Tamora Pierce, 2013 National Book Festival. Photo © K. Pekar Let me tell you, Tamora Pierce is awesome. She writes amazing fantasy with fantastic characters. She’s funny and fierce and she has attitude, and I want to be like her when I grow up. (I’m actually less than a decade… Read more »
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In the Dragon’s Eye: Battle Magic, by Tamora Pierce
In the Dragon’s Eye is where I share the books I’ve got my acquisitive eye on: the ones I’m really excited about and hope to add to the hoard. Description: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Tamora Pierce returns to the magical world of Winding Circle.On their way to the… Read more »
Tamora Pierce wins YALSA award
I love it when my favorite authors are publicly recognized for the excellence of their work! Congratulations to Tamora Pierce, who has won YALSA’s 2013 Margaret A. Edwards Award for “her significant and lasting contribution” to YA literature. Ms. Pierce was honored for two of her Tortall series, “The Song… Read more »
The Protector of the Small quartet, by Tamora Pierce
Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce Published by Random House Books for Young Readers Genres: Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: my personal collection Review My teen and I love Tamora Pierce’s fantasy books for young adults. Pierce has written a number of series set in two… Read more »
How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is How My Reading Habits Have Changed Over Time. (1) I read more new-to-me books than I used to. Before I became a… Read more »
Authors I Would Love Another Book From
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Authors I Would Love Another Book From. In alphabetical order by last name, because I couldn’t possibly rank them: (Note: Title links,… Read more »
News & Notes – 11/18/2023
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Bookish News *NOTE: I usually pull together an obituary and provide several links, but I don’t have time this week. Worth Reading/Viewing Free Fiction Online Books,… Read more »
Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Secondary/Minor Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book. Secondary Characters Who Deserve Their Own Book I didn’t think this would be a difficult… Read more »
Ten Things That Will Make Me Pick Up a Fantasy Novel
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Things That Make Me Instantly Want to Read a Book. NOTE: Thank you to Nicole at Bookwyrm Knits for the topic inspiration…. Read more »
My Favorite Rereads of 2022
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. The meme was originally the brainchild of The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is a freebie — any topic you choose. My Favorite Rereads of 2022 I reread a lot. It’s a habit that goes back to… Read more »