. Words to live by, Miss Eliza Bennet!
It’s that time of year again, as 2011 draws to a close, when JJ picks her Best Reads books. This year’s been a bit of a mixed bag for me, and despite the spate of new and shiny YA titles with attendant romances and cool dystopian/fantasy/sci-fi settings that came out in 2011, the books that [...]
Books win their audiences for a reason. Most popular books wear their artlessness on their sleeve: Stephenie Meyer, the author of the “Twilight” series, is an awkward writer with little feeling for construction, but the intensity of emotion with which she imbues her characters is enviable. You never doubt her commitment to the material, which [...]
S. Jae-Jones, but JJ, if you please. Editrix at St. Martin's Press. Writer. Artist. Avid skydiver. And she abandons her mind to obscure arts.