Author Archives: Suzanne van Rooyen
On the Other Side of the Window – Diversity in YA
Today I’m pleased to welcome Marieke Nijkamp to Off the Page chatting about why she created the fantastic blog DiversifYA. Marieke (pronounced Mah-ree-ka) is a YA writer, professional dreamer, and proud-to-be geek. She wants to grow up to be a time traveler. … Continue reading
Aberrant
Ruth Silver is the best-selling author of Aberrant. The Young Adult/New Adult Romantic Dystopian Adventure, Aberrant is the first in a trilogy, released April 17th, 2013. Silver first began writing poetry as a teenager and reading heaps of fan fiction in her free time. She attended Northern … Continue reading
YA Dystopian – Never Too Far Blitz
Today I’m pleased to welcome Thomas Christopher to Off the Page chatting about his new YA dystopian novel Never Too Far. Thomas Christopher grew up in Iowa. He received his MFA from Western Michigan University. His short stories have appeared in The Louisville Review, The … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Interview
Tagged giveaway, science fiction, Thomas Christopher, YA, YA dystopian
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Night Chill Tour
Today I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Gunhus to Off the Page chatting about making the switch from MG to adult. Jeff Gunhus is the author of the Middle Grade/YA series The Templar Chronicles. The first book, Jack Templar Monster Hunter, … Continue reading
5 Ways to Respond to Anti-Gay Rhetoric on the Streets
In continued celebration of LGBT Pride month, today I’m hosting an article provided by Alyssa Miller from San Diego, about the importance of equality and how to respond to anti-gay rhetoric. 5 Ways to Respond to Anti-Gay Rhetoric on the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, LGBT
Tagged Alyssa Miller, anti-gay, equality, Gay pride, gay rights, LGBT
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Second Verse, Same As the First
Today I am thrilled to have fellow South African author Christine Porter at Off the Page chatting about her book Perils beyond the Waterfall and writing sequels. Christine Porter is a South African-born writer of children’s fantasy. Born and raised in Pretoria, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Porter, fantasy, MG, sequels, South African authors, YA
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Would You Like to be a Zerophiliac?
As promised, today I’m featuring one of my favourite LGBT movies of all time as part of Pride month celebrations. It’s not a very well known film and it features a bunch of relatively unknown actors but it gets across … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Film/TV, LGBT
Tagged comedy, gender identity, LGBT, QUILTBAG, sex, teens, Zerophilia
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The Book Blog Tour
If Jessica Bell could choose only one creative mentor, she’d give the role to Euterpe, the Greek muse of music and lyrics. This is not only because she currently resides in Athens, Greece, but because of her life as a thirty-something Australian-native contemporary fiction author, poet and singer/songwriter/guitarist, whose literary inspiration often stems from songs … Continue reading
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Tagged contemporary, giveaway, issue-driven, Jessica Bell, The Book
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During the Apocalypse, what would you save?
This is something new and different for me – photography. I’m testing out this new app called Scoopshot. I created a task and sent it to Scoopshooters all around the world asking people to take photos of what they’d save … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, LGBT, Reading
Tagged apocalypse, LGBT, Obscura Burning, photography, science fiction, Scoopshot
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