CULTURE BUZZ: This British 17-year-old wrote the first installment of her fantasy trilogy at the age of 14 and is getting comparisons to J.K. Rowling. She was born in 1989. How old does that make you feel?

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1. Will UK’s Catherine Banner, 19 Become the Next JK Rowling?
2. Review: An Amazing Book with Tons of Layers to Its Story
3. “Teenager who wrote her first book when she was 14 is tipped to become the next JK Rowling”
4. Buy “The Eyes of a King” on Amazon.com
5. Review: “Teenagers will absolutely love this amazing story.”
6. See a Pic of Catherine Banner (She’s Cute)
7. See a Portrait of Catherine by Emma Hardy for the National Portrait Gallery

CULTURE BUZZ: With the popularity of Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight series , teen vampire lit is the new trend in young adult fiction. It’s the typical teenage dilemma again: she’s human, he’s a vampire. For teenage girls with a dark side, these vampire books are a lot more appealing than all those rich-girl prep-school books.

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The Best Links:

1. Vampires Are the Latest Fad Amongst Teenage Girls
2. Stephenie Meyer’s Teenage Vampire Series Transcends Most YA Lit
3. I just don’t get the Twilight hoopla
4. Review of “Vampire Kisses” - Not as Good as the Twilight Series
5. New York Observer young adult article
6. Twilight Books Have Too Much Pre-Marital Sex (Wait, That’s a Bad Thing??)
7. Cast Revealed for Teen Vampire Flick “Twilight”
8. List on Amazon.com: “Teen vampire romances”
9. In Teen Circles, Stephenie Meyers Is Bigger than Harry Potter