The Name of the Star (Shades of London Series #1)

Let’s face facts: life is just a string of moments between Harry Potter rereadings. Ever since J.K. Rowling put her magical quill to parchment and penned the series that changed us forever, we’ve all been doomed to a life of answering every “What’s your favorite book?” query with a fervent and slightly suspicious “You mean… besides Harry Potter, […]

With fall finally upon us, there’s no better time to curl up with something slightly spooky and a little romantic. When the weather begins to cool down, you can’t ask for a better book to curl up with than a good gothic novel. Now is the time for the subtly supernatural and the hauntingly ominous […]

This is not a high-minded post. It has one goal: to celebrate the artistic genius of R.L. Stine, the king of spooky, the creator of all that creeps and crawls, and the haunted mayor of our hearts. There are few things better in this life than picking up a Goosebumps or Fear Street novel, and […]

There’s just something about a good fantasy novel that glues it to your hand. Or, more accurately, there are several somethings. Fantasy stories excite and transport you, and they do it with style, in a way that crosses borders and spans generations. How do they do it? With a few time-honored, universally pleasing characteristics that […]