Books

I love Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Well, maybe not Up on Poppy Hill but that was an exception. I love his imagery and his deep storylines. I was really sad when I heard he was retiring. He really is a master of his art. My favorite movie is Howl’s Moving Read More

I hope everyone enjoyed/survived Thanksgiving. It’s time to resume the hum drum of life until Christmas. On December 13th, we will be graced with the theatrical release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. I am very much looking forward to it. I am Read More

If you weren’t waiting outside game retailers for the Xbox One this past weekend or watching “The Day of the Doctor”, you were probably at the theater watching Catching Fire. I knew I had to make this week’s crush The Hunger Games related. Read More

We’ve featured The Hunger Games in Fan Art Friday twice before, and we’re doing one more feature now that Catching Fire is in theaters! Check out all the great fan created artwork below, and make sure you follow the links to see the full Read More

I’m continuing the Fangirl Challenge, this time with my top nine female characters. These are women that I think are just amazing and would love to meet, if they were real. Read More

I like the way Cassandra Clare writes. She is always very detailed and did create Magnus Bane — I mean, many wonderful characters. The Mortal Instruments is a popular series nowadays. However, I will admit I loved her Infernal Devices trilogy the best. Read More

Earlier this week Man of Steel released on Blu-ray and DVD, and alongside it is a deluxe hardcover book celebrating the life and adventures of Superman. We’ve been sent a copy of The Superman Files by Matthew Manning, and we’re passing it Read More

I have have high hopes for Edward Kenway bringing back the oomph that made Assassin’s Creed great. I was sadly disappointed by Connor. The five male killers on my list are different types of assassins. You’ve got the flashy types and the ones that Read More

If you have never read the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books, you should. They were a childhood reading staple like Goosebumps, which I considered writing about. But those books didn’t creep me out quite as much as Alvin Schwartz’s. I still have Read More

Cat Versus Human is an ongoing blog full of posts and comics from cartoonist Yasmine Surovec. Her second collection of cat-filled comic strips is Cat Vs Human: Another Dose of Catnip, and it released in stores this month. The publisher sent us a copy to Read More

I decided to end the Halloween crushes on a bloody note. I have a thing for vampires. Just not the sparkly teenage kind. I decided to go back to the first vampire I read about and got a crush on. Anne Rice changed up the world of vampires. She made them Read More

The Pathfinder roleplaying game has spun off a whole series of fantasy novels, and Paizo Publishing has been great about sending us copies of the books to pass along to you. The newest release is no exception, and this week we have Pathfinder Tales: Read More