Today, we are delighted to bring you an interview with Meg Rosoff, author of several novels including award winning How I Live Now and Just in Case. Her new book – which Ana LOVED (review here) – There is…
Speculative Fiction
Title: There Is No Dog Author: Meg Rosoff Genre: Speculative Fiction Publisher: Puffin books Publication date: September 1st 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages Meet your unforgettable protagonist: God, who, as it turns out, is a 19-year-old boy living in the…
Title: The Shattering Author: Karen Healey Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Contemporary, Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: September 5 2011 Hardcover: 320 pages Seventeen-year-old Keri likes to plan for every possibility. She knows what…
Title: The Postmortal Author: Drew Magary Genre: Dystopia, Satire, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Penguin Publication date: August 2011 Paperback: 320 pages John Farrell is about to get “The Cure.” Old age can never kill him now. The only problem is,…
Joint Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Genre: Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction Publisher: Doubleday (Random House US)/ Harvill Secker (UK) Publication date: September 2011 Hardcover: 387 pages The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is…
Title: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Author: Kenneth Oppel Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are…
Title: Juliet Immortal Author: Stacey Jay Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Publication date: August 2011 Hardcover: 304 pages “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as…
Title: A Long Long Sleep Author: Anna Sheehan Genre: Speculative Fiction/Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Candlewick (US)/Gollancz (UK) Publication date: August 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 352 pages Rosalinda Fitzroy has been asleep for sixty-two…
Title: Ruby Red (original title Rubinrot – Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten) Author: Kerstin Gier Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Historical, Young Adult Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. (US)/Arena (Germany) Publication date: May 2011 (US)/January 2009 (Germany) Hardcover: 324 pages…
Title: Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day Author: Ben Loory Genre: Speculative Fiction, Short Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Penguin Books Publication date: July 2011 Paperback: 208 pages Loory’s collection of wry and witty, dark and perilous contemporary…