POSTED ON: May 17, 2018
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff
TAGS: LR Fredericks
By Francine Toon
To celebrate the paperback publication of The Book of Luce by L R Fredericks, a quest to track down the most elusive and psychedelic divine rock star Luce, we have picked our top five fictional rock stars.
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POSTED ON: January 12, 2018
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Black Mirror
By Sam Bradbury
I don’t know about you, but my least favourite thing about Black Mirror is that there aren’t more episodes. The show is utterly brilliant, mind-blowingly fascinating, and completely unique (if sometimes also bleak and emotionally draining).
There’s nothing I can do about the fact that you want more Black Mirror (I’m sorry, I only get a limited amount of uses from my time machine before I rip a hole in the universe and there are a lot of movies I simply can’t wait see in the next few years). What I can do however is recommend 5 books that are perfect to tide you over until the release date of the next season.
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POSTED ON: January 9, 2018
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Book Covers, Extract, Matthew Blakstad
By Sam Bradbury
Already missing Black Mirror? Lucky Ghost by Matthew Blakstad is the perfect book to plug the hole.
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By Sam Bradbury
As the saying goes, ‘a bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else’. When I moved to London 3 years ago, I found this to be pretty accurate (I’m sorry Northern England, I still love you, I promise! Side note: are there any Urban Fantasy books set above the Watford gap?) and, in my opinion, the only thing that could improve it is the addition of magic, monsters and frequent animal sidekicks.
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POSTED ON: November 16, 2017
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff, News
TAGS: Extract, Paul Crilley
By Sam Bradbury
Next month, Gideon Tau and his foul-mouth alcoholic sidekick, Dog, return for another adventure in Clockwork City. Sequel to Poison City, Clockwork City sees them having to contend with Fae gangs fighting for territory, the murder-suicide of two Delphic agents and the seven deadly sins.
Oh, and did I mention they also have to run a heist to break into the most secure bank in Faerie? Because that’s on the agenda too. And if they fail? An ancient horned god will destroy London.
Just a typical day’s work, right?
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POSTED ON: November 1, 2017
FILED UNDER: Craft Corner, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Leife Shallcross
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I have this idea that writing fairy tales is a little bit like doing a colouring-in stencil. These old, old tales supply the outlines, but it’s up to me to imagine the details and add the colours. I think this is why I love silhouette illustrations so much. They leave so much unstated and offer the viewer such a delicious opportunity to exercise their own imagination.
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POSTED ON: July 3, 2017
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Callie Bates, Fantasy, Mushrooms, The Waking Land, Young Adult
By Callie Bates
I love fungi, as anyone who’s read my novel The Waking Land has probably guessed. Not only are many colourful and slightly bizarre, they have the most fantastical names – like miniature novels filled with magic and whimsy. Here are a few of my favourites, along with the stories they could tell.
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POSTED ON: May 24, 2017
FILED UNDER: Craft Corner, Fun Stuff
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By Fleur Clarke
Looking to add a touch of greenery to your apartment or office desk? Don’t settle for a sad spider plant. Level up with bulbasaur planters and Hobbiton terrariums.
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POSTED ON: May 2, 2017
FILED UNDER: Fun Stuff
TAGS: Laini Taylor, Strange The Dreamer
By Naomi Berwin
It’s no secret that Laini Taylor writes some truly gorgeous prose, and never more so than in her bestselling new novel Strange The Dreamer. When we first read the book in digital manuscript form, we couldn’t resist highlighting some of the most heart-stopping, haunting and downright beautiful lines, and we thought we’d share some of these with you now…
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POSTED ON: April 21, 2017
FILED UNDER: Books, Fun Stuff
TAGS: Pickwicks Picks
By Hodderscape Team
So, last week we were rendered speechless by this collection of bookish LEGO art. So this week we’re taking a look at the array of literary LEGO that a) is available to purchase and b) doesn’t require an architecture degree.
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