The Winner’s Crime is the second in The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski, a young adult high fantasy based on a world similar to this one but steeped in the past with traditions of imperialism, conquering lands, colonization, and the taking of slaves. Imbued with a romance between the highest and the lowest of societal standings, this second…
Author Allegra Hyde is a local novelist hailing from Peterborough, New Hampshire. Her debut book is already an award-winning achievement. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I’m the author of the short story collection, Of This New World, which won the 2016 John Simmons Short Fiction Award. I’m…
Am I late to the party? The Winner’s Trilogy has been a young adult favorite for a while, but I like to wait until at least three books in the series are out (usually) for a back-to-back read. The first two books were GoodReads Choice Award Nominees for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction in…
I didn’t know about this book (even with my all-things-zombie obsession) until I saw the movie trailer. Only published in 2014, The Girl with All the Gifts is already a major motion picture set to debut in the UK at the end of this month. I have to admit, when I saw the trailer, I…
Patricia Striar Rohner is a local author and snowbird who summers in Massachusetts and winters in Florida. Her new novel Tzippy the Thief: A Novel from She Writes Press is available now on pre-order through Amazon. Tell me a little bit about who you are and where you live. I’ve been writing short stories and observing people since I was…
I meant to post this earlier in the summer. But keep this tidbit in mind when you’re planning next summer’s New England getaway. It was seemingly a secret place I visited in July when the weather was warm and the beach was inviting. There just wasn’t many people there and we were on the edge of heaven….
Responding to the literary howl of Jack London, author Dr. A. W. Sibley’s new novel is a crossbreed between White Fang and The Call of the Wild. When I first requested A Wolf Called Ring, I was under the impression that it was a children’s novel and had intended to read it with my son. To my delight,…
Annihilation is the first in the Southern Reach trilogy, a set of short science-fiction books. This first book has won a number of awards for science fiction including The Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2015 and a nomination for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2015. But for me, this was pure…
The epic Red Rising trilogy finally concludes with Morning Star and it’s every bit of the gorydamn brilliance we expected, from beginning to end. This adult science-fiction series takes place far into our future where terraforming is the norm and our solar system has been fully colonized. The technological advancements speak of a superior civilization,…