Buzz News Roundup, 5/16


Updated 05/19/08 6:58 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 8 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 5/16

Did you ever read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books? Now there's going to be a movie version of the series, Variety reports. Billboard has the rundown of this year's BET Awards nominees; T. Pain leads the pack with five nominations. Hooray! The hilarious Rob Corddry has finally landed a starring role, in the action-comedy Project A, which will be produced by Ben Stiller, ComingSoon Read more

Daily Tech: Tweets That Go Bump in the Night


Updated 02/21/12 10:45 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

R.L. Stine Tweets Horror Story

Follow Goosebumps legend R.L. Stine as he tweets a horror story — Geekosystem Why you need to stop Internet bragging — Cracked Anonymous could shut the power grid via cyberattack — Newser How to photograph the daytime sky — Tecca The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2 has arrived — Geek.com Watch the trailer for SXSW documentary Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Read more

The Hunger Games and 13 Other Frequently Challenged Sci-Fi Books


Updated 04/17/12 3:15 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Banned Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

This month the American Library Association updated its list of frequently challenged books for the 2011 year, and one wildly popular novel is making its way up the rankings of this infamous list. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, which first appeared at number five of Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 2010, is now third on the list for attempts to remove its contents from Read more

18 Young Adult Novels Worth Reading Again


Updated 11/30/11 9:32 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 21 comments

Young Adults to Read as Adults

Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron as a fiction writer, comes out in theaters next week. We asked our readers what YA novels they'd read again. From classics like Little Women to '80s nostalgia like Sweet Valley High to contemporary favorites like the Gossip Girl series, here are 18 books to add to your list. The Giver by Lois Lowry Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Read more