Some books lend themselves easily to comparisons of books past. Take, for instance, Dhonielle Clayton’s incredible new novel The Belles, which pulls inspiration from Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies—shared ground the authors talked about on the site. But for every new YA book you love, there’s a wonderful book past to serve as a perfect companion read. […]
Anticipating new fantasy novels is one of my favorite activities, right behind reading them. The first half of 2018 offers up a dragon’s hoard’s worth of tantalizing new fantasy landscapes, set in epic otherworlds, reimagined Earths, and a few familiar places we can’t wait to revisit. Holly Black returns to Faerie; Tomi Ayedemi delves into […]