Interview with Libba Bray

String theory, happiness cults, reality TV, and the transcendent power of music and love are just a few of the thematic threads that weave through Going Bovine, winner of the 2010 Michael L. Printz Award. In comments as wide-ranging and entertaining as her novel, author Libba Bray told Booklist about the creation of her epic adventure, which stars the unlikeliest of heroes: a teenage boy diagnosed with the human variant of mad-cow disease. Click here for the interview.

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Meet the Authors of Beautiful Creatures

Meet the authors of Beautiful Creatures: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
Tuesday, February 23 at 7:00pm, Borders Bookstore in Schaumburg OR
Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m., Anderson's Bookshop, Downers Grove.

It’s a young adult story about a family with an inherited curse that continues to haunt a small-minded Southern town. Young Lena’s incredible powers must be controlled in this captivating romance with a paranormal twist. Some loves are meant to be . . . others are cursed.

This book will be out August 24th!

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