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Broken by A.E. Rought – Review
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Imagine a modern spin on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein where a young couple’s undying love and the grief of a father pushed beyond sanity could spell the destruction of […] -
Meet Alex Lidell, author of The Cadet of TIldor
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No CommentsWelcome The Debuts, a series of posts introducing you to brand, spanking new authors you really should get to know. Meet Alex Lidell! Byrt: If one of the top Hollywood […] -
The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell – Review
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Tamora Pierce meets George R. R. Martin in this smart, political, medieval fantasy-thriller. There is a new king on the throne of Tildor. Currents of political unrest sweep […] -
Kendare Blake’s Over/Under of 2012
Posted on January 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsKendare Blake, author of the deliciously scary Anna Dressed in Blood duology, is the most hilariously droll author I have ever met – so of course I had to ask her for […] -
Bridge to Book’s Over/Under of 2012
Posted on January 2, 2013 | No CommentsLiving in SoCal, I’m lucky enough to be in the same neighborhood as Bridge to Books, a wonderful group comprised of about 30 educators, librarians, publishers, authors, booksellers, artists, and teen […] -
Vicky Alvear Shecter’s Over/Under of 2012
Posted on January 1, 2013 | 1 CommentBeing the unabashed history nerd that I am, of course I had to rope Vicky Alvear Shecter (author of the wonderful Cleopatra’s Moon, and a docent at the Michael C. […] -
I Am Half-Sick Of Shadows by Alan Bradley – Review
Posted on December 27, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: It’s Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce – an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving – is tucked away in her […] -
Prophecy by Ellen Oh – Advance Review
Posted on December 20, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: The greatest warrior in all of the Seven Kingdoms…is a girl with yellow eyes. Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and the prince’s bodyguard. She’s a […] -
The Damnation Affair by Lilith Saintcrow – Review
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: The West is a wild place, where the poison wind blows and the dead walk. But there is gold, and whiskey, and enough room for a man to […]