Category: NOVL
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Characters We’d Like to Give Hugs to
Certain characters just need a really good hug. You know who I’m talking about. That character: the dark and twisty one with emotional baggage up the wazoo and too many dangerous pastimes. Here are just a few characters, I personally feel need an extra hug this year. Please chime in with your own nominees for…
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5 Nonfiction Books to Keep It Real
We talk about fiction a lot here on NOVL, because fiction is fun and can be an escape from the real world. But, there’s nothing like a good non-fiction book to really ground yourself and learn more about a topic or a person. Here are five of our favorite non-fiction titles!
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Signs as Characters from The Folk of the Air
HAPPY. WICKED. KING. DAY. Oh the tears you’ve shed. The agony, the waiting, the STRESS. But no longer. My fellow folk, your suffering is over because the sequel you’d die for has arrived. And so, in honor of the Wicked King Cardan and High Seneschal Jude, I have humbly paired our favorite characters from The…
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If You Love That Character, You’ll Love This Character
There are too many books (not really, but it sure feels that way)!! I just keep adding things to my TBR pile and can’t seem to figure out what to read next. The struggle is real, y’all. I highly doubt I’m alone in this predicament, so we here at NOVL threw together a little rec…
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Evolution of a Cover: The Wicked King by Holly Black
by Karina Granda, Senior DesignerI am so thrilled with all the buzz around the cover for The Wicked King! Especially since the second book in a series can be more challenging than the first—and this one was no exception.
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Signs as Characters from Strange the Dreamer
For someone that doesn’t really believe in astrology, I LOVE KNOWING WHAT PEOPLE’S SIGNS ARE. And so because I am an expert (I am not an expert), here are my pairings of Strange the Dreamer characters and which Zodiac signs they’d be!
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Write a YA Novel, and See if it’s a New York Times Bestseller
You did the thing! You wrote a book! And now it's out in the world! In your book's debut week, see if it hits the New York Times bestseller list or not.
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The Book I Never Planned to Write (but am so thankful I did)
Most days, I am obnoxiously happy. A joyful goofball. I live by my dead mother’s motto: I’d rather laugh than cry. In short, I might be the last person on earth who wants to sit around contemplating the pandemic of violence against young women. The prospect seems especially grim when I consider that my own…
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What to Read Based on Your Favorite Shakespeare Play
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The Muse of Your Nightmares
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The Research Behind THE WAR OUTSIDE by Monica Hesse
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How Would You Rule?




