October 9, 2018
“My impulse to visit and enter the temple has now become an inexplicable and imperious command which ultimately cannot be denied.” (The Temple, pg.101) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Glad to have you partake of the madness. If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 8, 2018
“The bleak mountain wind, sighing through the olive grove and the tomb-tree, had an uncanny way of forming vaguely articulate sounds.” (The Tree, pg. 86) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Are you brave enough to read on? If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 7, 2018
“After many aeons men came to the land of Mnar; dark shepherd folk with their fleecy flocks, who built Thraa, Ilarnek, and Kadatheron on the winding river Ai.” (The Doom That Came to Sarnath, pg.70) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Are you still here? If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
October 6, 2018
“But more powerful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of the ocean.” (The White Ship, pg.60) Welcome back to Our Daily Lovecraft. Are you still with us? If you’re just joining us, you can start your Lovecraftian journey here!
February 6, 2018
I love whimsical fantasy that’s coated in glitter and smells like popcorn and sugar. I made a display at work featuring as many of these sort of books as I could find: Caraval, The Night Circus, Daughter of a Burning City. Circuses and carnivals are magical places — even if they happen to be the cheap traveling kind with rides…
December 26, 2017
The Neverending Story (1979) Written by: Michael Ende Translated by: Ralph Manheim (1983) Genre: Fantasy Pages: 377 (First Edition Hardcover) Publisher: UK/Allen Lane Why I Chose It: In January 2017, I resolved to reread The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. That seems so long ago and at the same time just yesterday, because this year rolled by pretty fast. I…
September 11, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author, bookseller, and Speculative Chic contributor Nicole Taft! What does…
August 3, 2017
There exists the old adage: Don’t judge a book by its cover. This is quite true, as the inside of a book can be excellent but the cover doesn’t do the story justice. Yet at the same time, having a good book cover is very important. It doesn’t matter if you’re with a big publishing company or self-published; a top…
June 14, 2017
Caraval (2017) Written by: Stephanie Garber Genre: Teen/Fantasy Pages: 407 (Hardcover) Publisher: Flatiron Books Why I Chose It: Caraval first enticed me with its cover, then more with the magical ticket on the back cover, and then finally with the description within the jacket. I like carnivals and games and magic, and I have two sisters. While the premise itself sounds…
April 6, 2017
No, we’re not getting on a giant boat with a lot of animals — that’s an ark. ARC stands for Advance Reading Copy. Or Advance Review Copy. Or Advanced Reader’s Copy. Or you might see ARE for Advance Reader’s Edition. The point is that a book that is labeled as such is an early copy that hasn’t yet hit the…