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Win a signed copy of Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

Leah Cypess is the author of Mistwood, Nightspell, and, just released, Death Sworn. From the back cover: Ileni is losing her magic. And that means she’s losing everything: Her status as the renegade sorcerers’ most powerful rising star. Her purpose in life. The boy she loves. Her home. Exiled to teach sorcery to the assassins hidden deep […]

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The StoryMen interview Julianna Baggott, NYT Bestselling author of BURN

You may recall that we interviewed Julianna a year ago, to talk about her spectacular Pure Trilogy. At last the final book in the series, Burn, has released, and Julianna joins us once again to talk about writing, spoilers, and trilogies, and you can listen to it in all of its glory right here. Or, […]

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Everyone is Batman

A recent personality test uses the brilliant idea of telling you which version of the Batman most closely resembles you. I anticipate that at my next business meeting, my staff and I will replace the Meyers-Briggs and StrengthsFinder with this work of LITERAL GENIUS. Take the test and tell us in the comments which sort […]

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The StoryMen are back in Action!

I know you’ve missed the world-renowned podcast THE STORYMEN. Don’t worry, denizens of the Internet. We’re back, and more powerful than ever. Follow this link to hilarity, adventure and the first episode of SEASON THREE OF THE STORYMEN!  

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A Public Service Announcement from… THE BATMAN

I ran across this in this post from Chris Sims about why the X-Men didn’t become popular for more than a decade after their creation. I know, that’s a Batman PSA. But it all makes sense in the article. Really, it does.

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This documentary about Thundarr the Barbarian is well worth 18 minutes

I loved  Thundarr the Barbarian when I was a kid. For those of you who have the misfortune of a Thundarr-less childhood, he was a barbarian warrior who lived in a future Earth and had adventures with a sorceress and a Chewbacca-like alien thing named Ookla. Character designs by Alex Toth and Jack Kirby! Neat!  

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Two ideas to spice up the 2018 winter Olympics

I’m Greek, so my opinions on the Olympics carry extra weight.

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Check out these awesome Batman villain redesigns by M.S. Corley

It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of M.S. Corley here at Norville Rogers.

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StoryMen Extra: HOMEMADE (!) Chicken and Waffle flavored Lay’s Potato Chips

It’s time for StoryMen Extra! Our regularly scheduled StoryMen shows will return next week, but in the meantime, here’s a little update on Matt’s continuing quest to get a taste of Lay’s Chicken and Waffles Potato Chips! In the comments: Which homemade flavors should JR. and Clay create and try? Episode Links The Crowdsourced Church […]