Pitch Perfect isn’t just about the Barden Bellas’ audacious a capella routines. It’s also about the Bellas themselves, a group of misfits who found something to unite them: smartly using lyrics and mashups to put down the haters. As Beca (Anna Kendrick) affectionately tells the group in Pitch Perfect 2, “When I look back on this, I won’t remember […]
That little spark inside of you that slowly grows; recognition of the same power in someone else; throwing off the burdens of society and overbearing parents; commanding the elements and the human body alike. While these are hallmarks of YA books (with their emphasis on high school, first love, independence, and the like), they also […]
Author Catherine Faris King to talk about writing the magic of her new novel The Ninety-Ninth Bride, available now from Book Smugglers Publishing. I’ve tried writing non-fantasy stories, I try really hard. But the magic always seeps in. Maybe it’s just a part of how my mind works. I love my genre! One of my […]
Queer YA is having a moment. Walk into any Barnes & Noble and you’ll find an array of bestselling LGBTQ+ novels on the shelves. Books like I’ll Give You the Sun and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe have won Printz honors and resonated with readers across the world, and a number of highly anticipated YA novels are releasing in 2016. Though queer […]
Ask any fantasy reader to name a magic school, and you can bet they’ll blurt out “Hogwarts!” without missing a beat. But there are so many other eldritch academies out there waiting to be discovered! From secret enclaves hidden in the real world, to towering universities from other dimensions, there’s a school for every young […]