—Kirkus Reviews
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Barbara Kingsolver's novel THE LACUNA is the life story of a fictional author, Harrison Shepherd, who came of age in Mexico with with real life historic figures Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Lev and Natalia Trotsky and then moved to America to write during the time of J. Edgar Hoover and the American witch hunt for communists.
This week, paranormal reigns again with BLESSED by Cynthia Leitich Smith, which unites the casts of TANTALIZE and ETERNAL, and THROAT by R.A. Nelson.
Building on its publishing roots in India, comics publisher Campfire is growing a global comics base with both original works and comics adaptations of beloved classics. With an ambitious lineup of new releases planned for 2011, Campfire is making a renewed impact on the comics world. We talked with Campfire publisher Andrew Dodd to discuss the company’s roots, its publishing vision, and where it’s going in the months ahead.
ONCE WAS LOST by Sara Zarr is one of this month's Special Features. We asked Sara to contribute to our blog, and here she is, talking to us about the writing of ONCE WAS LOST.
As American women, we often take our freedom for granted. Our right to read and write and speak freely are just there and not something we take time to be thankful for. But this is not the case in many places in the world. In today's post, regular contributor Denise Neary shares a story of Afghan women who are risking everything to tell their stories and the organization that is helping them do it.
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