Holding Out for a “Hero”

Here’s some super cool news I read this morning about one of my favorite books (and, sadly, one of Will’s least favorite): According to Variety, Showtime and Stan Lee are joining forces to turn Perry Moore’s Hero into a series for the cable network! No word yet on when it might air, but I’m giddy [...]

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Lambda Literary Awards

It’s nice to know that I’m reading award winning books. The Lambda Literary Awards were annouced this week and a few books that I’ve read over the past year made the winner’s list.

Best LGBT Children’s/Young Adult: Hero by Perry Moore
Best Bisexual: Split Screen by Brent Hartinger
Best Men’s Romance: Changing Tides by Michael Thomas Ford

Also, Ann [...]

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A Second Opinion

Since Jeff has done nothing but gush about Perry Moore’s Hero, I cracked the spine on it last night. Around page eighty-seven I put it down. I doubt I’ll be picking it back up. Life is just too short to slog through a book you’re not enjoying (even if your husband thinks its the best [...]

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Hero by Perry Moore

This book is among the best I’ve read this year, and it might actually be the best. Hero is Perry Moore’s first novel, and he nailed his debut perfectly. The story revolves around teenager Thom Creed, son of the superhero Major Might (aka Hal Creed). As the story opens, Thom is dealing with two “problems”: [...]

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