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San Jose Literature

Readings: The good vs. the bad

Audience members have always disagreed about what makes a good reading. Some patrons immensely dislike the idea of an author reading their...
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The Smart Chicks Kicked Menlo Park

Kepler's and the Menlo Park Library hosted a Young Adult even this past Saturday with several leading authors in the genre. Menlo Park was just...
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Reading excerpt of The Duff by Kody Keplinger

18 year old debut author Kody Keplinger has her first book coming out very soon near you. It's called The Duff and the description is as...
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Monster High takes book marketing to the next level.

Monster High coming next month is about everything the title suggests. Going to a high school full of monsters. The book is highly anticipated by...
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Some of the best Young Adult Lit of 2010

These are some of the most anticipated titles of 2010. Some are in stores now. Others are coming later in the fall. You by Charles Benoit From...
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Fragment Friday: Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

You may remember Jonathan Maberry as the author of Patient Zero. His new book for young adults hits the shelves in October 2010. Rot and Ruin. The...
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I Am Number Four hits the shelves mere months before the theater

I Am Number Four hit shelves all over the country yesterday, mere days after a movie being revealed at Comic Con. Pittacus Lore is a Pen Name for a...
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What are you reading San Jose?

I walk around the city a lot. I ride public transit at times. Lately I have been break-necking a bit to see what people in our area are reading. It...
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History through literature: Five awesome authors

There is no shortage of creative minds in this wonderful city, and there never has been. The creative process is part of the San Francisco...
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10 Christmas classics to read again this season

Classic novels and short stories become classics for a reason; they tell a story that is timeless,a story that, though may be set in some period in...
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