Introducing Vivian Vande Velde

Vivian Vande Velde has always wanted to be a writer, but it took her a while to actually go about doing it. It was the 33rd publisher who ... Read more »

Introducing Unicorns

Last summer, during the Supernatural Showdown the Unicorn made it past Baba Yaga in the heats, but came unstuck against the Werewolf in the... Read more »

Farewell Anne McCaffrey

Proviso: some of her books are more suitable to older teens / adults. For decades, my family have been Anne McCaffrey fans. I think I c... Read more »

Introducing Urusla K Le Guin

Ursula K Le Guin (the K stands for Kroeber, her mother’s maiden name) is an award-winning and ground-breaking science-fiction / fantasy aut... Read more »

Introducing Trei

Trei appears in The Chronicles of Stone trilogy by New Zealand author Vince Ford. Trei and his twin sister Souk, along with their friend ... Read more »

Introducing: Penelope Todd

New Zealand author Penelope Todd has also been published as Penelope Huber (which is a bit confusing). Penelope lives in Dunedin, and most ... Read more »

Introducing Steampunk

What is Steampunk? According to Wikipedia , it's a sub-genre of science fiction, usually set in a Victorian-era time period (or, sort of... Read more »

Introducing Sabriel

Sabriel is the creation of Garth Nix. Sabriel is the daughter of the Abhorsen – a necromancer who lays the dead to rest. She attends Wyver... Read more »

Introducing Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez and his family moved to America when Alex was five. Alex’s mother claims she never knew he was gay – something Alex finds har... Read more »

Introducing 'Red spikes' by Margo Lanagan

Red spikes is the third of Margo Lanagan’s colour-titled short story collections. Lanagan’s stories range from the gentle to the creepy, a... Read more »

Introducing Meg Rosoff

Meg Rosoff isn’t afraid of courting controversy. Her first teen novel, How I live now, was controversial because of the relationship within ... Read more »