Literature – Page 14

Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! This week I’m going with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand for two reasons: pointContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand”

Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix

Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! This week I’m going with Sabriel, one of the first YA books IContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix”

Publishing On A Budget: Lulu vs CreateSpace

If you haven’t yet been notified, I’m publishing my first book, a soft sci-fi dystopian about cyborg former prisoners of war and their mutiny aboard a transport ship (I love my elevator pitch SO MUCH! Ahem.) this September. Go here for the chance to win a paperback copy (Lulu version) of the book. Speaking ofContinue reading “Publishing On A Budget: Lulu vs CreateSpace”

Foreign Cover Friday: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! I’ve decided to go with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone because it’sContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

Pocahontas: the Historical (Fictionalised) Princess

What can I say about Disney’s 33rd animated feature, the seventh Disney Princess film, and Disney’s first princess based on a historical figure rather than a fairy tale? I was about eight years old when I first saw this film. I liked it – it had awesome music and a heroine that although I couldn’tContinue reading “Pocahontas: the Historical (Fictionalised) Princess”