Best YA Books For Adults

Check out the list over at GalleyCat. No real surprises there, but a good place to start if you're new to the genre.

And if you are--really, what took you so long? You're missing out on the best reading, I'm telling you...

KidLit Con 2010

There's a new conference this fall for you KidLit fans, on October 23rd in Minneapolis. Sounds really cool, and not just because of the Minneapolis location.

Check it out.

Anyone thinking of going?

Bleeding Heart

Cute kitty, no? Happily stolen from I Can Has Cheezburger.

I'm a bit off-topic here, but it's not like that hasn't happened before, right? And those of you who follow this blog know I love cats like a nutty spinster.

If you like cats, consider adopting some of the many (many, many) left behind by their owners. This article talks about the bad economy and how shelters are packed here in Colorado, and a quick search on The Google told me it's just as bad all over the country. The Humane Society is receiving 40-50 cats A DAY--they're calling it a crisis. So if you have room (and kitties take up very little room), think of getting yourself a cat.

Cats are better entertainment than cable (see pic), and cheaper, too. I know, I'm a bleeding heart and you can't save them all, and all that prudent advice--but we can try, right?

Right.

1972 VW Beetle + $4,000 =

Give a teenager a 1972 VW Beetle, $4,000 and what do you get? No, not a trip to Vegas and a call to AAA, but AN ELECTRIC CAR.

Amazing. American automakers should take some notes.

Five Rules For Writing YA

Today over at Guide to Literary Agents, agent Regina Brooks of Serendipidity Literary gives us the five rules for writing YA. I especially like rule number five.

Good advice there, for my writer friends thinking of coming over to the cool side.

All Grown Up

I caught this video on VH1 this morning, and had to do a double-take. Hanson? Those dudes from M-Bop?

Here's the video; it's a fun remake of a famous scene from the Blues Brothers.

Hanson, all grown up. Glad to see they're still getting their pop on.

Superheroes, Vampires And Costumes

Check out the roundup on ComicCon here.

Sounds like it was fun, sigh...