'The Bladebone' by Ausma Zehanat Khan is a wonderful read and the perfect conclusion to a great series of books.
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Book Review: ‘First Day Critter Jitters’ by Jory John with Illustrations by Liz Climo
'First Day Critter Jitters' tells the story of young animals who, like many human kids, are nervous about the first day of school.
Read More »Book Review: ‘All the Sonnets of Shakespeare,’ Edited by Paul Edmondson and Stanley Wells
A new edition re-orders the sonnets chronologically, shining a new light on Shakespeare the poet. An ideal gift for the English major in your family.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Piranesi’ by Susanna Clarke
'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke is a wonderful book that will break your heart for the loss it expresses and revive you with the hope it implies.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Memory Monster’ by Yishai Sarid
The first English translation of a book by Israeli novelist Yishai Sarid – a tale of a modern-day Holocaust historian – appears at an opportune time.
Read More »Comic Collection Review: ‘Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi’ from Drawn+Quarterly
Little Lulu: The Fuzzythingus Poopi from Drawn+Quarterly is a beautiful reprint collecting some of the best issues of the classic kids’s comic. While originally a single-panel cartoon created by comics icon Marjorie Henderson Buell, better known as “Marge,” Lulu evolved into one of the best-known Dell/Golden Key comic book titles …
Read More »Book Review: ‘Attack Surface’ by Cory Doctorow
'Attack Surface' by Cory Doctorow, is a brilliant book with a great main character and a riveting plot that combine to make this an essential read.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Doors of Eden’ by Adrian Tchaikovsky
'The Doors of Eden' by Adrian Tchaikovsky is not just a great piece of science fiction, its a great piece of writing with a valuable lesson for all of us.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Notes on a Case of Melancholia, or: A Little Death’ by Nicholas Gurewitch
Death laments that his child isn't following in his footsteps of reaping souls, in author and illustrator Nicholas Gurewitch's latest work.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Filming the Fantastic with Virtual Technology’
Does your film need a dinosaur or a space alien? 'Filming the Fantastic with Virtual Technology' tells you how to get it done.
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