The writing contest for our July Book of the Month Innocent Darkness is all about Steampunk -- so today, we're focusing on the elements of Steampunk! What the heck IS Steampunk? Since Suzanne Lazear is the author of Innocent Darkness, I'll let her tell you: Steampunk is imagining a world where steam and natural gas,... Continue Reading →
One of the key components of Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear is fairy mythology. Fairies, or faeries, spring up in many cultures, under many names. Today, we're taking a brief look at some of the lore. What's in a fairy? There are many different spellings and names used to refer to fairies in various folklore.... Continue Reading →
One of the key components of Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear is fairy mythology. Fairies, or faeries, spring up in many cultures, under many names. Today, we're taking a brief look at some of the lore. What's in a fairy? There are many different spellings and names used to refer to fairies in various folklore.... Continue Reading →
Our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear doesn't hit stores until August, but we're helping you pass the time this week with some book recommendations based on the genres featured in Innocent Darkness. So today, we're featuring historical fiction that includes a splash of the paranormal! Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber I was obsessed.... Continue Reading →
Our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear doesn't hit stores until August, but we're helping you pass the time this week with some book recommendations based on the genres featured in Innocent Darkness. So today, we're featuring historical fiction that includes a splash of the paranormal! Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber I was obsessed.... Continue Reading →
This week, we're featuring books from the genres that make up our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear: fairy stories, steampunk & historical fiction. It's all to help pass the time until Innocent Darkness hits store shelves on August 8th. Today, here are some great YA steampunk: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare... Continue Reading →
This week, we're featuring books from the genres that make up our July Book of the Month, Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear: fairy stories, steampunk & historical fiction. It's all to help pass the time until Innocent Darkness hits store shelves on August 8th. Today, here are some great YA steampunk: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare... Continue Reading →
Here's a look at just some of today's new YA releases! Insignia by S. J. Kincaid More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof... Continue Reading →
Tonight! We are thrilled to be hosting the Epic Reads #ERbookclub chat on Twitter with A Need So Beautifulauthor Suzanne Young. Join us tonight at 9pm EST/6pm PST for a Twitter chat with Suzanne, as we discuss A Need So Beautiful and the recently released sequel, A Want So Wicked. So be sure to log... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while you gotta mix things up. For me, a classic fantasy lover/artistic realism enthusiast, The Classroom, by Robin Mellom was outside the realm of what I normally pine for. And it was the perfect “outside the box” experience, at that. As far as middle grade is concerned, Mellom’s writing style is... Continue Reading →
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