I’m blogging by proxy today, so instead of me coming up with something clever and witty and engaging, I’m asking everyone to visit E. Lockhart’s blog (E. Lockhart, by the way, is the author of two of my faves–The Boyfriend List and The Boy Book).
While at E’s blog, you must read Jennifer Lynn Barnes‘s post called “An Abundance of Logans”.
(Jennifer Lynn Barnes, by the way, is one of my favorite people and author of the fun new book, Tattoo!)
“An Abundance of Logans” pays homage to two of my favorite things: fictional Logans and John Green’s book, An Abundance of Katherines, and has, therefore, firmly secured its place on the “I wish I’d written that” list.
As has An Abundance of Katherines.
And E’s books.
While we’re on the subject of Katherines and its author, John Green, I should say that my envy for him currently has no bounds. And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that he won the YA world’s version of an Oscar last year and just was made a runner-up this year.
Nope. I’m envious because evidently John is capable of being on a deadline and a diet at the same time. How does someone do this? Seriously! I’m asking! It’s beyond anything I can imagine.
But even though I envy John, I can’t hate him because I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU slipped in to one of the Brotherhood 2.0 video clips, specifically this video clip. It’s at the end–the very end–during Hank’s inspired trip to Barnes and Noble. (I’m lady #6.)
And finally, on the subject of people I envy and things I think everyone should read, I was thrilled several weeks ago to find that my favorite short story ever is online.
As I’ve said before, I have trouble reading farm and ranch stories sometimes because…well…I know farming and ranching. But when I do find a story that gets it–and I mean REALLY gets it–my envy-o-meter shoots through the roof.
Case in point: Ranch Girl, by Maile Meloy.
If you’re white, and you’re not rich or poor but somewhere in the middle, it’s hard to have worse luck than to be born a girl on a ranch.
With an opening line like that how can I not be overcome with envy? You should go here and read it. You should…no, you must. I know that girl.
Okay, back to the line edits!
Ally