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Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

I often like to try new authors to see how their stories come to life from the brief summary given in a book release or promotion. When I read Behind Closed Read more...

Posted by on November 1, 2016

The Story Of Owen : Dragon Slayer Of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

This is a truly original story with elements of adventure and fantasy, yet it is also so real. The relationships between the characters are authentic and deep. People are the Read more...

Posted by on October 27, 2016

Slade House by David Mitchell

Not everything—or everyone—is what it seems in this trippy treat of a horror novel by David Mitchell, also known for Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks. True to form, Mitchell Read more...

Posted by on October 25, 2016

The Wolf Among Us by Telltale Games

Once upon a time, in a land called New York City, there was a secret community in the village of Brooklyn. This community was called Fabletown, and it was populated Read more...

Posted by on October 25, 2016

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

I think The Buried Giant can be described as a novel-length fairy tale, or maybe a better way to describe it is a novel featuring fairy tale elements? I’ll let Read more...

Posted by on October 18, 2016

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

At 10:04am on a Monday, students and teachers realize they are locked in the auditorium. At 10:05am, the student who locked them in takes his first victim.

Posted by on October 14, 2016

Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner by Katrine Marçal

Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? is a fervent, feminist critique of Western economic thinking. Marçal argues that the ideas which animate popular understanding about the economy—the primacy of competition rather Read more...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne

19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry, now the Head of Magical Law Enforcement, is struggling to balance his heavy workload and family life, and his scar has mysteriously Read more...

Posted by on October 7, 2016

The Autumnlands (Vol. 1): Tooth and Claw by Ben Dewey, Jordie Bellaire, and Kurt Busiek

The magic is disappearing from a world which cities float in the sky, populated by anthropomorphic animals. In the city of Keneil, a conclave of wizards gather in a last-ditch Read more...

Posted by on October 3, 2016

Move! by Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters

Roar and stomp like a dinosaur, steer your car down a bumpy road, or hold the book tight while spinning like a flying saucer! Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters are Read more...

Posted by on September 29, 2016

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Do you miss the idea of make believe and pretend, do you need something like a video game but something that has a larger sandbox Read more...

Posted by on September 27, 2016

Black Canary Vol. 1: Kicking and Screaming by Brenden Fletcher

Dinah is the new lead singer of a rock band called Black Canary – and, by the way, she goes by D.D. now. Trouble follows Black Canary everywhere they go Read more...

Posted by on September 26, 2016

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

Famed pastry chef Olivia Rawlings seems to have it all— until she accidentally sets a Manhattan restaurant on fire with her flaming dessert! Asked “to take a break” from work, Read more...

Posted by on September 22, 2016

DC Bombshells Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett

DC Bombshells started off as a figurine line, but grew so popular it’s now a comic! Set in an alternate universe World War II, this comic centers on DC’s superheroines Read more...

Posted by on September 18, 2016

Aquaman: The Trench by Geoff Johns

Something stirs in the Mariana Trench. Something old, mysterious, and… hungry. Aquaman will face a menacing new threat, the carnivorous race known as The Trench. Aquaman has retreated from Atlantean Read more...

Posted by on September 16, 2016

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