Who's Reading What on Wednesdays?

Each week, Early Career Committee members are asked to recommend a book published by a house other than their own. Here are their (anonymous) picks...

Cinder | November 23, 2011

Fairy tales and cyborgs? The two blend together in Cinder, a bionic reboot of the… you guessed it, Cinderella variety. Readers will enjoy parsing out the timeless details they know while at the same time immersing themselves in the futuristic …

Neville | November 17, 2011

I’ve been the new kid a good many times, but I’ve never dealt with it quite so well as does Neville, Norton Juster’s title character in his newest picture book, Neville, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. The story is a …

The Unforgotten Coat | November 2, 2011

Frank Cottrell Boyce is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. His previous books, including Millions and Cosmic, are about kids who find themselves in hysterical, whimsical, larger-than-life situations. In the The Unforgotten Coat, Boyce writes a story that is …

Lost & Found | October 26, 2011

Lost & Found by Shaun Tan has been sitting on my desk for the past month or so, patiently awaiting my attention. As a huge fan of The Arrival and Tales From Outer Suburbia, I knew this book deserved a …

And Then Things Fall Apart | October 19, 2011

Being a literary, teenage recluse was never so much fun. Not just fun, but downright page-turning. And Then Things Fall Apart by Arlaina Tibensky chronicles fifteen year old Keek’s summer of chicken pox, parental divorce, and friend/boyfriend angst. Chronically itchy …

The Gathering | October 11, 2011

This week, I am immersed, obsessed, and pretty much living in the world of The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong. I mean, I was expecting it—hello, it’s Kelley Armstrong! It’s a different kind of being sucked-in than I expected after her …

Darth Paper Strikes Back | October 5, 2011

The force is strong with Darth Paper Strikes Back. So strong, in fact, that I am forced to believe that author Tom Angleberger must moonlight as a Jedi Master to have crafted what is at once the perfect homage to …

The False Prince | September 28, 2011

This Wednesday’s pick of the week is The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen. It’s an epic tale that has everything—a failing kingdom, a brewing civil war, a beautiful princess, a deceitful nobleman, lots of political intrigue and plotting (both the …

Sidekicks | September 14, 2011

Kablaam! Captain Amazing isn’t feeling as spry as he used to and decides to it’s time to take on a crime-fighting partner again. While both his dog and hamster are vying for the spot, the introduction of a new pet …

Every You, Every Me | September 1, 2011

David Levithan and Jonathan Farmer’s Every You, Every Me is a high school noir mystery by way of Jonathan Safran Foer for the emo generation. It’s contemplative, gentle, and avant-garde in an easily-digestible way. Rarely have I seen a YA …