Author: Barry Lyga

Lost: No! Yes! No!

Goddamnit! OK, now that that’s out of the way… I swear, this is the most infuriating show on television! Yes, tonight they let us take a big, giant step in the direction of The Truth, but they still kept the...

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Issues with Issues

Over on her blog, Robin has some thoughts about “issue” books. Go read it and also be sure to read the comments, which are terrific, especially Molly’s comment about the power of the “survivor” in issue fiction and memoir....

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On MySpace

So, last week (while I was on my way to the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival), I got a phone call. It seems MySpace wanted to feature my blog on the MySpace Books page. Well, after a few days of figuring out what to write...

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Lost: Necessity

Not much to say this week. This particular episode wasn’t good, wasn’t bad. It was just necessary. Basically, this served as a bridge episode, setting up certain elements to prepare for next week. (And, hopefully,...

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river’s end bookstore

The day after the Teen Book Festival, I hopped in the car and drove an hour and half (ish) to Oswego, NY. (I got a tiny bit lost along the way, but no harm, no foul. Turns out my AAA directions were…lacking.) The story of...

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