Tag: reading

  • National Book Festival 2014

    Jessie

    The National Book Festival was today in DC. I attended for the second year in a row. Perhaps it was more apparent this year, as the venue was indoors rather than out on the national mall, but the festival was incredibly well attended. I sat through four packed presentations and spent the rest of my… Read more

  • Sequels

    Jessie

    A Sequel to the “The House of the Scorpion”, by Nancy Farmer is going to be a thing! So I’m pretty excited. Never heard of “The House of the Scorpion“? It was a YA science fiction novel from 2002.  It was also my favorite book when I was growing up (outside of the Harry Potter books).  If… Read more