We know, we know. January 30th can’t come soon enough. (Check here to see if your local Barnes & Noble is hosting a midnight release party for House of Flame and Shadow.) Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar battle to save their world — and each other — in this sizzling, action-packed fantasy, the third installment […]
Fantasy can be a difficult genre for beginners to penetrate, and in a sense, that’s fitting. The foundations of the genre rely on invention and reinvention, pushing boundaries, and infusing the known with the unknown. Where do you even begin when the worlds are unfamiliar (and sprawling), and you can’t fight your way through the […]
Erin Doyle Store: Pickerington, OH Exemplifies: Delivering Extraordinary Customer Service The ABCs of Storytime Erin’s store manager says, “Children’s Lead Erin Doyle has turned the weekly Tuesday Storytime into a standingroom-only event. It all started when Erin decided to do something a little different after noticing she wasn’t getting many new faces at Storytime (typically seven […]
Every once in awhile, a book comes along that makes you pine for far-off fantasy lands. Who hasn’t, at some point, wanted to pack a bag and find a door to Narnia or a well into Wonderland?
For better or worse, the “director’s cut” has become ubiquitous in film. It’s almost a given that the home version of a popular film will squeeze in a few extra minutes of material cut from the theatrical release (thank George Lucas for sparking the trend). Once in a while, though, these are more than simple attempts […]
