Books
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Meandering Monsters: A Yume Book Review
For the first time, I decided to go against Goodreads reviews and trust my gut. Lo and behold, it was wrong. Considering my own tendency…
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Why Every Fantasy Lover Needs to Read the Green Bone Saga
Jade City is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates…
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Review: Refreshing and Affecting Fantasy in Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Guy Gavriel Kay’s A Brightness Long Ago
This review contains mild spoilers. If anyone ever tells you that fantasy literature is a stale genre with tired tropes, direct them to two…
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Enter the Raccoon
I would never have known about the existence of Enter the Raccoon if it wasn’t for Beatriz Hausner herself, who came in as a plenary…
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Harry Potter and the Crisis of Sorting
It’s safe to say that Harry Potter blazed many paths. It brought life to a dying publishing industry, it launched the young adult and children’s…
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After Alice: Beyond the Rabbit Hole
How many characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland can you name off the top of your head? It’s alright if you can’t name them…
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Scott Lynch’s The Thorn of Emberlain Slated for Release in September
A mostly official release date has been set for the fourth book in Scott Lynch’s critically acclaimed The Gentleman Bastard Sequence. Note the ‘mostly’ in…
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We Need Diverse Books: LGBTQ+ Representation
When I was a teenager, I’d borrow books from the library and then hide them in my closet. I couldn’t search the library shelves for…
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Gods & Men: Religion in the Speculative Genre
It’s the issue that started wars in the past, that sends a wave of groans through the classroom today. It’s the single topic academics don’t…
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Make Your Own Joke About Love Potions: Why Ron and Hermione Belong Together.
Just when you thought the Harry Potter mania was dying down (it’s been nearly three years since the release of Deathly Hallows Part 2), J.K…
The Spectatorial 