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These are the best fantasy books to read this year—from popular classics to captivating new releases...

The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews

Award-winning author and journalist Gayle Forman discusses the start-and-stop process of writing her new middle grade novel, Frankie & Bug.

Just in time for the spooky season!

A wooden cabinet of Dewey Decimal-assigned cards stands by the entrance of the Graves County Public Library, perhaps as a testament to libraries of the past. Banks of computer consoles showcase a newer era where information can be called up in a flash, alongside rooms dedicated to reading and research. Wednesday, community members gathered for a ribbon cutting on another phase of the Graves County Public Library with its new community room and reading garden. During a brief introduction, GCPL D...

Free online drawing class Coming up soon, on Saturday, May 22 at 2 p.m. you can join us for an online art event with Freelance Illustrator Chelsea Kirchoff. You Can Draw This is a 2D drawing-based class focusing on simple techniques combined with an encouraging and relaxing atmosphere to take artistic chances. Anyone is welcome to join regardless of background/previous drawing experience. It will be a live Webex event. This hour-long workshop is free, but registration is required. You can reg...

. Algonquin Books, 2011. The works of this award-winning poet and novelist are rich with the language and influences of two cultures: those of the Dominican Republic of her childhood and the America of her youth and adulthood. They have shaped her writing just as they have shaped her life. In these seventy-five autobiographical poems, Alvarez’s clear voice sings out in every line. Here, in the middle of her life, she looks back as a way of understanding and celebrating the woman she has becom...

Credit: NASA When I was a kid, my very favorite books were fantasy that had one foot in the real world—think Harry Potter, think Shadowhunters, think His Dark Materials, think American Gods, think Daughter of Smoke and Bone. In these stories, there was magic here—accessible through secret doorways or via enchanted trains or right in front of you, if you happened to get the glamour lifted. I think I loved these stories so much because they made me feel like the world was bigger than what I...

Reply By Rachel Johannigmeier Celebrate the Danish and Norwegian word "hygge" this winter, by checking out a childrens book that is set in either Denmark or Norway! Subscribe Below is a list of selected chapter books and fairy tales for children that are set in either Denmark or Norway. All of these books are available to request through the library. Visit the catalog to view the titles listed on this book list. This list also provides options for patrons who are working on the Winter Reading ...

Subscribe The Kirkwood Public Library strongly believes in the power of stories, especially with a collection that reflects the many, diverse voices in childrens literature. Below is a list of selected picture books and chapter books for children that are written by authors from the Asia-Pacific Region. All of these books are available to request through the library. Visit the catalog to view the titles listed on this book list. Subscribe This list also provides options for patrons who are work...