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 ...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011

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...
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Friday, November 25, 2011
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...
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Anne McCaffrey,
Annie,
rememberance
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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...
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recommended authors,
Ursula Le Guin
Friday, November 18, 2011

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 ...
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nz authors,
recommended authors,
Vince Ford
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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 ...
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nz authors,
Penelope Todd,
recommended authors
Saturday, November 12, 2011

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...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

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...
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Garth Nix,
recommended authors
Thursday, November 10, 2011

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...
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Alex Sanchez,
recommended authors
Thursday, November 3, 2011

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...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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 ...
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Meg Rosoff,
recommended authors