Top 10s List with Hilary Weisman Graham

Top Ten Places To Take a Road Trip To

Glacier National Park, Montana

1.      The National Parks of Utah, Montana, Idaho, & New Mexico (A trip I just so happen to be taking with my family this summer. Yay!)

2.      Cotsa del Sol (the southern coast of Spain) through Lagos, Portugal (I did this trip with my sister and a friend when I was 19.)

3.      Burning Man – an eclectic arts festival in the Black Rock Desert, NV. (A mind-blowing celebration of creativity and freedom of expression.  I’ve been three times & I want to go back.)

4.      Route One in California (Drive the coastline from San Francisco to Los Angeles at least once in your life.  Gorgoeus!)

5.      The Amalfi Coast, Italy.  (My husband and I did this stunning drive when we’d only been dating a year.  Very romantic.)

6.      Cross Country—coast to coast.  I never quite did this trip, but I did once travel from Boston, MA to Juarez, Mexico with four of my girlfriends while shooting a movie along the way.

7.      The Scottish countryside.  My husband and I spent many days of our honeymoon rambling through the rolling hills on tiny, one-lane roads.

Sapporo during the Snow Festival

8.      Sapporo, Japan.  Japan’s more of a train-taking culture, and though I’ve been there twice, I’ve never been to the island of Sapporo and really want to go.

9.      Australia – anywhere.  I’d love to rent an RV & just send two months exploring.

10.  Hawaii – a friend who lives in Maui just started a company where you can rent fully-tricked out, wifi-enabled vintage VW vans (just like the Pea-Pod in REUNITED!) and tool around the island.  I’ve never been to Hawaii and I totally want to go do this.

Hilary Weisman Graham is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist.  She lives in rural New Hampshire with her husband and son, roughly thirty minutes away from the nearest grocery store. 

Tens List with Sissy from Luminous

Today, Sissy from Luminous by Dawn Metcalf, joins us at The Serpentine Library to share ten things you would find in her room.  

Sissy's "Ten Things You'd Find In My Room in the Flow":

1) My computer. Don't leave the Flow without it! I have a recurring nightmare that I lose track of all my pieces because FedEx.com crashed.

2) A glass of purified water. It isn't saline, but it'll do. (Ever try washing your eyes off with tap water? Ouch!)

3) Comfy armchair. I'm glad because it makes everyone feel homey and not under interrogation, which is what I'm usually doing to them.

4) Fresh flowers. Sure, they're wildflowers that most likely irritate my allergies, but with a whole lot of them just outside the door, I can't resist.

5) A never-ending canister of compressed air. Great for cleaning the keyboard, pushing ping pong balls across the desk, having fun at parties...it's a keeper.

6) A compact mirror and an erasable marker. Consider it a primitive cell phone. I've got V on speed-dial.

7) Bubble wrap. I'm easily amused.

8) Cardboard boxes. See #7.

9) A roll of fax paper tied with a red string. No, I won't tell you what it says. I can't read Hebrew.

10) Last decade's edition of the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. You'll never guess why! 

Top Tens List with Suzanne Young

Today, Suzanne Young, author of A Need So Beautiful is visiting The Serpentine Library and sharing her top ten favorite guys of YA.


Top Ten Guys of YA Lit

When it comes to reading, there are several things I look for. A cool plot, characters I like, hot guys. Okay, who am I kidding? Hot guys are the number one things I look for. And with that being said, here are my top ten favorites:

1.     Nick- The Demon’s Lexicon series by Sarah Rees Brennan

2.     Jace- The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

3.     Etienne St. Clair- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

4.     Dexter- This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen

5.     Keenan- Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr

6.     Adrian- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

7.     Peeta-The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

8.     Alex - Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

9.     Will - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

10. And okay, this isn’t YA, but Eric Northman from The Sookie Stackhouse series. And I LOVE him on True Blood.