In celebration of National Talk Like a Pirate Day, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis risks life, limb, and certain death in Davy Jones’ Locker to bring you this interview with the bloodthirsty Captain Geoffrey Girard, author of this summer’s Tales of the Atlantic Pirates. **************************** It was with great trepidation that I boarded the ship of Captain Geoffrey Girard, the…
School Library Journal Gr 1-2Letter A starts to introduce itself and is interrupted by activist letter Z, demanding fair and equal turns at going first, wary of its last place in line, and followed in backwards order by letters Y, X, W, and (oops!) P. Soon all harmony disappears out the window, with the bickering letters and their accompanying…
This month, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis connects with one of her favorite romance authors of all time–Jill Barnett. In this very personal interview, Jill discusses the death of her husband, the adoption of her daughter, and The Days of Summer …all at a very early hour. ********************************* Alethea Kontis (8:30am CST): You must be a morning person! Jill Barnett…
Hooray!! I’m still beaming. From Kirkus: ALPHAOOPS!The Day Z Went First Author: Kontis, Alethea Review Date: AUGUST 01, 2006Publisher:CandlewickPages: 56Price (hardback): $16.99Publication Date: 9/1/2006 0:00:00ISBN: 0-7636-2728-3ISBN (hardback): 0-7636-2728-3Category: CHILDREN’SA hysterical take on what might happen if the letters of the alphabet mixed things up a bit. When A tries to start off the show, Z storms the stage with…
He’s been a police officer, federal agent, organized crime prosecutor, and private investigator–now he’s an author of young adult historical fantasy. This month, Genre Chick Alethea Kontis interrupts the fascinating Judson Roberts in the midst of writing his debut Strongbow Saga series to talk about book one: Viking Warrior and to pick his brain for juicy stories from his…
Adam Roberts’ hilarious rendition of Macbeth in his Elemental story “And Tomorrow and” has got the book world buzzing. A couple of days ago, Adam posted on his blog the full academic explanation of what led him to write the story…it was more than I could fit into the notes preceeding the story in the anthology, but fans of…
We’ve had a cracking review in from the LA Times for Elemental! Read it here: SUFFERIN’ saurians of Saturn!!! Can reading still be just plain fun? I am so proud of all our contributors.It’s not just for a good cause, folks. It’s actually a GOOD book.Give it a try!
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Influenced by such notables as Stephen King, among others, Brian Keene is a horror writer who hopes to bring his readers a release from the horrors of today’s society. His latest book, The Conqueror Worms, is set to release in May. He shares with Genre Chick Alethea Kontis, his earliest memories of horror writing and the latest on his…
Tobias S. Buckell is a Caribbean-born speculative fiction writer who grew up in Grenada, the US, and the British Virgin Islands. He now lives (through many odd twists of fate and strangely enough to him) in a small college town in Ohio with his wife Emily. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. His debut fantasy…
The Portuguese (BR) edition of “For Angels to Fly”…
The Spanish (MX) edition of “For Angels to Fly”…
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