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Book Trailer: Gamer’s Quest by George Ivanoff
George Ivanoff talks about how he made this fantastic trailer over on Writing for Children.
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Only $0.99! The Complete Souls of the Stones Trilogy by Kelly Walker
A convenient omnibus edition of the three main works of the Souls of the Stones series. Souls of the Stones follows Emariya Warren as she navigates the three divided lands of her world, as well as the three families striving for control. The series incorporates traditional fantasy elements such as prophecy and magic with a…
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The Defiance by A.G. Henley
It hasn’t been long since Fennel, a Sightless Groundling, and Peree, her Lofty Keeper, fell in love and learned the truth: the Scourge, and their world, are not what they seem. Fenn and Peree are determined to guide their people to the protected village of Koolkuna, but first they must convince them that everything they…
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Hilda the Wicked Witch by Paul Kater
Hilda and William leave for another vacation, some time away. Knowing the witch and her wizardly partner, this will end up in work of course. Tremors, flower witches, dwarves and trolls are only some of the elements that will turn this trip into yet an unforgettable one for the magical couple who will also have…
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“Readers are not simply page turners, they are thought turners…”
“Readers are not simply page turners; they are thought turners, as well—true imaginative partners, not passive audience members.” I love that. This is from a thoughtful essay about the mid-list by the author of the traditionally published Red Sonja series, and also the now indie-published Fall of the First World series: Midlist authors reaching their readers in…
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Movie Trailer: Kill Your Darlings
So just as the author of Harry Potter has been trying to rebrand herself, the lead actor from the Harry Potter movies is trying to prove that he can play a role other than a school boy… by playing a school boy. Baby steps. This is a brilliant movie to cast him in because: (1) It…
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Lichgates by S.M. Boyce
Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things: Ourea. Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With nothing to do, she opens an ancient book of…
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What did Charlotte Bronte think of Jane Austen?
A Bronte Rogue or an Austenian Gentleman? “I had not seen Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth as Darcy till I had read that sentence of yours, and then I got the book. And what did I find? An accurate daguerrotyped [photographed] portrait of a commonplace face; a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden, with neat borders…
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Moonlit by Jadie Jones
Eighteen-year-old Tanzy Hightower knows horses, has grown up with them on Wildwood Farm. She also knows not to venture beyond the trees that line the pasture. Things happen out there that can’t be explained. Or undone. Worse, no one but she and the horses can see what lurks in the shadows of the woods. When…