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June 14, 2021

REVIEW: The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewscommunication / community / family relationships / Fantasy / friendship / goblins / language / middle grade / thiefComments Off on REVIEW: The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

A group of goblins steal a boy’s ability to apologize in this lively middle-grade fantasy from Nebula Award-winning author Fran Wilde No matter how much trouble Sam gets in, he knows that he can always rely on his magic word, “sorry,” to get him out of a pinch. Teasing his ... more >

February 19, 2019

REVIEW: Milkman by Anna Burns

JanineA Reviews / Recommended Reads#metoo / 1970s / books and reading / community / Humor / Literary fiction / Northern Ireland / rumors / Violence10 Comments

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Dear Ms. Burns, Your novel, Milkman, recently won the Man Booker Prize. That and a rave review from Sunita convinced me to read it. Milkman has been called “experimental fiction” because it’s written in stream-of-consciousness narration conveyed through long sentences and paragraphs, because the narrative goes on long tangents, and ... more >

January 8, 2018

REVIEW: Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscommunity / friendship / magical powers / Nigeria / POC / POC author / YA fantasy5 Comments

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Dear Ms. Okorafor, Having read and enjoyed the first book in your If-Harry-Potter-was-a-girl-in-Nigeria series of young adult novels, Akata Witch, I’ve been looking forward to the sequel, Akata Warrior. The books’ protagonist is Sunny Nwazue, an African-American girl born to Nigerian immigrant parents and now living in Nigeria. Sunny has ... more >

June 26, 2017

REVIEW: Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readscommunity / friendship / magical powers / Nigeria / POC / POC author / YA fantasy6 Comments

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Dear Ms. Okorafor, Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue is fascinated by candles. In Nigeria, where Sunny lives, the electrical company turns off the lights at night, and Sunny keeps candles in her bedroom in case she needs light. One night, she lights such a candle and it shows her something—a vision of ... more >

April 28, 2017

REVIEW: The Choir on Hope Street by Annie Lyons

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscommunity / Contemporary / England / London / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Choir on Hope Street by Annie Lyons

The best things in life happen when you least expect them Nat’s husband has just said the five words no one wants to hear – ‘I don’t love you anymore’. Caroline’s estranged mother has to move into her house turning her perfectly ordered world upside down. Living on the same ... more >

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August 6, 2015

Thursday News: Writers and community, DRM, color-coding books, and what would Pemberley cost today?

JanetPublishing NewsBooks / community / DRM / gaming / intellectual property / Pride-and-Prejudice / publishing / social media / writing4 Comments

An Introverted Writer’s Lament – Reading this article reminded me of a great conversation I had with friends lately about how much more engaged and vocal the community of Romance authors seems to be now than, say, five years ago. I suggested that perhaps self-publishing has allowed authors to talk ... more >

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