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{Here I am on Twitter}

@mallelis I've also never seen Dirty Dancing.
@joanniiing YES. I'm hoping to write a sequel about them. I think they definitely cross paths again.
@sakuralovestea @a_wordsmith Oh, not for me. I thought he pulled off a totally different character.
@ireadergoiwrite Fingers crossed!
@keepthemuse I LOVE IT.
@ItsGettinBetter Thank you so much!!!
@MalloryKyeT When I first say his name on IMDB, I had a similar moment.
@joeasands @acaseforbooks Odd, but insightful. @pajiba
@ninadouglas Oh, thank you so much!
@NicoEatsBooks @LucyMaudM THIS MAKES ME NERVOUS.

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Read The New York Times review of ELEANOR & PARK -- by John Green!

Somebody made a ‘Twilight’ movie and forgot to invite Edward.

Posted on November 17th, 2012

The problem with “Breaking Dawn, Part 2″ is the problem with all the “Twilight” movies — they’re not made for “Twilight” fans. I’m not sure who these movies are made for, actually. People who like wigs? And Volvos? And creative beheadings? “Twilight” fans love Bella and Edward, and Bella and Edward have become supporting characters.

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The Land Before Trolls: How I let anonymous commenters win for a while.

Posted on November 16th, 2012

Today everyone knows that anonymous Internet comments are vile and poisonous, and not fit for any kind of consumption. This was NOT THE CASE back in the late ’90s when my newspaper column first went online. This is a post about how I dealt with trolls back before anyone knew what trolls were. Or really, how I couldn’t deal. How I almost quit my job because of them. (I’m making this post sound really depressing.) (It only sort of is.)

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Why aren’t we talking about narwhals?

Posted on November 15th, 2012

In which I carefully investigate the existence of narwhals. And steal adorable narwhal illustrations from Kai’s sketchbook. And wonder what other magic the universe is keeping from me. BRING OUT YOUR MIRACLES.

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MERRY OCTOBER!

Posted on October 1st, 2012

October. My favorite month. Which, by the way, has only half begun.

Some find it melancholy. “October,” Bono sings, “and the trees are stripped bare.”

Not I. There’s a chill in the air that lifts my heart and makes my hair stand on end. Every moment feels meant for me. In October, I’m the star of my own movie—I hear the soundtrack in my head (right now, it’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”)—and I have faith in my own rising action.

I was born in February, but I come alive in October.

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