Isn’t the cover pretty? I love cover art for books, and if I wasn’t a librarian, I would go into the cover art business. I think it would be fun! But not only is the cover art beautiful, but it’s a beautiful story inside. Shine, Shine, Shine is a unique love story and an adventure [...]

Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus when she was 18 years old.  It was first published anonymously in 1818 (when she was 21) and has been in print ever since.  It is THE classic Gothic horror tale and has been characterized as the first true science fiction novel, since it involves the use of [...]

It’s Monday: What are you reading? is a weekly meme from Book Journey. What I recently finished: I just finished reading Jonathan Maberry’s Rot & Ruin, the first book in the Benny Imura series (the series will have four books total and book 3, Flesh & Bone, will be published this fall). This story takes place 14 [...]

Rachel’s been filling out some of the series we don’t have as many volumes of this month, or completing others! For your reading pleasure this August, we offer: Nightschool: the Weirn Books volume 3, by Svetlana Chmkova. Karakuridoji Ultimo volume 4, by Hiroyuki Takei (based on the idea by Stan Lee). Arisa volume 2, by [...]