Lots of fun links for today:

• Psyched to see The Chance You Won’t Return on this list along with so many other great YA novels from 2014.
• Great suggestions for dealing with the middle.
• In case your new year’s resolution was to give more…
• Road trip, anyone?
• This means I need to go back to Diagon Alley very soon. (Twist my arm, right?)
• This hilarious take on Ayn Rand reviewing children’s movies is the only reason I can see for Rand in general.
• New content from the His Dark Materials universe!
• Great breakdown of a kickass query letter.
• Shouldn’t this be Doctor Hoo?
• “If you want to label me retrofuturistic so I can fit into your compartmentalized worldview, that’s fine.”
• Raise a glass to Lovecraft.
• I am so one of the people giving a boost to ebook borrowing.
• A fully illustrated Harry Potter? Yes, please!
• The wonderful Molly Wetta looks at Time magazine’s 100 best YA books, and what it means to be ‘best’ and ‘YA.’