WELL. The gigantic trash fire of last year’s nominating process sure was a thing, wasn’t it. It sounds like there’s been a house-cleaning in the committee, and maybe we can hope that all the votes are fairly counted this year, and no one’s getting unfairly disqualified, yes? This year will also be slightly different in
“If a civilization is not capable of keeping a book from burning then perhaps it wasn’t ready for whatever knowledge was held within.” Livira is a little girl living in a tiny, unprotected village in the dustlands. Evar Evantari is a young man who’s lived his entire life trapped in one library chamber with four
Children of the Doors know about being mislaid… Antoinette Ricci, better known as Antsy, returns to the world of the Wayward Children. Only this time she’s dragging along most of the main characters of the previous stories as they break the “No Quests” rule of their school for former fairy tale adventurers. People who have
“I have returned. I am one known to you. Please allow me safe passage to bring back those who are lost.” Author Premee Mohamed takes a new look at a familiar fairy tale trope (two children lost in the woods) in her new book The Butcher of the Forest, a frightening combination of horror and
He should be the Iron King, and I should be the Iron Queen. Yet Iron Demon and Iron Widow is all they’ll let us be. It’s back to my reviews of Books I Really Should Have Read Ages Ago, and this week’s review is for Xiran Jay Zhao’s debut novel, Iron Widow. In Huaxia, the
Before February ends I wanted to review a collection I’ve been meaning to read for years: N. K. Jemisin’s How Long ’til Black Future Month? I love a good short story collection, and I’ve loved every Jemisin work I’ve read (her Far Sector Green Lantern series from DC was amazing) so I had high hopes
The first thing Antoinette Ricci ever lost was her father… Seanan McGuire released a new installment in the Wayward Children series in January and I…hadn’t yet read the one that came before. So, let’s take care of another review in my list of Books I Really Should Have Read Ages Ago. Antsy’s life from age
“What if he doesn’t get better?” Angus sighed. “Then he will be like a thousand others in Gallacia this winter. The only difference is that you know his name…” I’m taking a break this week from my reviews of Books I Really Should Have Read Ages Ago to enjoy a brand new novella by T.
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Next up on my list of Books I Really Should Have Read Ages Ago is R.F. Kuang’s novel set in an alternate-history, fantasy-adjacent Oxford England. And oh boy, this one is going to sit in my head for a long time. The story