Hello everybody and happy Thursday! As you may recall, a few years ago Ana read and loved Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace. There is now a sequel out – Latchkey and we are delighted to welcome Nicole to the…
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Book Review Roundup: TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER by Tamora Pierce + THE POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang
I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy lately, and two novels have recently struck me with their thematic similarities (though both are intended for wildly different audiences): Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce and The Poppy War by R.F.…
I love fairy tales, and some of my favorite novels and films are fairy tale adaptations. Adapting a fairy tale comes with a unique set of challenges, as I found out when I adapted the story of Scheherazade for…
Hello everybody! We are celebrating the release of our new novel – The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine Faris King – which is out today, with a giveaway! The Novel “Sister, would you please tell me a story?” Dunya is…
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A Smugglerific Cover: THE NINETY-NINTH BRIDE by Catherine Faris King
In which we reveal the cover for our new novel, THE NINETY-NINTH BRIDE by Catherine Faris King! The novel, based on the author’s short story “The Ninety-Ninth Bride”, is out tomorrow, June 19. Behold the smugglerific cover: About the…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus!! Today, Ana reviews Bruja Born by Zoraida Córdova, the sequel to last year’s Labyrinth Lost. I love it! Go over to Kirkus to read more!…
Happy Tuesday! Today we are delighted to be hosting the cover reveal for the UK edition of L.L. McKinney’s debut novel A Blade So Black – a reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland! Without further ado,…
When the Letter Comes by Sara Fox Published 5/22/2017 Henry believes that someday, something awesome will happen–everything will turn out all right and all her problems will disappear once her letter arrives, welcoming her to magic school. So even…
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When the Letter Comes: Sara Fox on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
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A Smugglerific Cover: WHEN THE LETTER COMES by Sara Fox
In which we reveal the inaugural cover for the first short story in our 2018 season, Awakenings: When the Letter Comes by Sara Fox. Behold the smugglerific cover: About the Story Henry believes that someday, something awesome will happen–everything…
We are over at Kirkus today with a review of a NEW DIA REEVES NOVEL WHAT That’s right, there is a new Dia Reeves novel out there set in the world of Bleeding Violet! Go over to Kirkus to…
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Joint Review: Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Illuminae Files #3)
Title: Obsidio Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Genre: Science Fiction, Epistolary Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 2018 Hardcover: 615 Pages Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from…
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at what she is looking forward to reading in the next couple of months. She also talks about the new Squirrel Girl novel which is SUPER…
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Trash and Treasure: Old Made New (March 2018)
Trash & Treasure is a miscellany of monthly opinions on SFF, fandom and general geekness from Foz Meadows. This March, my media consumption has been full of the old made new, or revisited, or otherwise reimagined. At the forefront…
Title:The Cruel Prince Author: Holly Black Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: January 2018 Paperback: 384 Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine…
Title: The Reader Author: Traci Chee Genre: Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Putnam Publication date: September 2016 Paperback: 442 pages Once there was, and one day there will be. This is the beginning of every story. Sefia…
Title:Children of Blood and Bone Author: Tomi Adeyemi Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Publication date: March 6 2018 Hardcover: 4480 Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her…
Title:Tess of the Road Author: Rachel Hartman Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Random House Publication date: February 27 2018 Hardcover: 544 In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons…
Title: Thunderhead Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopia, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: January 2018 Paperback: 504 Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the…
We are over at Kirkus early this week for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, a review of YA science fiction novel Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Pitched as Indiana Jones in Outer Space (with Teenagers!),…
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Over at Kirkus: A Post-Mortal SFF List (Inspired by THUNDERHEAD by Neal Schusterman)
We are over at Kirkus early this week for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a list of post-mortal SFF inspired by Neal Shusterman’s excellent Thunderhead (book 2 in the Arc of a Scythe series). In Scythe…
Title: Truly, Devious Author: Maureen Johnson Genre: Crime, Young Adult Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication date: January 16 2018 Paperback: 432 pages Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It…
Today we are delighted to be partnering with Simon & Schuster to share a giveaway of Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman, the second book in the Arc of a Scythe series! Thea was a huge fan of Scythe (book 1…
We are over at Kirkus early this week for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn today, with a review of Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk. A reimagining of Spartacus–if Spartacus was a young woman–Wyk’s Blood and Sand is…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
