“Amazing.” “Incredible.” “Life-changing.” Those are just some of the ways Alpha graduates have described their experience, and it’s true. I know, because our daughter Robin* attended not once, but twice. Alpha is a workshop for teen writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. For eleven days, they attend interactive sessions… Read more »
Looking for fantasy with an Irish flavor for your St. Patrick’s Day reading? Try one of these: Dark Witch (review), Shadow Spell (review), and Blood Magick by Nora Roberts. Magic and romance, time travel and an ancient evil, all set in contemporary Ireland. Hounded (book 1 in the Iron… Read more »
Here’s another fun “get to know the blogger” meme. I love the pun in the title! Kaja of On Dragons and Hearts tagged me to participate in this questionnaire, and I decided to go for it even though I just did the 20 Questions one last week. Four names that… Read more »
The ladies at Bea’s Book Nook tagged me for 20 Questions! I haven’t done one of these in a while, and as Bea says, it’s a fun way to get to know a blogger better – so here goes! 1. HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5′ 1″ (plus a quarter… Read more »
Happy New Year to all of you who’ve brightened my year! I love sharing our passion for books and getting to know some of you better through comments and conversations, as well as reading your blogs and reviews. Thank you for making it a great year here at The Bookwyrm’s… Read more »
I will be exploring some holiday traditions over the next few weeks, as my family prepares for Christmas. As far back as I can remember, I’ve had an Advent calendar each Christmas. There was something magical about opening each day’s door to reveal a tiny picture of a toy or… Read more »
Cakes have gone way beyond the simple round, two-layer frosted cake we all associate with birthdays. These days, cake-making has become an art, and cake-makers vie to create the most beautiful or astounding cakes. A fair number of them are inspired by books. There are children’s book cakes: Alice in… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Book Covers I Would Frame as Pieces of Art. I have a feeling today’s Top Ten Tuesday posts are going to be heavy on YA covers, many of which… Read more »
It’s World Book Day! The UK and Ireland are celebrating their version of Children’s Book Day, but there’s no reason those of us outside those countries can’t join in the fun. Here are some suggestions for celebrating: Read aloud to a child. Re-read one of your childhood favorites. Go to… Read more »
Amazon wants to ship stuff to you before you buy it. When I first saw this (on NPR Books and The Verge), I thought, “No way. This must be from The Onion or Jon Stewart or something like that. It’s got to be a joke.” I mean, seriously? Turns out,… Read more »
