After an extended summer break, Between the Bookends returns. We hope you find something great to curl up with now that the nights are drawing in. Read More
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Between the Bookends: 10 Books We Read in July – Sept 2019
Tag Archives: fantasy
Fairy Tales Re-Written: Enter ‘The Hazel Wood’
The debut novel by Melissa Albert, ‘The Hazel Wood,’ offers a fresh take on fairy tales and a delightfully Burtonesque new universe to explore. A YA mystery/fairy tale/buddy story set somewhat in the wilds of upstate New York, be sure to enter the Hazel Wood soon. Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in April 2019
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie, Lisa, Rebecca, and Missy share some of their favorite recent reads. Read More
“The Stone King #1:” How Comixology Originals Make The Season Bright
“The Stone King #1” Rocks. Yes, I could not resist the pun. Still, the fact is that The Stone King #1 sets up a great fantasy tale. Read More
8 Empowering and Inspiring Books for Your IWD Reading List
Today is International Women’s Day and we have put together an IWD reading list for you. This list contains a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles, but they all have one thing in common, messages to inspire women of all ages, races, and backgrounds. Read More
Introducing the World of Faerie in Holly Black’s ‘The Cruel Prince’
‘The Cruel Prince’ is book one of the new ‘Folk of the Air’ series by Holly Black, author of ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles.’ Read More
Between the Bookends: 6 Books We Read in June 2017
In this month’s Between the Bookends, Corrina, Mel, and Sophie travel the world in search of ice cream, a magical circus, and some spooky tales. Read More
Deborah A. Wolf on Real World Inspirations in Fantasy
Deborah A. Wolf’s debut epic fantasy novel, ‘The Dragon’s Legacy,’ has been hailed as ground-breaking and complex. She joins us this week to tell us the real-life inspirations behind her fiction! Read More
Read About the Mysteries of the Wothwood in This ‘Broken Cities’ Novella
A mystical forest with fatal tales. Possibly a sleeping goddess within. Believers and non-believers, armies and villagers. Strong women and a man who aren’t who they once were, all in different ways. That’s Natania Barron’s ‘Wothwood: A Broken Cities Novella.’ Read More
Author Laurie Forest’s Geeky Inspirations Behind the ‘Black Witch Chronicles’
Young adult fantasy author Laurie Forest tells us what made her geek out while writing her debut novel, ‘The Black Witch.’ Be sure to check out her Pinterest page, where she has a lot of images of her inspirations as well! Read More
Wyverns and World Building and Tattoos, Oh My! Elizabeth Vaughan Geeks Out About ‘WarDance’
This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! fantasy author Elizabeth Vaughan talks about what she thinks is the best part of writing fantasy, and what made her geek out while she was writing her newest book, Wardance, which is available now! Read More
Myke Cole: On Historical Diversity and Writing Fiction
Gentleman, scholar, author, Hunter, and cat whisperer Myke Cole talks historical diversity and fiction with GeekMom Shiri. Read More
Battle Borne: J.L. Murray on Writing ‘Monstrous’
J.L. Murray is known for dark speculative fiction that is poignant and insightful, and has been known to make grown men weep. Here she is on this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!, talking about how setting and character can work together to pack an emotional punch. Read More
You Can Buy Skulls for Your Fire Pit from Amazon Now
If you’ve always wanted to have the perfect accessory for your fireplace, grill, or fire pit, here it is. Read More
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Celebrates 20 Years With a New Exhibit
This month the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame gets its own permanent exhibit with some amazing artifacts. Read More
Casting the ‘Fathom’ Crew: James Walley Sets His Imagination Wild!
If you like quirky fantasy in the vein of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, then James Walley is your man. This week he tells us who he imagines in the roles of his characters in his newest book, ‘The Fathom Flies Again!’ Read More
Artificial Inspiration: A Post From Cat Rambo
Fantasy and science fiction author Cat Rambo has an interesting new anthology out from Hydra House, ‘Neither Here Nor There.’ It’s a dual-sided book; “Neither Here” on one side and when you flip the book over, “Nor There” is on the other. Cat talks about inspiration, and how we can create wonderful things on this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction! Read More
‘Fish Wielder’ Is a Rollicking Romp
Smart. Silly. Funny. Engaging. J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison’s ‘Fish Wielder’ is all of these. Read More
Dispelling the Myth of Myth: More on Courage From Stories
This article continues the thoughts on the importance of stories that I touched on in “Madeleine L’Engle on Courage From Stories” earlier this week. Read More
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Luminous Ages’
‘Luminous Ages.’ It can be PvP. It can be co-operative play. It can be competitive play. Let’s just say, it covers a lot, and it’s up on Kickstarter. Read More
