We showed you the movies we’re looking forward to this fall, but hows about some TV?! With a whole slew of hopeful new pilots airing this month, we had to take the time to sort ’em out. Here are…
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Title: The Strain Author: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction Publisher: William Morrow (US) / Harper Collins (UK) Publication Date: June 2009 (US & UK) Hardcover: 416 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in…
Ahoy mateys! I’m back from Vegas, didn’t lose too much money or sanity, and I’m taking over the blog… Well, not really. Just to give you the skinny on another Sunday, and another stash. First, we have a giveaway…
So, summer is just about over (though at 90-plus degree weather here in LA, it sure as crap doesn’t feel like it). It’s always a little sad, but hey! We’ve got some sweet movies and fall tv shows on…
Title: Skinned Author: Robin Wasserman Genre: Speculative Fiction, Dystopian, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster Children’s (UK) Publication Date: September 2008 (US) / August 2009 (UK) Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1…
A while back – last Christmas, to be exact – I got my buddy Kyle a book. Actually, let me backtrack. Kyle is a burgeoning reader; when I first met him, he’d just started to read the Twilight books…
Joint Review: Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale & Nathan Hale
Title: Rapunzel’s Revenge Author: Shannon Hale & Dean Hale Illustrator: Nathan Hale Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Graphic Novel, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: August 2008 Hardcover: 144 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel.…
Joint Review: Wake by Lisa McMann
Title: Wake Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: December 2008 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Paperback: 224 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the…
YA Appreciation Month Ghost Day: Ruined by Paula Morris & A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Today we look at ghost stories in the Young Adult cannon – secrets, hauntings, and love from beyond the grave… ********** Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 304 pages Summary:…
Other Titles for the Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Fan to Try: I wanted to review many, many more books for YA Appreciation Month, but there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to do so. Instead, I decided to compile a…








