For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] To celebrate Tor.com’s 15th anniversary, we’re reposting some gems from the more than 600 stories we’ve published since 2008. Today’s story is “Burning Girls” by Veronica Schanoes, edited by Ellen Datlow and illustrated by Anna & Elena Balbusso. A finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards, “Burning Girls” first published in 2013 and … Read more
[ad_1] The character of the old maid is not new to literature, as spinsters have appeared in classics from Charles Dickens to the Brontë Sisters to Virginia Woolf to Jane Austen. Most of us today would hesitate to use the same term to describe single, childless women of a certain age, but that doesn’t mean … Read more
[ad_1] The Chicago literary tradition was built by the foot. Where Los Angeles had the glamour and New York had the grandeur, some of the most influential writers made Chicago come alive on the page through the most intimate depictions of the most intimate of landmarks, from a street in Bronzeville to a house on … Read more
[ad_1] Cover reveal time! The Conjuring meets Sadie in The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh when seventeen-year-old podcaster Dare takes an internship in a haunted house and finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit. Scroll down to see the cover and read an excerpt of this chilling read! Jacket design: Kristin Boyle Photographer: Marko Nadj … Read more
[ad_1] Today we’re revealing the cover for Hayley Krischer’s new novel, The Falling Girls. From the author of Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf comes another searing, affecting novel that follows one girl caught between two toxic worlds, perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow and Nina LaCour. Scroll down to see the cover and read a bit about the book! … Read more
[ad_1] Meet the Flyy Girls. The group of girls who seem like they can get away with anything. Veteran author Ashley Woodfolk pens a gorgeous and dynamic series of four Harlem high-schoolers, each facing a crossroads of friendship, family, and love. And today, we’re revealing the cover for the final book in the series. Get … Read more
[ad_1] Diving into Rebel Sisters by Tochi Onyebuchi this week? We’ve got you covered with our recap of what happened in the first book in the duology, War Girls! Then: 2172 As War Girls begins, the future is a time of strife. Civil war rages between Nigeria and the fledgling Republic of New Biafra. … Read more
[ad_1] Today we’re revealing the cover for Tess Sharpe’s The Girls I’ve Been, a slick, twisty YA page-turner about the daughter of a con artist who is taken hostage in a bank heist. Oh, and did we mention it’s already planned to be adapted by Netflix, starring and produced by Millie Bobby Brown?! Scroll down … Read more