Shattering the Glass Slipper Competition Update

The Shattering the Glass Slipper writing contest is underway and we are really excited by the wonderful submissions that we have been receiving.If you haven't done so yet make sure to stop by here and read the entries which have been posted so far.And if you are interested in submitting your own story you still have until January 31st to do so. Visit the Shattering the Glass Slipper blog for more details..Just a few samples of the stories we have received....Toe to Toe by Yaddi Shaw He thinks I am lily. Or orchid or daisy. Or some other such...

The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas

When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can’t believe her eyes. She know enough about its author, the eccentric Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare. And some say, cursed. With Mr. Y under her arm, Ariel finds herself swept into a thrilling adventure of love, sex, death and time-travel. Whenever I get into a discussion about books with Israeli fantasy readers I recommend...

SFF Books to Look-Forward to in 2011

The year 2011 has already started off with a bang, bringing with it a whole slew of fantastic new science fiction and fantasy releases. And this is only the start because this year we have some really exciting books to look forward to, including new books from many of my favorite authors, such as Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Brandon Sanderson, Jasper Fforde, Patricia Briggs- just to name a few. And so I thought it would be interesting to ask a...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of January 9th

After last week's crazy long list of new releases it was a nice break to have only a few books to put together for this week's list. While none of these titles are must-reads for me there are a few that I might be interested in trying, such as Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch and Nell Gwynne's Scarlet Spy byKage Baker and J.K Potter. Across the Universe also sounds like it might be a fun read and I look forward to reading some reviews of this...

If You've Been Avoiding Non-Fiction, Try These

A while back there had been a meme about reading habits that many different book bloggers participated in, including myself, and I had really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. But I was surprised by how many of the participants commented that they don't read much non-fiction.I personally love reading non-fiction books, particularly memoirs and humorous travelogues, and many of my favorite books fall into these categories. For me, someone's real-life...