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January 31, 2016
Diverse book giveaway - February
Every month in 2016 I will be giving away a book that showcases diversity in science fiction and fantasy. The diversity could be in the the form of race, sexuality, disability, mental illness, or something else entirely. All books included will be ones that I have enjoyed reading. Feel free to recommend books you think should be included in upcoming months.
February’s book is Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.
Peter Grant was an ordinary PC in the Met Police until the night...
nubbsgalore:photos by matt smith from the Illawarra coast in new...
photos by matt smith from the Illawarra coast in new south wales of bluebottles.despite its resemblance to the jellyfish, the bluebottle is more closely related to coral. known as a zooid, the bluebottle (or portugese man of war) is a colonial animal composed of many highly specialized and physiologically integrated individual organisms incapable of independent survival.
notes matt, “despite their potentially dangerous sting, the bluebottle is an amazingly beautiful creature...
interludepress:justasmallbloginabigklainefandom:Uh… is there a...
justasmallbloginabigklainefandom:
Uh… is there a reason Seven Tears is this expensive at bol.com?
We’re happy to see our books on Bol and available in the Netherlands, but we’re flabbergasted by the mark-up. We can‘t control what retailers charge for our books (and we don’t benefit from their markups), but we can give you some suggestions on how to get the best deal on IP books and eBooks around the world:
eBooks: Buy direct from IP. It’s the very best deal you can get for an IP...
January 30, 2016
superheroesincolor:Thunder Rose (2007)
“Thunder Rose is an...
Jerdine Nolen
Thunder Rose(2007)“Thunder Rose is an African-American child born on a stormy night abuzz with booming thunder, flashing lightning, and hailing rain. Her parents are awestruck by her remarkable gifts, which include forming a ball out of lightning, speaking in full sentences minutes after her birth, and snoring through a booming, thunderous rumble.
It is clear that Rose is no ordinary child. She can lift a cow over her head and almost drink it dry, and as...
January 28, 2016
January 27, 2016
Review - Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee
Seven Years at High Tide is a YA novel about a very out high school boy named Kevin Luong who makes a wish upon the sea after having his heart broken by his first boyfriend. The sea responds to his wish in the form of a teen selkie boy named Morgan. The novel follows their journey through discovering a growing love for one another, and Morgan’s conflict between his life beneath the waves and his potential future life on land with Kevin.
There were times in the early novel wher...
mashable:Marley Dias is frustrated with the lack of diversity in...
Marley Dias is frustrated with the lack of diversity in her reading curriculum. That’s why the 11-year-old started a campaign called #1000BlackGirlBooks, which collects and donates books in which black girls are the main characters.
“I was sick of reading about white boys and dogs,” Dias said. “And I told [my mom] I was going to start a book drive, and a specific book drive, where black girls are the main characters in the book and not background characters or minor characters.”
Th...
