Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone came out in 1997, but I didn’t hear of it until 1999. That was my first year of teaching. I was twenty-two years old, fresh out of college, and just beginning my lifelong relationship with young adult books. I’d read The Outsiders and The Giver and Are YouContinue reading “Thoughts Upon Rereading Harry Potter”
Author Archives: Carie Juettner
Inspiration Only Gets You So Far
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Austin is such an amazing town for writers. Independent book stores, author events, poetry readings, book festivals, literary archives, professional organizations, classes, workshops, meet-ups, indie presses, conferences—we have it all. I gushed about some of my favorite local literary highlights in this post, and I standContinue reading “Inspiration Only Gets You So Far”
Why I Still Take Real Books on Vacation
I rarely read on e-readers. I have an old Kindle and the Kindle app on my phone, and I use them once in awhile, but I still prefer to hold a real book in my hands. Even on vacation. Packing for a trip is always hard. Even after I’ve figured out what to wear, countedContinue reading “Why I Still Take Real Books on Vacation”
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