Title: How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriend Author: Gary Ghislain Genre: Science Fiction / YA Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: June 8 2011 Hardcover: 208 pages David Gershwin’s summer is about to take a turn for the weird.…
Comedy
Book Review: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (or Dreaming of Amelia) by Jaclyn Moriarty
Title: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (US)/ Dreaming of Amelia Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: YA/Contemporary Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (US) / Macmillan Children’s Books (UK) Publication Date: June 2010 / April 2010 Paperback:(UK) 400 pages / HC (US):…
BEA Appreciation Week – Joint Review: Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle
Title: Go, Mutants! Author: Larry Doyle Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Ecco Publication Date: June 2010 Hardcover: 368 Pages The author of I Love You, Beth Cooper returns with an ingenious contemporary satire set in an…
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Title: Girl Genius (Omnibus Vol. 1) Author: Phil and Kaja Foglio Genre: Comics, Steampunk, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Studio Foglio Publication Date: November 2006 (omnibus edition) Softcover: 312 pages Stand alone or series: Collects volumes 1-3 of…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium by Robert C. Rodgers
Title: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium Author: Robert C. Rodgers, illustrated by Todd Wills Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult Publisher: Steam-Powered Press Publication Date: October 2009 Paperback: 288 pages In an era of bygone anachronisms and…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a new series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go…
Today and tomorrow we are having a Molly Harper Spotlight. Earlier today we joint reviewed Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs the first book in the Jane Jameson trilogy; Now, we take a look at Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead…
Molly Harper Spotlight – Joint Review: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs
Title: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs Author: Molly Harper Genre: The spine says “Paranormal Romance” but really, it is Chick Lit and Comedy, with a dash of Romance thrown in. Publisher: Pocket Publishing Date: March 2009 Paperback: 384 pages…
Smugglivus Double Feature: Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum & I Am Scrooge by Adam Roberts
Today, we give you a supernatural double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! First up, it’s the lyrical stylings of Ryan Mecum, followed by a zombified version of a holiday classic from Adam Roberts… Vampire Haiku by Ryan…
Title: Eyes Like Stars Author: Lisa Mantchev Genre: YA (Fantasy) Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Publishing Date: July 7, 2009 Hardcover: 368 pages Stand alone or series: Theatre Illuminata Act 1 (of 3) Summary:All her world’s a stage. Bertie Shakespeare…