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Guest Post: On Writing, by Ritter Ames
Growing up, I loved old Cary Grant movies. Still do. I’ve seen them all–many, many times. My all-time favorite is “His Girl Friday” because of the crime plot and fast-paced smart patter between…
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Blog Tour: Counterfeit Conspiracies, by Ritter Ames
Title: Counterfeit Conspiracies Author: Ritter Ames Genre: Mystery / Suspense Laurel Beacham may have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth, but she has long since lost it digging herself out…
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Review: Take Back the Skies, by Lucy Saxon
Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government-official father has planned for her, Catherine Hunter does the unthinkable in the fantastical world of Tellus: she disguises herself as a…
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Review: Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick
Meet Hilo, D.J., and Gina! D.J. and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo…isn’t. Hilo doesn’t know where he came from, or what he’s doing on Earth. (Or why going to school in…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Tragedy of the Sith’s Revenge, by Ian Doescher
To thine own self be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars Episode III! A once-heroic knight becomes the darkest of villains. The Jedi suffer slings and…
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Review: A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows
Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Clone Army Attacketh, by Ian Doescher
To Shmi or not to Shmi? The curtain rises on yeoman Jedi Anakin skywalker, a man torn between duty to his Masters, attraction to Padmé, and concern for his beloved mother, Shmi. His…
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Review: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and Other Stories, by Tim Burton
From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance — witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast…
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Review: William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Phantom of Menace, by Ian Doescher
O Threepio, Threepio, Wherefore art thou, Threepio? Join us, good gentles, for a merry reimagining of Star Wars: Episode I as only Shakespeare could have written it. The entire saga starts here, with a thrilling…
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Review: The Original Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition, by The Brothers Grimm & Jack Zipes
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children’s and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as “Rapunzel”, “Hansel and Gretel”, and “Cinderella”…
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In Memory of Terry Pratchett
It’s with a heavy heart that I announce Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series and co-author of The Long Earth series, has died. After being diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2007, he passed…
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Review: Alice in tumblr-Land and Other Fairy Tales for a New Generation, by Tim Manley
Peter Pan finally has to grow up and get a job, or at least start paying rent. Cinderella swaps her glass slippers for Crocs. The Tortoise an the Hare Facebook stalk each other.…
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Review: Mrs. Bradshaw’s Handbook to Travelling Upon the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway, by Terry Pratchett
Fully Illustrated and replete with useful tidbits Mrs. Bradshaw’s Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other Authorized by Mr. Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself,…
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Review: Dragons at Crumbling Castle (Special Edition), by Terry Pratchett
A deluxe, slipcase edition of Dragons at Crumbling Castle, complete with critical commentary, bonus stories and a beautiful limited-edition print. Focus on a planet revolving in space… Focus in on a small country…
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Review: Under the Skin, by Michel Faber
Hailed as “original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century” (The Wall Street Journal), this first novel lingers long after the last page has been turned. Described as a “fascinating psychological…
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Review: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, by Randall Munroe
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, surprising answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic.…
