Category Archives: all about Books

Sick Lit

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Treggiari

There was an article recently in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper (which by the way is not high-brow journalism at its finest AT ALL) but still I wanted to talk about it a little here. Here’s the link for that if … Continue reading →

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The Comfort in Books

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Treggiari

So my life has taken a turn recently. My husband and I have decided to divorce after 16 years together. He is moving out January 1st. It is as amicable as we can make it but of course we are … Continue reading →

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YA (reinvented as a genre rather than a category)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Treggiari

So the other day I read a GoodReads review of Ashes, Ashes written by a 20-something year old man who bemoaned the lack of violence and also, boobs (yup, BOOBS) in the book. This puzzled me exceedingly. It says right … Continue reading →

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Read to Write

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Treggiari

I don’t know about the rest of you but I spend entirely too much time in my own head. Part of it is being a writer. I haven’t really found (nor do I really want to find) a way of … Continue reading →

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K-I-S-S-I-N-G/ Romance in YA

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Treggiari

It seems appropriate that it’s the month of Valentine (or more accurately/grossly/bloodily the feast of Lupercalia- go google it. I’ll wait). Back? Wondering why Hallmark didn’t make a card for that? Enlightened? Good. So once again I am wondering about … Continue reading →

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The Film of the Book

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Treggiari

Isn’t this a crazy dream that most crazy authors share? It means you have arrived somehow. You have been validated by the machine that is Hollywood and all those marketing people who spot trends and decree fashion. And decide what … Continue reading →

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ARCS!!!!!!!

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Treggiari

ARCS! ARCS are advance reading copies. They have nothing to do with Narcs. Or arks. They are exciting things because they go to reviewers and they are the first proof that in fact one is not dreaming and that there … Continue reading →

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My 10 Best YA Picks of 2010

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Treggiari

1) Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins 2) White Cat- Holly Black 3) Wasted- Nicola Morgan 4) Behemoth- Scott Westerfeld 5) Will Grayson Will Grayson- John Green & David Levithan 6) Before I Fall- Lauren Oliver 7) Going Bovine- Libba Bray 8) Seth … Continue reading →

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Tomayto. Tomahrto.

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Treggiari

My mum is a Brit but I mostly grew up in the States. She says ‘tomahrto’. I say ‘tomayto’ unless I am visiting the UK and then I make a special effort to say it their way. Now, having also … Continue reading →

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Insipid Heroines

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Treggiari

In real life I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone truly insipid. Boring perhaps but mostly because their interests don’t mesh with mine. Or they insist on trying to grab the center of attention spotlight away from myself. Actually that … Continue reading →

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