Kirkus + Bang = Star
I’m thrilled to announce that Bang has received its second starred review, this time from the folks at Kirkus! (The first star was from School Library Journal.) Here’s a snippet: Rich characterization anchors this...
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February Fundraiser: “Loving the University”
Posted by Barry Lyga | Feb 1, 2017 | Life, Writing
As I said back here, I will be publishing a short story each month as a fundraiser for the ACLU. When I first came up with this idea, I picked the ACLU because I like that organization and because, well, let’s let...
Read MoreMore Crap from the Democrats
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 27, 2017 | Life
You’d think an article titled “Democrats launch scorched-earth strategy against Trump” would have some good news in it, but it turns out to be more useless, cowardly nonsense from the Democratic Party. Go read...
Read MoreA Star for BANG!
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 23, 2017 | The Publishing Biz, Writing
I’m thrilled to announce that School Library Journal has given Bang a starred review in its February 17 issue, saying, in part: Lyga (I Hunt Killers) tackles a number of relevant issues in this heartbreaking novel,...
Read MoreA New Hope
Posted by Barry Lyga | Jan 22, 2017 | Life
So, I read this story in the Washington Post. Go read it — it won’t take long. OK, so just in case you didn’t actually go read it, the TL;DR of it is this: A woman in a Trump town who had spent her whole life...
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