Starting the week off right with link-y goodness:

• Candlewick introduces E-Volt, a Tumblr to promote new e-books and discount. My reaction.
• What word originated in your birth year?
• I’ve been guilty of #2, #3, and #4 on this list of workshop stories we don’t need to see again.
• Interview with Morris Award finalist and general awesome person Carrie Mesrobian.
• “After we parted ways I thought to myself, ‘What do Black girls do when they’re watching The Hunger Games? Do they identify with Katniss more than Rue?'” A must-read post about race in YA.
  
• Elizabeth Wein on sympathetic magic, aka my new favorite literary term.
• And if you need more Elizabeth Wein goodness, check out EWein Special Ops.
• Bookish gift guides for your very-last-minute Christmas shopping.
• Where does YA end and NA begin?
• I tend to agree about the Fault in Our Stars movie tagline and the use of humor in the face of tough situations.
• Love this winter YA reading list.
• “Past You may not be as awesome as Present You, but Past You worked really hard to get to Present You, too.” I think we all need this post about being kind to Past You at this time of year.