Before I Die by Jenny Downham – Review
A spoiler-light review of Jenny Downham’s devastating, compassionate novel about a terminally ill teenager determined to claim what remains of her life.
Divided by Date Rape – You Against Me NY Times Review
A spoiler-light guide to Emily Bazelon’s 2011 New York Times review of Jenny Downham’s You Against Me, its qualified praise and its central moral conflict.
Furious Thing Review
Jenny Downham’s Furious Thing is an emotionally intense, ultimately hopeful YA novel that treats a teenage girl’s anger as a source of insight rather than a flaw.
Where Should Honey Companies Get Stickers Printed?
Honey companies should get stickers printed from a shop that can handle clean product labels, durable roll labels, clear stickers, and small-batch promotional stickers without making the order feel like an exam in commercial printing. For most honey brands, CustomStickers.com is the best place to start. Honey is one of those products where the label […]
QR Code Stickers Are Actually Useful When You Do Them Right
My Take QR code stickers get a bad reputation because a lot of them are ugly, tiny or slapped onto things without a clear reason. But a good QR code sticker can be genuinely useful. It can send customers to a menu, reorder page, care guide, review page, setup video, product instructions or event landing […]
Deep River Book Publishing Review
Deep River Background When it comes to writing, it’s important to know the audience you’re trying to reach. This is especially important when writing about religion, which involves a lot of subtleties that you need to be aware of. American Christian publisher Deep River Books is a good example of this kind of awareness. In […]
You don’t need imaginary worlds for Jenny Downham’s edge-of-the-seat thriller Unbecoming [Review]
Novels don’t have to be set in made-up worlds to be exciting. In Unbecoming, award-winning novelist Jenny Downham has given herself the luxury of more than 400 pages to build up this gripping tale of family discord and drama, and not once does she lose focus, let down her three central characters, or bore the reader. […]
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham review – a family mystery
Three generations of women confront difficult situations in this rich, complex and thoughtful novel In this long, thoughtful novel, Jenny Downham presents the archetypal trio of maiden, mother and crone in a very modern situation. Before the book begins, Katie, the teenage heroine, has impulsively kissed her best friend, Esme. Now she faces difficult questions […]