Latest News

There’s a lot happening in the world of MB14! Head over to our T.A.L.E. page to read individual bios of each member along with their book reviews. Check out our Events page for a first look at some of the authors headed to Book Passage this fall. Below we’ve highlighted some exciting news and special offers.  Thanks for checking us out, and keep coming back – there’s lots more head here at MB14!


Ellen Hopkins Brings Tilt to MB14

TALE member Casey L. shares the experience of meeting author Ellen Hopkins at Book Passage: Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Ellen Hopkins at Book Passage for the launch of her book, Tilt. It would be an understatement to say I was psyched to meet her because she has always been a great influence to me and so many other teens (and adults!) I have always admired how she handles tough topics and provides an uncensored resource for teens to explore teen issues that are controversial in our society, but nevertheless real. Read more here.


Dandy Conway Makes a Very Special Visit to Book Passage 

After Dandy Conway, our beloved Random House representative, read a review of David Levithan’s book, EVERY DAY, on our our new teen blog, she told us that she would love to meet Katie J.G., the author of this review. Well, of course we jumped on this offer and immediately invited Dandy to join us at the next meeting of MB14, Friday evening, August 24. Read about our delightful evening with Dandy here!


 TALE Member in the New York Times!

T.A.L.E. member Tess Jagger-Wells, along with Book Passage owner Elaine Petrocelli, were quoted in a recent New York Times article about updated covers for classic books. Read our post about it here!