#mg lit

[willmarstudios]

TFW you are editing and reviewing everything you've written and it feels like a lot, so you start to feel proud………..

only to discover its under 30K words and only 67 pages making it nowhere near enough to be called a novel yet…..

[sprite-and-the-bunnydragons]

Thought I'd put this here, one of my author buddies has a cover reveal today!!! Seriously, go check Kaela's books out, I was a fan of hers even before we met. The Hungry Forest is coming just in time for spooky season!

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[sarahbethdurst]

Announcing THE IMAGITORIUM!!!

NEW BOOK DEAL!!! I'm super excited to announce that I sold a new book! For kids! Welcome to THE IMAGITORIUM! Coming in March 2027…..

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Doing my annual reread of The Westing Game and as always: godDAMN what a perfect book.

[thelastofthebookworms]

Favorite Fantasy Work 7

The Wizard of Oz, Frank Baum

Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi

The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor

Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer

The BFG, Roald Dahl

Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne

The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman

Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo

The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan

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Voting ended onMar 7, 2023

When the other polls will be out, they'll be in my 'fantasy polls' tag.

Ah also don't scream. I know this is hard.

Ah and here's a science fiction poll if you're interested. The others are in the 'sf polls' tag you can access through it.

I still have ideas but I'm taking a (probably rather short) break from 'fantasy polls' poll making. Make suggestions for future polls if you want (obscure faves work, I tend to include mine so why not yours ? I think my ask box is open if you want to stay anonymous)

[newkidonthebook]

This book was written a while ago but when I picked it up in the library it seemed like so much fun I had to give it a shot! And I'm happy I did, because I love it 😊! Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ I highly recommend it if you like cottagecore magical witchy themes 🌿✨🌸 My full review and suggestions for similar books are here 💫 Here's a snippet below the cut ⬇ !

Wade into the magical bogs of the Bottomlands where curses and mysteries abound in The Magical Misadventures of Prunella Bogthistle!

Prunella Bogthistle comes from a long line of bog-witches living in the magical Bottomlands. She desperately wants to be good at magic like the rest of her family but a failed curse ends up letting a young robber, Barnaby, escape from her grandmother’s enchanted garden. Exiled to the blighted Uplands, Prunella teams up with Barnaby to seek out the evil Lord Blackthorn, enemy of the bog-witches and thief of the Uplanders’ Mirable Chalice. Prunella has to use all her magical skills and Barnaby has to rely on his quick wits to counter the dangers on the way!

The Magical Misadventures of Prunella Bogthistle presents an incredibly rich world, where strange creatures roam and traces of magic lie everywhere. I loved reading about the history of the Bottomlands and Uplands and finding out about the bog witches and their books of spells. Prunella and Barnaby’s quest ...

Read the rest here! 💫

[richincolor]

37 States & Millions of Students Impacted by 2022-2023 School Year Book Bans So Far: PEN America's Latest Report

The latest PEN report on the state of US book banning: more bans, more book ban laws, more proliferation of misinformation.

A must read on the state of banned books during the 2022-2023 school year. 

[newreads]

No Place Like Home by ⁓ Linh S. Nguyễn

Review of the book here 🌻

*:･ﾟ✧

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