An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures … Continue reading The Mythic Dream →
A gorgeous fairy tale of love and family, of demons and lost gods, for fans of Zen Cho and JY Yang. When Rosa (aka Red Riding Hood) and Hou Yi the Archer join forces to stop the deadly sunbirds from ravaging the countryside, their quest will take the two women, now blessed and burdened with the hindsight of age, into a reckoning of sacrifices made and mistakes mourned, of choices and family and the quest … Continue reading Burning Roses →
Are you ready for September to be over? Or is it too soon? I love October, but I’m not sure how I feel for 2019 to end already. At least we have books, right?! Shana: I’m reading The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite. It’s been on my list since Carrie’s review. Women slowly falling in love over conversation is the perfect chaser to all the m/m novels with emotionally inarticulate men that … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2019, Part Two →
The Black Tides of Heaven is one of a pair of standalone introductions to JY Yang’s Tensorate Series. For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Red Threads of Fortune Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as children. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While his sister received … Continue reading The Black Tides of Heaven →
Elements: Fire is an anthology of short comics by creators of color. All of the art is in black and white, with red accents. The result is visually striking and gives the anthology cohesion while also demonstrating a variety of art styles. All of the stories involve speculative fiction, including non-European-based fantasy and some “smash the dystopia” style science fiction. The best thing about this anthology is that it showcases so many artists and writers. … Continue reading Elements: Fire edited by Taneka Stotts →
