In John Corey Whaley's new book Noggin,main character Travis has his head chopped off and cryogenically frozen. Five years later, he wakes up with his head attached to someone else's body. Now, in our interview with him, Whaley admits he didn't really do any research on cryogenics. After all, the mechanics of this make-believe science... Continue Reading →
Noggin by John Corey Whaley: 5 Things You Might Not Know About Cryogenics
In John Corey Whaley's new book Noggin,main character Travis has his head chopped off and cryogenically frozen. Five years later, he wakes up with his head attached to someone else's body. Now, in our interview with him, Whaley admits he didn't really do any research on cryogenics. After all, the mechanics of this make-believe science... Continue Reading →
Steadfast by Claudia Gray: A Study in Witches
As part of our Book of the Month featuring Steadfast by Claudia Gray, we wanted to dive a little deeper into the real-life inspiration behind the story: witches! Witchcraft has roots in almost every culture around the world, but for our purposes, we'll stick to its history in the United States. First Accusations Hugh and... Continue Reading →
Steadfast by Claudia Gray: A Study in Witches
As part of our Book of the Month featuring Steadfast by Claudia Gray, we wanted to dive a little deeper into the real-life inspiration behind the story: witches! Witchcraft has roots in almost every culture around the world, but for our purposes, we'll stick to its history in the United States. First Accusations Hugh and... Continue Reading →
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia Real-Life Inspiration: Illuminati
Though Kami Garcia's new novel Unbreakable features a fictional secret society called the Legion, a lot of the story is inspired by real-life research. One of those things is the Illuminati. If you've read Dan Brown's Angels & Demons you may have heard of this group before, a real-life secret society dating back to the... Continue Reading →
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia Real-Life Inspiration: Illuminati
Though Kami Garcia's new novel Unbreakable features a fictional secret society called the Legion, a lot of the story is inspired by real-life research. One of those things is the Illuminati. If you've read Dan Brown's Angels & Demons you may have heard of this group before, a real-life secret society dating back to the... Continue Reading →
The Dark Between Real-Life Inspiration: Spiritualism & Spirit Photography
A huge aspect of The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler is the Spiritualist movement, which claimed popularity in the U.S. and Britain from the 1840s through the 1920s. The movement is largely associated with the popularity of mediums, seances, and "spirit photography" during this time period -- but as Gensler pointed out in one of... Continue Reading →
The Dark Between Real-Life Inspiration: Spiritualism & Spirit Photography
A huge aspect of The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler is the Spiritualist movement, which claimed popularity in the U.S. and Britain from the 1840s through the 1920s. The movement is largely associated with the popularity of mediums, seances, and "spirit photography" during this time period -- but as Gensler pointed out in one of... Continue Reading →
The Dark Between Real-Life Inspiration: The Society for Psychical Research
Today for our book of the month, The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler, we're taking a look at some of the real-life inspiration for this spooky historical-fiction, paranormal mystery. For her first guest post on the official The Dark Between blog tour, Sonia talked about how the idea for this book came about while researching... Continue Reading →
The Dark Between Real-Life Inspiration: The Society for Psychical Research
Today for our book of the month, The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler, we're taking a look at some of the real-life inspiration for this spooky historical-fiction, paranormal mystery. For her first guest post on the official The Dark Between blog tour, Sonia talked about how the idea for this book came about while researching... Continue Reading →
