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Guest Post: “The Voyages That Shape Us” by DK Mok

Posted on April 13, 2015 7 Comments

If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out my review of Hunt for Valamon, a novel that blends epic fantasy and jolly good fun! Today, I’m excited to welcome author D.K. Mok to The BiblioSanctum to talk about wild and wondrous journeys, both the ones from her book as well as those from our childhood dreams […]

Guest Post: “The Limits of Empathy; or Macbeth Is An Asshole” by Brian Staveley

Posted on January 21, 2015 14 Comments

We have a very special guest post for you all today. Please join us in welcoming author Brian Staveley to the BiblioSanctum to talk about a very interesting subject — writing characters that do bad things! Brian’s new book The Providence of Fire is the second novel of the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne; be sure to […]

Guest Post: “One RPG at a Time” by Kristi Charish + GIVEAWAY of Owl and the Japanese Circus

Posted on January 12, 2015 25 Comments

*** The giveaway is now over, thank you to everyone who entered! *** Today, we’re very excited to welcome author Kristi Charish to talk about a topic that all of us at the BiblioSanctum happen to be quite passionate about too — VIDEO GAMES! Kristi’s book, Owl and the Japanese Circus will be available on January […]

Guest Post: “Friendships Between Strong Female Characters” by Karina Sumner-Smith

Posted on December 8, 2014 22 Comments

As you may recall, last month for Sci-Fi November I reviewed Radiant, a brilliant and unique speculative fiction novel debut from Karina Sumner-Smith. What also made this book stand out for me was its focus around a remarkable friendship between Xhea and Shai, two young women from very different walks of life. Hence it is with great honor […]

Guest Post: “A Three-Headed Monster: Mixing Crime Fiction, Horror, and Urban Fantasy” by Jamie Schultz

Posted on October 13, 2014 9 Comments

We’re very pleased to welcome Jamie Schultz, author of Premonitions, to The BiblioSanctum today! In case you missed it, be sure to check out the review. Premonitions is cool, deliciously dark, and definitely not your average urban fantasy, and we’re gonna find out why. Take it away, Jamie! A THREE-HEADED MONSTER: MIXING CRIME FICTION, HORROR, AND URBAN FANTASY By Jamie […]

Guest Post: “In Defense of Fluff and Fun” by Erin Lindsey

Posted on October 7, 2014 9 Comments

You may have caught our review (and GIVEAWAY too!) of The Bloodbound last week, and today we are excited to have author Erin Lindsey on board to talk discuss the novel and her approach to world-building. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, and if you haven’t checked out our giveaway yet, […]

Guest Post by J. Kathleen Cheney + The Golden City Series Giveaway

Posted on July 7, 2014 16 Comments

***Our giveaway has now ended, thank you for all those who entered!*** Does the setting of an early 1900s alternate Portugal pique your interest? How about sirens and selkies? All this and more can be found in J. Kathleen Cheney’s The Golden City. Be sure to check out the BiblioSanctum review! With the sequel The Seat of […]

Guest Post: “Writing the Revolution” by Django Wexler

Posted on July 1, 2014 16 Comments

It’s an exciting day, for it is a pleasure to welcome one of my favorite authors to The BiblioSanctum. Last year, Django Wexler blew me away with The Thousand Names, his epic military flintlock fantasy. Now, in the sequel, the thunder of muskets and the clang of steel are replaced with the cries of revolution. The Shadow […]

Guest post: Intrigues of The Untheileneise Court by Katherine Addison

Posted on May 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Whether you know her as Sarah Monette or by her pseudonym Katherine Addison, one thing’s for certain — her latest book, The Goblin Emperor, is a clear winner. We here at the BiblioSanctum are pleased to have her join us today to talk about the art of politics in the novel’s Imperial Court. Be sure […]

Discussion with Sarah Lotz: Why Flying Scares Us (And How Writing About It Doesn’t Help)

Posted on May 5, 2014 1 Comment

I’ve got something different and amazing here on the blog today! In case you missed it, last week I reviewed the excellent, bone-chillingly terrifying The Three by Sarah Lotz. Seriously, it’s a fantastic book and horror-thriller fans should definitely check it out. Even more exciting though, is I had the pleasure of getting to chat […]