There are more than a few Star Trek fans on our staff, but you don’t have to be a Trekkie to enjoy this psuedo-autobiographical thriller that explores the relationships between stars and their fans. The novel features Spiner and the rest of the very real cast of Star Trek early in the show’s history, but …
Stephen Graham Jones is back with My Heart is a Chainsaw. Jones, who has been diligently writing amazing horror stories for the past decade, is really taking off these last few years. Last year’s release The Only Good Indians won the Ray Bradbury Prize, the Alex Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Bram Stoker Award (and it’s …
By Becky Merilatt from Secret Garden Books in Seattle, WA: Four years ago, I came back to work at the Secret Garden after spending a few years at home raising my two boys. My return to work also meant a return to reading, a practice that had nearly been lost to me while elbows deep …
This was one of my favorite reads of last year. There’s southern housewife hospitality, a true crime book club, and a handsome new neighbor who appears overnight. Filled with some suspense/horror this book is a great read to get yourself out of your reading rut or to switch it up to something out of those …
Here’s a shelf-busting young adult novel: My Calamity Jane, a root-tootin’ sharpshootin’ tale of the wild west, complete with werewolves, outlaws, and razor wit. The authors (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows) have been re-imagining strong female characters with a healthy dash of fantasy for a few novels now (My Lady Jane and My Plain Jane, for …
Spellhacker is a fun, spunky romp through an exciting, technologically savvy world. Diz and her fellow band of insurgents are the best heist-mongers for Maz, or magic, in their sad, industry-controlled city. With their last official heist complete, Diz faces her nightmare of losing everything she cares about. In efforts to retain her loved ones, …
A graphic novel starring Ada Lovelace — often regarded as the first computer programmer — and Charles Babbage, the inventor of the computer. Padua supposes an alternate reality where Lovelace and Babbage build the world’s first computer together, and they use it to fight crime, among other mathematical tasks. The Thrilling Adventures is unlike any …
Portland author Ellen Notbohm interviewed Ashley Sweeney about her second novel, Answer Creek, available in stores May 19, 2020. Readers paying close attention to this blog might recognize the pairing from the May 2018 Conversations post where Ashley interviewed Ellen upon the publication of Ellen’s debut novel, The River by Starlight. EN: Ada’s feelings about …
The summer after Steve finishes 6th grade three things happen: His baby brother is born, though he is sickly and must return to the hospital for numerous tests. Steve learns that he might never, walk, talk, or feed himself. If he survives. Angels visit Steve in a dream. Wasps start building a nest in the …
A war is waged by two rival time-traveling agents: Red, who comes from a world ruled by technology, and Blue, who comes from a world rooted in organic life. The narrative is told through letters between the women, at first passionately loathsome, then– surprising both– passionately loving. Through visceral, poignant, and intricate wordplay, El-Mohtar and …
