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Sheila Turnage talks Tupelo Landing
Posted on January 23, 2014 | 1 CommentSheila Turnage’s Three Times Lucky was a book that made me laugh out loud, repeatedly, and was easily one of my favorite reads of 2012 – and given that it was […] -
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley – Review
Posted on January 22, 2014 | No CommentsBook Jacket: On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost […] -
Nite Lite’s UNDER of 2013: Underrated Romances
Posted on January 4, 2014 | 5 CommentsSo admittedly I’m a reader who tends to shy away from the romance section – probably due to cover embarrassment as much as anything else – but with all the […] -
Kendare Blake’s OVER/UNDER of 2013
Posted on January 3, 2014 | 3 CommentsAnd of course I had to ask Kendare Blake to come back – because no one does an Over/Under quite like she can. Lay it down, Kendare! Happy New Year! […] -
Anne Ursu’s OVER/UNDER of 2013: The Overlooked, Underappreciated Middle Grade Reader
Posted on January 2, 2014 | 24 CommentsSo another year came and went, and all the while I just kept waiting and waiting for everyone to suddenly wake up and acknowledge the awesome that is middle grade […] -
Vicky Alvear Shecter’s UNDER of 2013: Under-exposed History
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 1 CommentVicky Alvear Shecter, author of Cleopatra’s Moon, Anubis Speaks, and the upcoming Curses and Smoke, returns to the Over/Under this year to remind us all that there’s far more to ancient […] -
Anne Sowards’ OVER of 2013: Overlooked TV
Posted on December 30, 2013 | 1 CommentAs an executive editor at Penguin, Anne Sowards spends her days working with the likes of Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Rachel Caine, Anne Bishop, Ilona Andrews, Jack Campbell, Karen Chance, and […] -
The Yurt’s UNDER of 2013: Underrated Superwomen
Posted on December 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsThat’s right, the Over/Under is back! Tis the season for year-end round-ups and ‘best of” lists, but here at the Yurt we do it the fun way – instead of […] -
Saga, Vol I by Brian K. Vaughan – Review
Posted on December 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsBook Jacket: When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. […] -
Find Me by Romily Bernard – Review
Posted on November 22, 2013 | No CommentsBook Jacket: “Find Me.” These are the words written on Tessa Waye’s diary. The diary that ends up with Wick Tate. But Tessa’s just been found . . . dead. […]