Hello, friends! Today I’m proud to welcome two of my friends and favorite authors, Claudie Arseneault and RoAnna Sylver, to talk about their next project – the Common Bonds Anthology! Common Bonds is an upcoming anthology of speculative short stories and poetry featuring aromantic characters. At the heart of this collection are the bonds that impact our lives from beginning…
I was looking through my stats, as one does at the end of the year, and I was honestly surprised by the posts that were my lovely readers’ favorite this year. So, I thought I’d share the top ten with you! Did your favorite posts make the top 10? If not, what were they? Tell…
Teenager Leila’s life is full of challenges. From bouncing around the foster care system to living with seasonal affective disorder, she’s never had an easy road. Leila keeps herself busy with her passion for environmental advocacy, monitoring the Urban Ecovists message board and joining a local environmental club with her best friend Sarika. And now…
America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is Hamilton? And how is the show itself making history? Historians on Hamilton brings together a collection of…
In The Underwater Ballroom Society, you will “visit an old hangout one last time with an ex-siren and find out what the twelve dancing princesses learned in their secret world. You will feel the fallout of Oberon stealing a guitar god. You will wonder if magic might finally find a lonely officer of the Crown…
Hello, friends! Today I’d like to introduce you to Dr. Rose Brock, editor of the new anthology, Hope Nation! Hope is a decision, but it is a hard one to recognize in the face of oppression, belittlement, alienation, and defeat. To help embolden hope, here is a powerhouse collection of essays and letters that speak…
Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of “how they first met” from some of today’s most popular YA authors. Readers will experience Nina LaCour’s beautifully written piece about two Bay…
I received an eARC of Transcendent 2 from Bogi Takács, the editor, in exchange for an honest review. This anthology is a compilation of the year’s best trans speculative fiction. I really loved the hopefulness of A. Merc Rustad’s This is Not A Wardrobe Door. I loved the mention of Narnia, which was something that most…
Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, NotYourPrincess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a…
An Alphabet of Embers is an anthology of unclassifiables – lyrical, surreal, magical, experimental pieces that straddle the border between poetry and prose. It lives in a place between darkness and sound, between roads and breaths, its pages taut with starlight; between its covers, words talk to each other, and have an occasional cup of…
May has, yet again, been a whirlwind for me. We moved into our first proper house, and while we’re still not entirely unpacked, it’s really beginning to feel like home. In other fun news, Chris and I (finally) got engaged, with some help from our best dog, Moose! He helped me propose, and then posed for…
With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it’s more important than ever for women to share their experiences. We must hold the truth to account in the midst of sensationalism and international political turmoil. Nasty Women is a collection of essays, interviews and accounts on what it is to be a woman in…
Radical Hope is a collection of letters–to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged–written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists. Provocative and inspiring, Radical Hope offers readers a kaleidoscopic view of the love and courage needed to navigate this…
I think all of us have a list of books we want that has more things on it than would ever actually fit in our homes, but here are the ones I actually want on my shelves as soon as possible. I’ve been banned from buying books due to Christmas, so here’s the list of…