I have been a fan of British-American author Patrick Ness’ books since The Knife of Never Letting Go, which won the Tiptree (now Otherwise) Award in 2008. He also wrote another of my favorite fantasy books, A Monster Calls. His … Continue reading →
Bookseller vacation time! DreamHaven will be closed Thursday, September 9th through Sunday, September 12th. We will re-open at noon on Monday, September 13th. (What do booksellers do on their vacations? Why, buy and sell books, of course.) … Continue reading →
Fatma el-Sha’awari, of the Egyptian Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments, and Supernatural Entities, prefers to wear European suits, always impeccably matched with shirt, tie, and bowler hat, of course. Since the 1912 Cairo in need of magical protection is a colorful … Continue reading →
Jake Livingston is a “medium” who can see ghosts and ghouls, mostly of people who died violently, replaying their deaths in fading “death loops” on street corners and in schools and just about everywhere. It’s disturbing and distracting and, since … Continue reading →
Due to Coronavirus concerns, the reading originally scheduled for August 12th has been cancelled. Hopefully we will be able to reschedule it at a later date. Thank you. … Continue reading →
This brutal, magnificent historical novel takes place in central China (sort of around Wuhan, if my correlation between the map in the book and today’s maps is correct), when the Han Red Turban Rebellion was fighting against the Mongol Yuan … Continue reading →
This was supposed to be a review of TJ Klune’s newest book for young adults, Flash Fire, but that is a sequel to The Extraordinaries, and I found that I couldn’t write about the second book without revealing spoilers from … Continue reading →
Here is our schedule for this week and next week! Thursday, December 24th – Noon to 3 pm. Friday, December 25th – Closed. Saturday, December 26 – Noon to 6 pm. Sunday, December 27 – Closed. We’re now back to … Continue reading →
I have been a fan of Australian writer Garth Nix since reading one of his first books, Sabriel, in somewhere around 1996. When my son was growing up, Nix’s Seventh Tower series was one of the most readable and interesting … Continue reading →
The world Elatsoe, as we find out on page 180 of the book, is pronounced “Eh-lat-so-ay,” and is the Lipan Apache word for hummingbird. It is also the full name of Ellie, the title character, who was named after her … Continue reading →
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey a review by Lisa Freitag Magic for Liars takes place in a world where magic is something you are, or are not; part of a person’s identity rather than something you can or can’t do. … Continue reading →
Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas Another review from Lisa Freitag! Sarah Prineas has a gift for writing for kids without compromising either plot or language by unnecessary simplification. As a mom who has read a lot of books out loud, I have … Continue reading →
Hello, out there! Hello? Is anybody out there? Okay, I’m exaggerating. Things have gotten a little quieter as they always do at this time of year, but we’re still open and doing business. And we’ve been continuing to get things … Continue reading →
Hello, everybody! This Saturday is not only supposed to be sunny and cooler, but it is also the rescheduled Independent Bookstore Day. Now, we’re still at a stage where we don’t particularly want to encourage hordes of people to descend … Continue reading →
Hi all! It’s now the end of June and I thought I’d put together a post with lots of little things you probably already know about. We have re-opened since the break-in and are keeping the hours Monday – Saturday, … Continue reading →
Hi everybody! 2020 has been rough on everybody, and retail has been a series of ups and downs. Covid-19 cancelled conventions we go to, closed our stores, and interfered with our supply chains. And then DreamHaven got broken into and … Continue reading →
