B- Reviews / Book Reviews5th Century / China / fairytale / Fantasy / martial arts / Mulan / strong heroine / YA historical10 Comments
Dear Ms. Thomas: I’m going to be lazy and steal the blurb: A Warrior in Disguise All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated ... more >
Publishing Newsblack family chronicle / book adaptations / fairytale / films / Mark Twain / pictoral history / print publishing3 Comments
Why Hollywood is turning to books for its biggest productions – The obvious answer to this question is money, but the specific justifications are a good reminder that the commercial aspects of commercial art do not necessarily favor novelty and innovation. Here studios can “manage risk” by adapting already popular material, ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsfairytale / Fantasy / Magic17 Comments
Dear Ms. Novik, Back in the day, I was a devoted reader of your Temeraire series, an alternate history fantasy series set in early 19th century England, about Captain William Laurence and his “brave but impulsive dragon,” Temeraire. I read the first…four? five? books in the series and then ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / cinderella / classic fiction / fairytale49 Comments
Dear Readers: Sunita: This month the TBR Challenge category is “recommended read,” which gave me the chance to finally read The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery. Although I’ve read most of the Anne of Green Gables series countless times, I’d never read this stand-alone story. Susanna Kearsley generously gave me ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / dancing / fairytale / Historical / New York City / sisters / YA13 Comments
Dear Ms. Valentine, I first came across your YA historical novel, The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, when The Book Smugglers reviewed it. Hapax also raved about it in our Open Thread for Readers for September. Everything I heard about this novel, especially that it was a Jazz Age set ... more >
Publishing NewsAudible / audiobooks / fairytale / Fifty Shades19 Comments
Can You Hear Me Now? The New Explosion in Audio Books – WSJ.com – “The digital revolution may have dealt a heavy blow to print, but it is boosting literacy in other unexpected ways by fueling the explosive growth of audio books.” That’s what the Wall Street Journal says. Max ... more >