Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle Series #1)

If I had a magical device that let me pull fictional objects out of books and into the real world, one of my first acquisitions would be the quite splendid many-sided coat V.E. Schwab created for Kell, the protagonist of her brilliant new book A Darker Shade of Magic. The enviable garment can be turned […]

I’m currently harboring a more-than-is-probably-healthy literary crush on Neil Gaiman, but even I have to admit the man/hero/legend has one serious flaw: he’s not (yet) capable of writing an infinite number of books in an instant. Which means I’m often stuck deciding between reading American Gods for the seventeenth time or (gasp) finding another book to read. […]

One of the most glorious moments of becoming a published author is finally seeing your book on a shelf. One of the most glorious moments of being a reader, though, is having someone else’s magic words in your bookcase. Whether the magic comes from the person who wrote it, the inscription inside it, or the […]

Picking a travel buddy is just as important as picking a roommate: you’re going to be stuck with them, probably one on one, for long periods of time, so you’d better make sure you choose someone you’re not going to regret. You’ve got to ask the big questions: will they be fun to be around? Do […]