Title: LadycastleSeries: Ladycastle Issues #1-4Author: Delilah S DawsonGenre: Graphic NovelPublisher: Boom! StudiosFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1684150329 Summary: When the King and all the men of the castle die, it’s time for the women to knight up. When King Mancastle and his mighty vassals ride off on a crusade, the women left behind are not at all put out—that’s …
Title: Gods, Monsters and the Lucky PeachSeries: Author: Kelly Robson Genre: Science FictionPublisher: TorFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1250163854 Summary: Discover a shifting history of adventure as humanity clashes over whether to repair their ruined planet or luxuriate in a less tainted pass. In 2267, Earth has just begun to recover from worldwide ecological disasters. Minh is part of the generation …
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now is perched on my bookshelf, the passionate red cover sitting on top of The Book of Dust and Octavia’s Brood like a victor at the top of Mount Everest. Written by debut author Dana L Davis, Tiffany Sly is only the second Contemporary YA novel I’ve ever read, and – if I’m being honest – the first YA book I’ve read where the protagonist is a black female teen. From beginning to end, I couldn’t put Tiffany down — or out of my mind, for that matter. And…I’m still struggling to sort out my thoughts about this book.
Title: An Unkindess of MagiciansSeries: An Unkindess of Magicians #1Author: Kat HowardGenre: Fantasy, Urban FantasyPublisher: Saga PressFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1481451219 Summary: There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City and diminishing the city’s magicians’ power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard. In New York City, magic controls …
Title: Artificial ConditionSeries: The Murderbot Diaries #2Author: Martha WellsGenre: Science FictionPublisher: TorFormat: HardbackISBN: 1250186927 Summary: It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to …
Title: Brooding YA Hero: Becoming a Main Character (Almost) as Awesome as MeSeries:Author: Carrie Ann DiRisioGenre: Nonfiction, Creative WritingPublisher: SkyPony PressFormat: eBookISBN: 1510726667 Summary: Have you ever wished you could receive a little guidance from your favorite book boyfriend? Ever dreamed of being the Chosen One in a YA novel? Want to know all the secrets …
Title: Speak: The Graphic NovelSeries: Author: Laurie Halse AndersonGenre: Graphic Novel, Realistic FictionPublisher: Farrar, Straus, GirouxFormat: HardcoverISBN: 0374300283 CWs: Sexual Assault, Rape, Depression, Self Harm, Bullying, Consent Summary: “Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say.” From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat …
Title: Space OperaSeries: Space Opera #1Author: Catherynne M. ValenteGenre: Science FictionPublisher: CorsairFormat: HardcoverISBN: 1472115074 Summary: IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU SING A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented-something to cheer up everyone who was left …
Title: On a Summer NightSeries: Author: Gabriel D. Vidrine Genre: Contemporary RomancePublisher: NineStar PressFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781948608367 Summary: Fourteen-year-old Casey is determined to have fun this summer going to camp with his best friend, Ella. His overprotective mother frets that attending this one instead of trans camp like he’s always done will cause problems, but Casey has his heart set …
M.F Sullivan is the author of The Lightning Stenography Device, a newly released Literary Fiction novel diving the reader straight into a tug o’ war of questions surrounding consciousness, creation, and the flaws of humankind. I had the pleasure of speaking with Sullivan about her book, her writing, and all things wacky, weird, and wondrous…
