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 […]
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, […]
Burn is Julianna Baggott’s final installment in the PURE trilogy. It’s an outstanding, life-affirming conclusion to a top-notch trilogy that is profoundly human.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a brilliant, bleak book that celebrates the power of beauty to draw us toward the immortal. We would do well, however, to remember what truly is immortal.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]2013 was the year of fiction for me. I usually try to read a good mix of fiction and non-fiction (particularly theology and Christian living), but for a lot of reasons this was a year of fiction, and you’ll see that represented in my list. 2013 was also the year publishers […]
What should you buy for that person who’s starting to get into graphic novels and comics? Here’s a handy buyer’s guide!
S. is a love song to books and to the power of story to change the world. It’s an unparalleled reading experience unlike any other you’ve had. If you like books, S. is worth your time.
What On Earth Do We Know About Heaven is a fun, challenging and provocative read. Well worth your time.
Over the years, plenty of constant readers have wondered, What ever happened to Danny Torrence? Danny Torrence, of course, is that five-year-old boy with the special ability called “shining”, who narrowly escaped death at the hands of his father, who’d been driven insane by a haunted hotel. Or rather, that’s who Danny Torrence was. Apparently […]
Don’t miss our StoryMen interview with Doon author Lorie Langdon! I have a confession: I love the recent plethora of young adult fiction. Not Twilight – I have standards, after all, but it busted the floodgates wide open and now we’re swimming in some great, thoughtful and provocative YA Lit. From Katniss Everdeen and Percy […]