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I used to be a bit of a goth chick in my younger days (I know, WHAT a shocker.) That said, this was back when I was living in Malaysia, so finding the full accoutrements of goth was a challenge for someone with as little spending money as myself. Fortunately, my love of dark clothes …
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I read a fantastic tweet recently which essentially said that getting a job you love does not mean, as the old saw says, never having to work a day in your life, but that you will in fact do far too much work, which is genuinely my plight right now. So when I picked up …
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Oh dear. This book starts out so promisingly, as a woman on her deathbed makes her lover swear to speak with the daughters the latter gave up for adoption. A grief-stricken Sylvie Swift has no idea how to approach the two girls she gave up as babies, so decides to write them a series of …
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Jackson Wilder is an adorable little boy who lives with his dad and his beloved stuffed thylacine doll, Irwin. In the manner of all imaginative kids with a constant stuffie companion, Irwin often takes on a life of his own in Jackson’s imagination, as Sarah Davidson depicts in a way that will definitely bring up …
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Hello, readers! It’s the last Friday of July (howwwwwwww?!) so here’s my roundup of amazing books that just published these last two weeks that I haven’t had the time to read yet but really really want to! First up, we have a literary mystery debut from a librarian with a PhD in funeral studies. Ruby …
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I love getting all the Dungeonmeister game aids: they’re always a super fun and creative way to throw my Dungeons & Dragons players a curveball to help keep things fresh! This random monster generator was no different. It’s based on a very cool flipbook concept, where the bulk of the book after the first 25 …
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Interestingly, it says “text by Terrance Crawford” in the credits as well, and I’m not sure exactly what that means. Credit where it’s due, tho? So this is a cute story that champions black representation in children’s fantasy, particularly of the cute anthropomorphic fantastic beast variety. Afronia is a magical land in the stars populated …
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Hi, readers! This week, we have a terrific excerpt from a new standalone thriller, Echoes Of Memory by Sara Driscoll. After surviving a terrible attack, Quinn Fleming has recovered in every way but one—her ability to retain new memories. Now, months later, it appears to the outside world as if the San Diego florist’s life …
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Also known in some markets as Wilkins’ Tooth. I’m joining my pal Emily for A Year Of Diana Wynne Jones, a project she recently started where she and other interested readers go through the entire DWJ oeuvre over the course of a year. I decided to dip in and out as books were available to …
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On the plus side, with this I’ve finally read all the nominees for Best Novella for the 2024 Hugos! That said, what a strange set of entries for this year. As Doug has opined elsewhere, this was not a good year for the category Jo Walton considers an excellent barometer of the speculative fiction zeitgeist. …
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