How to Make a Birthday Zoo Cake (Despite Negligible Cake Skills)
1. First, get yourself some incredibly convincing candy rocks from the local Amish market, because the Amish child apparently learns Pebble Forgery at her…
Happy six-month anniversary, Brandon & Abel!
Yesterday was the six-month anniversary of How to Repair a Mechanical Heart! To everyone who read and reviewed the book since September: Thanks…
Random Retro Riffraff #5: Introducing the Incredible VCR
The column below was written in 1970. Reread it the next time you're pissed off at your iPad for taking three extra seconds to…
The SAM SCHOOLER interview: Music, vampires, fandom, & more
Today I'm thrilled to welcome debut author Sam Schooler to the blog. Sam contributed a story called “Scented” to MASKS OFF TOO!, a…
Got a question for me?
Swing by the forum for Young Adult magazine and ask me anything! I just did a Q&A with fellow YA author/blogger Jennifer Kathleen…
COVER REVEAL: A Summer to Remember by Jessica Gunhammer
Today I’m very pleased to host a cover reveal for fellow YA author Jessica Gunhammer, whose debut novel is set to release this…
Random Retro Riffraff #4: The 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury
How much did people love giant cars in the 70s? So much that when the 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury made its debut in…
Brandon & Abel Watch JC Caylen’s “Reading Dirty Fanfiction” and Die of Secondhand Embarrassment
So today I got wind of this “Reading Dirty Fanfiction” video by another JC, a nice swervy-haired young man called JC Caylen (@jccaylen).…