Podcast: World Book Night Live!

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World-book-nightJoin us in celebrating World Book Night, the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death, and our first birthday! In a special extended live show, there is poetry, Shakespeare, readings from the selected World Book Night books and more! Continue reading “Podcast: World Book Night Live!”

Happy World Book Night!

WBN Casino RoyaleDid you know it’s World Book Night tonight?  For the third year running, on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, and death, millions of books will be given away by book-lovers around the world to encourage people to try something new or get back into reading again? Continue reading “Happy World Book Night!”

Review: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Tally Youngblood is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait for the operation that turns everyone from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to party. But new friend Shay would rather hoverboard to “the Smoke” and be free.  Continue reading “Review: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld”

Review: Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

One cursed demigod, two new heroes.  A quest to unleash the God of Death…

“I’m the God of Rome. I protect the legions.  I don’t want war without end.  You will serve me.”
“Not likely,” Percy said.
“ I order a quest!” the god announced.  “You will go north and find Thanatos in the land beyond the gods.  You will free him and thwart the plans of the giants.” Continue reading “Review: Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan”