Back in 2020, I featured Shannon Dittemore’s YA Fantasy WINTER, WHITE, AND WICKED. The sequel, REBEL, BRAVE AND BRUTAL, is currently set to debut on January 10, 2023: Sylvi Quine, the best rig driver on Layce, has braved the dangers of the Shiv Road to save her friend and learned the truth of her […]
Heidi Lang’s newest contemporary Middle Grade novel, OUT OF RANGE is a survival story that explores the complexities of sibling relationships. I’ve featured some of her other books here, including the ones she cowrote with Kati Bartkowski here. Sisters Abby, Emma, and Ollie have gone from being best friends forever to mortal enemies. Thanks […]
IF YOU WERE A PRINCESS is a picture book by Hillary Homzie that features the achievements of actual princesses, past and present from a diversity of lands (From Jordan to Korea, from the Netherlands to India). I read it myself, and it is a perfect addition to any library. Have a look: Copies are now […]
I’m a sucker for middle grade fantasy, so when I saw the premise for MAPMAKER by Lisa Moore Ramee, I hit her up for an interview: Walt is a Mapmaker, one of just a few in the universe who can draw maps that come to life. He must pit his own powers […]
I met Carrie Vaughn at this year’s Bubonicon and she was an absolute delight. She has written many books, most recently releasing THE CORMAC AND AMELIA CASE FILES, a print compilation of several novellas spun off from the Kitty series. Cormac is a former bounty hunter turned paranormal investigator. Amelia is a Victorian wizard […]