The new China Glaze app lets you match nail polish to a photo, so we thought we’d make a polish guide to some of our books!
NOBODY BUT US by Kristin Halbrook matches with Pearls of Wisdom
DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth matches with Lemon Fizz
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger matches with Sunshine Pop
LIKE MANDARIN by Kirsten Hubbard matches with Japanese Koi
(Inspired by NOVL’s post)
“The majority of these desert artists don’t create for the massive, nebulous Audience – but for whichever pilgrims make it that far out. And for the joy – the joy of manifestation, joy in the knowledge that they brought something beautiful (or weird, or startling, or wild, or all of the above) into existence.
This isn’t a suggestion to be satisfied with the simple act of creation, because I know that’s not enough for me. I want my art seen; I want my words read. It’s my career. But that’s not all it is.
Maybe I’m silly, but I believe writing and artmaking really are magic powers. Ones we are lucky enough to sample, to wield and appreciate even as we build our skills. When writing and artmaking becomes a duty, a commodity, a responsibility, a job, and worst of all, a stressmaker – it’s so easy to forget the magic. And when the magic’s gone, so is the joy.”
Kirsten Hubbard, on her trip to Salvation Mountain and other remote artworks in the California desert | “Creating for Joy” on YA Highway
Photos by Kirsten Hubbard
Wanderlove - Kristen Hubbard
(via effyeahyoungadultlit)
The YA Highway girls answering tons of great questions #yahighway
Thanks to everyone who came to our first group signing event last week in Shelton, WA!
So, this is happening soon. Hope to see you there!
YA Highway represent. :D
photo by Kirsten Hubbard
We love her too! :)
I love Kirsten Hubbard. I love her blog, i love her books and i love how she reads passages from ‘Wanderlove’ on central american beaches.
Everything about her and especially her books are really inspiring!
What you love the most is what you have to fight the hardest to keep.
[W]e often fall victim to this relentless urge to hurry hurry hurry – because somebody will write our idea, or we won’t have a 2013 book out, or we’ll turn 18 or 30 or 45, or a million other arbitrary things. On good days, that hurry hurry hurry refrain lights a fire under our butts. But it’s also really freaking stressful. And stress doesn’t result in our best books – or happiness in general.
As long as you keep writing regularly, give yourself permission to take your time. It’ll take how long it takes. And however long that is – it’s okay.
— Wise words from Kirsten Hubbard | YA Highway “Giving Yourself Permission”