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Minerva’s going audiobook!

Lyn Hawks · July 9, 2026 · Leave a Comment

@nervesofsteel is going audio. The Audiobook Experience is recording Minerva! I'm so excited. Are you more likely to listen to an audiobook, read an ebook, or read a print book? Let me know. My teen activism novel--The Anxious Generation meets Lois Lane meets … [Read more...] about Minerva’s going audiobook!

Filed Under: Young Adult Books Tagged With: books about teen activism, books about teen journalists, books set in 2013, teen historical fiction, teen journalist, YA, YA fiction, YA fiction about activism, YA lit, young adult

Brand Obsessions: Definitely an ’80s Thing

Lyn Hawks · February 9, 2026 · Leave a Comment

Can you guess the '80s brands? First, Some Background My novel Here Comes the Dog Parade is set in 1982. If you were around and conscious of that moment in time, let me know what you remember. There are some loosely autobiographical references in the book--basically to … [Read more...] about Brand Obsessions: Definitely an ’80s Thing

Filed Under: Reflections, Young Adult Books Tagged With: '80s, '80s brands, '80s commercials, 1980s, brands, Here Comes the Dog Parade, nostalgia, YA, YA lit, young adult

Stranger Things and Novel Things

Lyn Hawks · February 9, 2026 · Leave a Comment

'80s nostalgia in my books: what's that all about? Find Your Inner Sorcerer I love ‘80s stuff so much, it’s all over my books.  As I’m finishing revisions of my novel set in 1982, Here Comes the Dog Parade, it’s no surprise that Stranger Things is on my mind. Maybe … [Read more...] about Stranger Things and Novel Things

Filed Under: Reflections, Writing Lessons, Young Adult Books Tagged With: '80s, 1980s, historical novel, nostalgia, Stranger Things, YA, YA lit, young adult

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