I liked being the weird girl. Picture me in England in 1995. I have a Tardis embroidered on my shoulder bag, wear off brand platform shoes, and carry a picture of Riker around in my wallet. I write poems when I should probably be playing Netball, and I made one of my best friends by […]
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For an extra touch of whimsy this winter look no further thanThe Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takashaski, with the sentimentality and loose relationships with time that I have come to love in cozy Japanese fiction.
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Books! Whether you’ve constantly got a book in progress (or two or three) or you read several books a night to your kids, books have a heavy presence in our lives. We can use them to learn, to imagine, and even to escape, and they always make great gifts. You can gift your favorite books […]
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Check out this newest ‘Pride and Prejudice’ set including two dozen recreated letters and ephemera, plus plenty of other bonus content.
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After Wordle gained popularity, several related or even completely unrelated daily puzzles spawned, from the other New York Times puzzles to more indie efforts like Redactle (a favorite in my house). One I’d never heard of until recently was Murdle, a daily murder mystery-themed logic puzzle. I was surprised I hadn’t heard of it before, […]
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Take a trip down memory lane with CYOA’s reissue of their first book! Don’t forget to share with the kids.
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Matt Harry returns with another installation from the Codex Arcanum series and fools readers into believing they’re about to gain valuable instructions. Instead, under the guise of an entertaining story, we dive into an engaging adventure, learning plenty about time travel but emerge with zero practical tools to actually travel through time.
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I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the storytelling and narrative voice of Alexander McCall Smith. When his exceptionally popular series The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency first appeared in 2002, I was enamored with his style and with his characters. While my interests have branched off over the years, I still scour the book […]
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Love can be monstrous in this new romance from Lana Ferguson. From the depths of Loch Ness, Keyanna MacKay just might find what she’s looking for.
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Leslie Vedder brings us the magical school based adventure that we’ve been looking for. Join Ix Tatterfall at the Candle Corps Academy in The Labyrinth of Souls.
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For anyone who ever fell in love with the Beast, and was disappointed when the curse was broken and blondie appeared, this series from Sylvia Mercedes will scratch all those beastly itches and then some. All three installments, Bride of the Shadow King, Vow of the Shadow King, and the conclusion Heart of the Shadow […]
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In a small Italian village, but not the one you are thinking of, there is a restaurant. It’s not the one you are thinking of. This one is closed, that one is one town over. There is also a Truffle expert, but not the one you are thinking of. The other Truffle experts live in […]
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If you are in need of warm, gentle story telling for 2025, The Rainfall Market delivers.
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King Arthur is cast to a supporting role in the Queens of Fate series from Natania Barron, the second installment of which – Queen of Fury – was released on December 3rd.
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See which books the GeekFamily writers have been enjoying this year to glean some gift ideas for your own family.
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ATEEZ’s dark, dystopian science fiction celebration of creative freedom is now available in diary form in ‘The World: To the End.’
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A sentient library, four odd friends, and a fairy behind every door. Take a journey into Fairy with HG Parry.
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The newest from Little Golden Books opens a window onto Diwali. It’s beautiful, entertaining, and informative for all ages.
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Will you collect a string of suitors at the ball, or eschew marriage altogether and become a Woman of Independent Mind? This new Jane Austen-themed tabletop game is the most immersive Jane Austen game yet.
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You might think that the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books and the concept of a tarot deck would be fairly incompatible, but learning more about ourselves and the world around us through careful reflection is just another adventure, with far more choices than any book can contain.
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