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Two Graphic Novels for Grown-ups

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.07.15 by Lisa2024.07.15

Cursed Pirate Girl by Jeremy A. Bastian This graphic novel stars a one-eyed young woman who has adventures while searching for her lost father, a not uncommon kid plot. The cover copy says that the story will “captivate adults and … Continue reading →

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Three Graphic Novels for Kids

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.06.29 by Lisa2024.06.29

We’re just back from Heroes Con, a huge comic convention in North Carolina, where hundreds of comic and graphic novel writers and artists display their talents. These three caught our attention as appropriate for kids, and also well-written and fun. … Continue reading →

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I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.05.29 by Lisa2024.05.29

Peter S. Beagle is a Grand Master—his 2018 world fantasy award proves it—with numerous other awards and achievements. He has not written very much, overall, but he is best known for The Last Unicorn, which he wrote in 1968 and … Continue reading →

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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.05.06 by Lisa2024.05.06

Based on the amount of publicity I’ve seen, including an advance reading copy sent to DreamHaven (thank-you, Simon and Schuster!), this book is poised to become a bestseller. There are supposedly already multiple translations and a TV series in the … Continue reading →

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To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.04.29 by Lisa2024.04.29

I have noticed a trend in young adult literature for its female heroes to be incredibly sure of themselves. I come from an era in which young women often spent most of their stories trying to get over the negative … Continue reading →

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The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.04.18 by Lisa2024.04.18

Wesley Chu is acclaimed for his Tao Series and the Eldest Curses Series (with Cassandra Clare). He was born in Taiwan and claims that a “steady diet of wuxia” martial arts movies informed both his childhood and this new series, … Continue reading →

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Citadel by C.M. Alongi

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.04.15 by Lisa2024.04.15

This book was recently listed as a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in Genre Fiction, to be given to a Minnesota author on May 7th by the Friends of the Saint Paul Library. Two other books previously reviewed here … Continue reading →

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Two Books by T. Kingfisher

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.03.15 by Lisa2024.03.15

Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) will soon be returning to Minneapolis to be the Author Guest of Honor at Minicon, and we’ve made an effort to acquire some of her backlist. I have for some time been hearing great things … Continue reading →

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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.03.11 by Lisa2024.03.11

A New York Times Bestselling book from 2022 does not really need a review from me. But the sequel just came out, and a customer recommended it to me. They were right. The Atlas Six is a treasure trove of … Continue reading →

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The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.02.26 by Lisa2024.02.26

Connie Willis is a master storyteller with numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards under her belt. She excels at brilliant, frantic science fiction stories that manage to be closely personal and engaging, while somehow still ending up as world-saving adventures. Francie … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Immortal by A.Y. Chao

DreamHaven Posted on 2024.01.15 by Lisa2024.01.15

I chose this book because it has a really cool cover. And also because I’m currently having a blast with fantasy based on Chinese mythology. I kept reading it because the world-building is wonderfully inventive and exuberantly Chinese. And the … Continue reading →

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The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

DreamHaven Posted on 2023.12.23 by Lisa2023.12.23

I am not usually a fan of magical realism. I prefer magic that operates under an ordered system invented by the author, and is undeniably real in the pages of a book. The dreamy, this-may-not-really-be-happening attitude behind magical realism often … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch

DreamHaven Posted on 2023.12.06 by Lisa2023.12.06

A new book in Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series has just arrived from Subterranean Press. And the story takes place in between Bayfield and the Red Cliffs Reservation, in Wisconsin! The bad news is that Peter Grant, constable and … Continue reading →

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Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer

DreamHaven Posted on 2023.11.28 by Lisa2023.11.28

Local author Naomi Kritzer’s new book, Liberty’s Daughter, has arrived! She will be doing a reading and signing at DreamHaven on Wednesday, December 6th. Naomi is a multiple award winner, including Hugo, Lodestar, Edgar and Locus Awards. Her two most … Continue reading →

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City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky

DreamHaven Posted on 2023.10.09 by Lisa2023.10.09

I’ve been hearing good things about British writer Adrian Tchaikovsky (Czajkowski) for some time. He is the author of several acclaimed epic series, including the ten-book Shadows of the Apt and three-book Children of Time. City of Last Chances is … Continue reading →

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The Dark Lord’s Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede

DreamHaven Posted on 2023.09.21 by Lisa2023.09.21

Patricia C. Wrede, the master of fantasy who brought us the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Dealing with Dragons, etc), has a new groundbreaking young adult fantasy. Pat will be reading and signing at DreamHaven Books at 6:30 on October 18, 2023. … Continue reading →

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