Hearts can break over so many things, it makes them seem awfully fragile. They can break over losing love, or never having enough to begin with. Grief cracks them wide open. Thwarted ambition can do some damage, too. With as much of a beat-up as these poor organs yet, it’s no wonder YA lit is […]
Books about witches are great every day of the year. I will happily read about witches on Christmas Day, Memorial Day, and every day in between. But around Halloween, I, and everyone else in the universe, really start craving a good witch—by which I mean a bad witch. Not every witch is a bad witch. Being able to cast […]
YA books are great, and you shouldn’t be ashamed of reading them. They’re exciting and full of big emotion (remember how it felt to be a teen?), and most of them hinge on fast-paced plotting that can keep the attention of even the most reluctant teenaged reader. If you’re not already adding them to your […]
Returning, years later, to expand upon a story long thought complete—particularly one treasured by many as a childhood classic—is a fraught proposition for any author. Just ask J.K. Rowling. It has been nearly 20 years since Philip Pullman closed the book on the world of His Dark Materials, one of the defining works of the […]
As we get deeper into autumn and the days grow shorter, those of us of the goth persuasion rub our hands together in glee, anticipating a seasonal appetite for all things dark and spooky. If you’re in the mood for some reads that visit the land of the dead (literal and metaphorical), then check out the […]