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He Wrote Our Soul Music: Remembering Terry Pratchett

March 14, 2015

Terry Pratchett was an important author–to a lot of you, to a lot of your faves (Kieron Gillen, for example), to a lot of us. Here’s how. Rachel Stevens: I remember working at a library part time in high school, and tracking down every Pratchett book I could find. I think the first ...

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The Darkest Part of the Forest

January 22, 2015

The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black Little, Brown Books for Young Readers January 13, 2015 “Down a path worn into the woods, past a stream and hollowed-out log full of pill bugs and termites, was a glass coffin.” Holly Black is a master of secret-revealing. Reading through ...

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“Don’t Linger in the Woods:” A Review of Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods

October 31, 2014

Through the Woods Emily Carroll Margaret K. McElderry Books July 2014 Through the Woods is series of graphic tales collected in a beautiful, textural book. Like Wytches it explores the mythology of the woods and the various stories connected with the woods. First of all, if you aren’t already ...

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Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life

October 28, 2014

The Book of Life (2014) Written by Jorge Gutierrez and Douglas Langdale Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez Produced by Guillermo Del Toro Starring: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Ron Perlman, Hector Elizondo, and Ice Cube 20th Century Fox and Reel FX PG, 95 minutes Flat out and up front: ...

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September Staff Picks: Books!

September 2, 2014

Broken Monsters Lauren Beukes Little, Brown and Company From the author of The Shining Girls, the newest book follows female homicide detective Gabi Versado as she tangles with failed-artist-turned-murderer Clayton Broom. I enjoyed the creepiness of The Shining Girls and it sounds like Broken ...

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Review of Beautiful Darkness

July 18, 2014

Beautiful Darkness Fabien Vehlmann (W) Kerascoet (A) Drawn and Quarterly Beautiful Darkness is a modern fairy tale darker than any other. This story is absolutely nothing like Frozen. The first pages are presented in a clean cut, fairy tale format with a couple discussing a recent dance ball ...

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R/W: A Collection of Links On Language, Literacy, and Writing

July 13, 2014

Language For the language geeks, BuzzFeed contributor John Herman tells us Why We Sound Weird When We Talk About Tech. It involves, as you’d imagine, the verbing of nouns and adjectives, and our relative familiarity with these new verbs. Elegance? That’s mostly a matter of ...

Interviews, Webcomics

Webcomics: balderdash!, Magic, Baking, Elk, and Friendship

May 23, 2014

balderdash! or, the Baker’s Apprentice is a comic created by Victoria Grace Elliott, whose work you can also find at House of Orr and Goog Friday. balderdash! (little B) follows the young witch Georgie, who leaves her family home to study a human-style, non-magical bakery in a town far ...

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Staff Picks for May — Books

April 29, 2014

Since You’ve Been Gone Morgan Matson Simon & Schuster, May 6th It’s about a girl named Emily who’s best friend, Sloane, has disappeared but not without leaving behind a list of things to do (like skinny dipping and apple picking at night). I’ve had the chance to read ...

Fairy Tales

He Wrote Our Soul Music: Remembering Terry Pratchett

The Darkest Part of the Forest

“Don’t Linger in the Woods:” A Review of Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods

Reel Geek Girl: The Book Of Life

September Staff Picks: Books!

Review of Beautiful Darkness

R/W: A Collection of Links On Language, Literacy, and Writing

Webcomics: balderdash!, Magic, Baking, Elk, and Friendship

Staff Picks for May — Books

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