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Welcome to our interview series with September/October author partner Anita Valle! Who is Anita’s favorite fairy tale princess? Why does she want to travel to Europe? And how did her enduring love of fairy tales lead her to create a Cinderella who “doesn’t always take the high road”? In Part One, we ask Anita a… Read More
I don’t own any of my favorite books. As soon as I finish them I press them into the hands of others, desperate to pass their brilliance along. This is how it went with Spinning Silver. I read Naomi Novik’s first fairy tale retelling, Uprooted, a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. For whatever… Read More
This post was written by LJ Cohen, first F-BOM author partner and author of Derelict. This is a photo I took of a plaque outside my in-laws’ home. I like the reminder of staying grounded in the present, thought I’m not always good at the practice. So, other than “here”, where am I two years… Read More
NBC’s Superstore has returned for its fifth season, and I’m pretty pumped to watch it! This wasn’t always the case — I started season one of Superstore last year and stopped within a few episodes. Eventually, I gave the show another shot and now it’s become one I look forward to watching. Let’s examine the… Read More
I have been eagerly awaiting this collection since finishing its predecessor, Murder on the Titania and Other Steam-Powered Adventures, last year. Wireless brings us the same fabulous cast of dukes, refined ladies, men of honor…just kidding, it’s about steampunk pirate ne’er-do-wells, and it’s just as much of a romp as Murder was. I MIGHT like… Read More
Here’s our spoiler-free review of the Dark Fairy Tale Queens Series by Anita Valle. This special edition brings together three of Anita’s Dark Fairy Tale Queen stories: Sinful Cinderella, Sneaky Snow White, and Rotten Rapunzel. These stories span several generations of princesses and queens as they deal with the repercussions of, and contribute to, a… Read More
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