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This episode Steph talks to author Paul Vanhoutteghem about his debut novel The Chao Portal (available now!). They discuss what it's like to hybrid publish, collaborating in the book process, and building a world…
Read story ↗Welcome to our second Bookling episode, which we actually recorded first because time is weird! This episode we read Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta, a YA novel featuring queer love in a dystopian world…
Read story ↗You know when you pick up a book because you think it’ll be a light, fun romp but your expectations aren’t exactly high? That was me, picking this book out of a sale section…
Read story ↗Scarlett and her sister Tella live on a conquered and colonized isle under the iron fist of its governor, their father Marcello Dragna. The governor is a brutal man, but Scarlett has a glimmer…
Read story ↗Hope's brother is a meth addict. He once had a promising future as a hockey player, but now he's a meth addict, and she's leaving for boarding school to get away from him, even…
Read story ↗Thank the YA gods for terrible parents. Terrible fictional parents, that is. Because much as I wish there was not a single terrible real-life parent, there are far too many. But there haven't been…
Read story ↗Ah, trolls. They brood under bridges and over 4chan, and now they've found another home in pseudo-monarchical France, the setting of Stolen Songbird. Cecile, a budding chanteuse, knows nothing of trolls as she prepares…
Read story ↗I found this book when looking at examples of query letters. Stefanie Gaither's was held up as an ideal pitch. I recommend reading the full critique, especially for any would-be writer. The blurb, in…
Read story ↗Snow White this ain't. (Moderate spoilers ahead) In Stitching Snow's version of the distant future, Snow White's story begins with a cage match. Essie, alone in the ring with someone twice her size, surrounded…
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