Pauline Gedge’s latest novel of ancient Egypt tells the story of Huy, a young scribe destined for greatness. When Huy is sent from his impoverished town to study with the sons of nobles at the ... Read More »
August 12, 2013
Anita Rau Badami’s fourth novel steps lightly along the familiar path laid down by her previous books, telling the story of an Indian family dealing with trauma, intrigue, and complex relationships. The Dharma family lives ... Read More »
August 12, 2013
Dennis Bock’s first two novels were about the fallout from war: the Second World War in 2001’s The Ash Garden, and the Spanish Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War in 2006’s The Communist’s Daughter. The ... Read More »
August 12, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
In the tradition of Tracy Chevalier, A.S. Byatt, Sarah Dunant, and – more recently – Cathy Marie Buchanan, Mary Novik’s captivating second novel imagines the circumstances surrounding the creation of venerated works of art: in ... Read More »
August 8, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
Children need nature. This notion was urgently reasserted almost a decade ago by Richard Louv in his study Last Child in the Woods, in which he coined the term “nature deficit disorder,” positing that modern ... Read More »
August 1, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books
Children need nature. This notion was urgently reasserted almost a decade ago by Richard Louv in his study Last Child in the Woods, in which he coined the term “nature deficit disorder,” positing that modern ... Read More »
August 1, 2013
Binge-eating, suicidal thoughts, sexual frustration, alienated parents, best-friend-turned-mean-girl – in short, a good wallow in what one character calls a “drama pit” – are the components author Suzanne Sutherland brings to her YA debut, a ... Read More »
August 1, 2013 | Filed under: Book news
It can be difficult to interest young readers in history, especially if they can’t see how it is relevant to their daily lives. Author and educator Jennifer Maruno tries to address this challenge through Richard ... Read More »
August 1, 2013
Amy McCulloch’s debut novel is a well-plotted fantasy about the dire consequences of breaking promises and misplacing trust. Sixteen-year-old Raim belongs to a nomadic tribe in Darhan, a place where breaking an oath means being ... Read More »
August 1, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Iris, who dreams of becoming an actress, is excited to be performing as Ophelia in her school play. When the charming director, Mick, takes a personal interest in her, Iris embarks on an illicit ... Read More »
August 1, 2013
Contact us via email
