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Magical Realism
Magical realism is fiction genre in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality. The story explains these magical elements as normal occurrences, presented in a straightforward manner that places the "real" and the "fantastic" in the same stream of thought.
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Whimsey
by Kaye Wilkinson Barley (Goodreads Author)
by Kaye Wilkinson Barley (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Feb 14, 2013
WHIMSEY is a novel of southern fiction with a splash of magic and a touch of fantasy, topped with a sprinkling of humor. The magic was already there w…more
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Giveaway dates:
May 08
- May 25, 2013
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The Year of the Great Seventh
by Teresa Orts (Goodreads Author)
by Teresa Orts (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Jul 06, 2013
Sophie has always felt out of step—an outsider, even amongst friends in her high school with all the hype about celebrity culture. Her life in L.A. se…more
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May 23
- May 25, 2013
5 copies
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334 people
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Countries available:
US, CA, and GB
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Land of Nod, The Artifact
by Gary Hoover (Goodreads Author)
by Gary Hoover (Goodreads Author)
Signed copy.
Jeff Browning has been haunted by terrifying dreams since the mysterious disappearance of his father (a renowned physicist). But when he f…more View Details »
Jeff Browning has been haunted by terrifying dreams since the mysterious disappearance of his father (a renowned physicist). But when he f…more View Details »
Giveaway dates:
May 02
- May 29, 2013
1 copy
available,
751 people
requesting
Countries available:
US, CA, and GB
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Aimee Bender
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This contemporary fairy tale scribe offers a second novel of surrealist whimsy, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, about a girl who can taste emotion.
“Some years ago I had a conversation with a man who thought that writing and editing fantasy books was a rather frivolous job for a grown woman like me. He wasn’t trying to be contentious, but he himself was a probation officer, working with troubled kids from the Indian reservation where he’d been raised. Day in, day out, he dealt in a concrete way with very concrete problems, well aware that his words and deeds could change young lives for good or ill.
I argued that certain stories are also capa...more
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― Terri Windling
― Terri Windling
“Everyone knows how to cook parasols—you soak them in milk, then dip them in egg and breadcrumbs and fry them until they're brown as chops. You can do the same thing with a panther amanita that smells of nuts, but people don't pick amanitas. They divide mushrooms into poisonous and edible, and the guidebooks discuss the features that allow you to tell the difference—as if there are good mushrooms and bad mushrooms. No mushroom book separates them into beautiful and ugly, fragrant and stinking, ni...more
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― Olga Tokarczuk
― Olga Tokarczuk
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