On May 31st, booknerds and YA fangirls alike converged on the Javits Center in NYC to oooooh and squee over panels, autograph signings and publisher booths at the inaugural BookCon.  And for their very first time out, it was a madhouse.  Scoring John Green mere days f...

For the latest Deep Thoughts from Damp Tresses, I read Allegiant by Veronica Roth (the third and final book in the Divergent trilogy).

A whole is made up of individual parts.  And while most of us prioritize being a certain thing (intelligent, kind, brave...)...

I recently had the pleasure of seeing the film adaptation of Divergent.  First of all, I made the rookie mistake of re-reading the book RIGHT before I saw the movie.  So the details were too fresh in my mind for a truly objective viewing of the movie.  I really try...

I should be reading The Grapes of Wrath but instead I'm re-reading Divergent in preparation to see the movie!  

Most of you know what dystopian fiction does to me.  I can't ignore it's siren song.  My Kindle is named after Brave New World.  One of my favorite books ever is The Giver. 1984, The Hunger Games, The Handmaid's Tale... I love it all.  And Divergent is no exception....