‘Everbound’ author Brodi Ashton writes by discovery
When Brodi Ashton sold her Everneath trilogy, she didn’t have a formal outline. She had the first book written, the…
Browsing: YA interview
Behind the scenes at The King’s English’s Ally Condie blogger convention
Did you hear about the girl in the bubbles? You know the girl in the…
‘Reached’ author Ally Condie happy to be on the unimagined path
Things don’t always happen the way you plan. Ally Condie turned to writing as a creative outlet after quitting teaching…
Tiffany Schmidt delves into living with cancer in ‘Send Me A Sign’
For a long time, fear of rejection kept Tiffany Schmidt from entertaining thoughts of becoming an author. She’s always written,…
Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ inspires author to write ‘A Thunderous Whisper’
From the time she was a 10-year-old girl hanging around in her tree house reading books, Christina Gonzalez wanted to…
‘Butter’ author Erin Jade Lang inspired by her work as a journalist
Young adult books aren’t just for teens but for anyone who remembers what it was like to be a teen,…
Elizabeth George takes on YA literature in ‘Edge of Nowhere’
Elizabeth George has been writing since she was 7. By the time junior high came around, she was writing novels…
With community support, independent bookstore is thriving
Betsy Burton is about to celebrate a big birthday — a very big birthday. On Sept. 10, The King’s English…
‘Beautiful Lies’ author Jessica Warman writes to teens’ unique perspectives
Jessica Warman writes because she doesn’t remember ever wanting to do anything else. She says there was a brief time…
Shannon Hale says ‘Palace of Stone’ is exactly the story she wanted to tell
It’s been more than six years since Shannon Hale’s “Princess Academy” received the prestigious Newbery Honor. The book tells the…