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Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Review of Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Shades of Milk and Honey is the debut novel of Mary Robinette Kowal, who had already made a name for herself before its release with her short fiction. By the time this novel came out, she had already won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2008 and been nominated for a Hugo Award in 2009. The recognition of Kowal’s work has continued since then. Shades of Milk and Honey was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award, and Kowal […]

Queen's Hunt by Beth Bernobich Books of 2012: Queen’s Hunt by Beth Bernobich

Instead of writing one huge post of all the books I’m looking forward to in 2012 with info on them, I had decided to highlight some of these books in their own posts throughout the rest of 2011. I’ve decided to carry this feature forward into this year as I discover new books coming out this year that sound interesting and continue with books of 2013 as it gets closer to the end of the year. Queen’s Hunt is the […]

172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad The Leaning Pile of Books

This week brought one unsolicited ARC. Here it is in case you’re interested in looking into it further or reading it! 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad This YA book, first published in Norway, will be released in the United States in April. It won the 2008 Brage Prize for children’s literature and has been picked up for publication in 9 countries. When it is released in the US, it will be available in hardcover and ebook. It […]

Worldsoul by Liz Williams Books of 2012: Worldsoul by Liz Williams

Instead of writing one huge post of all the books I’m looking forward to in 2012 with info on them, I had decided to highlight some of these books in their own posts throughout the rest of 2011. I’ve decided to carry this feature forward into this year as I discover new books coming out this year that sound interesting and continue with books of 2013 as it gets closer to the end of the year. I can’t find a […]

Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara Review of Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara

Dragon Sword and Wind Child is the first book in the Tales of the Magatama trilogy by Noriko Ogiwara, who won the New Writer’s Award from the Japanese Association of Children’s Writers for this book. This novel and the middle volume, Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince, both have English translations by Cathy Hirano, but the third volume is only available in Chinese and Japanese right now. Having not yet read it, I can’t speak for the second book, but the […]