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Very Inspiring Blogger Award–AKA Stuff About Me

One of my writing buds, the awesome Christi J. Whitney, author of Grey (coming in April from HarperVoyager!!), tagged me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger” Award. You can read Christi’s post and learn about what makes her so awesome here. The rules are simple: List seven things about yourself and then tag others to do the same. So, let’s get this party started… 1. As much as I’d like to think I’m one of the cool kids, I’m a total nerd. I’m the one that loved school and taking tests. Bring on those

Think of England

by Bear’s Den off their debut album Islands. So I was listening to BBC Radio1 when Greg James, superbly awesome DJ extraordinaire plays this song that sounds a little like Snow Patrol and the Lumineers all wrapped into a neat little trio of British musical brilliance. Take a listen… What do you think? Please share!! And click the album cover below to take a listen to the entire album. -TL-

Music to Love: Thinking Out Loud

And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways Maybe just the touch of a hand Well, me I fall in love with you every single day And I just wanna tell you I am. ~Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS SONG!!! Yeah, I know this song has been out since late June, but it’s swoon worthy every time I hear it. What do you think of Ed Sheeran’s latest album ? I’d love to hear which are your favorite tracks. Awhile back I blogged about another one of my faves - I See

Rambling About: Pray for Love by Kwabs

Yesterday, I heard this song on BBC Radio1. I am freakin’ lovin’ it!! Take a look-listen and tell me what do you think. We prayed for love Someone in the distance Who will listen Listen to our breaking hearts… -- Pray for Love by Kwabs It’s available in the UK on May 20th. It’s not on Amazon, so I’m not sure when it releases in the US. While you wait…connect with Kwabs on tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, or listen to more of his tuneage on Soundcloud. Like this one…Enjoy!

Teen Book Review: How I Live Now

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars "I noticed that once you realize someone's watching you it's pretty hard not to find yourself watching them back." -- Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now I first heard about this story after hearing a review on BBC Radio 1 about the film adaptation of the story. I have yet to see the film, but after reading the book, it's definitely on my "To Watch List." But back to the novel. Will we ever be able to give half stars, because here's another book I

Sharing Some Love for “I See Fire”

I’m a little late posting this…. But still wanted to share some new music love for one of my favorite artists Ed Sheerann. (By the way – thanks to BBC Radio Scotland -- I knew of Ed Sheeran in 2011 -- waaaay before he was being played on US stations and started touring with Taylor Swift. Check out my Ed Sheeran Brit Artist of the Week blog post from February 2012.) So I was super excited to hear his new track “I See Fire” played on BBC1 a few weeks ago. This song will be featured in the latest

The 1975

Uhmmmm – I love this self titled album by the UK group The 1975!! They’ve got a fun, indie-pop sound with catchy beats you’ll want to put on shuffle and crank up the volume. There are sixteen tracks and I like just about every single one. You can listen to most of the album on their SoundCloud, but here’s one of my favorite tracks. (I had a hard time picking just one!!) This is… Settle Down. Do you like? They're touring the US!! Go to their site and you can get a free download of You and see the