Besides the angst-ridden poems I wrote in my middle school diary and the book-themed limericks I make NOVLers endure, I am NOT a poet. No matter how hard I try, poetry will never be my strongest genre, but I have lots of fun trying (and isn’t that what writing is about at the end of the day?). So I couldn’t resist celebrating National Poetry Month!
Read MoreMore cakes to continue our Read It, Then Eat It series! In honor of the release of Defy the Fates, the finale to the stunning Defy the Stars trilogy from Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline, Marcie is here to share the recipe and directions to her complicated but beautiful cake that defies the stars.
Read MoreI love Strange the Dreamer. I’m sorry, let me rephrase. I have an incandescent adoration for Strange the Dreamer. And what do we do when we adore a book? We obsess. Part of that obsession is imaging who we would want to play if that book became a movie.
Read MoreLast week, the paperback to the stunning, heartbreaking novel The Astonishing Color of After was released into the world. While the beautiful cover and read captures the eyes of readers across the country, I just need everyone to take a moment to take in the elegance and coordination of the author, Emily X.R. Pan, and her outfits. In fact, her outfits are so astonishing that it inspired us to start an entirely new series called the NOVL Lookbook.
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what you should read according to your phone battery? Well, you are now. And guess what, we have the answer for you. Is this list entirely unnecessary? Yes. Are we giving it to you anyway? Absolutely. Because that’s what NOVL is for. To answer the questions you never asked and give you the A+ content you deserve. YOU’RE WELCOME.
Read MoreHappy Friday! It’s FAN ART FRIDAY—one of my favorite types of Fridays aside from the fact that it’s a Friday and it’s basically the start of the weekend. This week, we’re showing off some of our favorite Strange the Dreamer/Muse of Nightmares fanart. It’s mostly Lazlo and Sarai, but there’s a cool cross-stitch quote in there. Anyway, BASK in the GLORY of the fan art that even I cannot fathom in my own dreams.
Read MoreIn the name of quality content, we have decided that we will bring this game to you! Bill, Natali, and I all gathered in the LBYR library and carried out our mission, bringing you the best of the random book randomness that the book randoms can random. Randomly.
Read MoreIf you’re so inclined to have a baking and reading day this weekend, you should try making the cheesecake inspired by Laini Taylor’s and her husband Jim Bartolo’s companion to the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy: Night of Cake & Puppets!
Read MoreEven I, a stalwart connoisseur of the courtly romance of early English history, must admit that a refresher on the original tale is sometimes due. We can’t all be expected to remember the plots to every romance EVER. So if you need a refresher (or have never heard the story and are curious), I give you my humble primer for Tristan and Isolde before you go and read Izzy + Tristan.
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