Ask the Authors, ed. Kaye Lynne Booth

Booth and the contributors blend personal details with more general advice, creating a book that is halfway between biography and craft guide. The book is compiled from a series of communal interviews that the editor carried out with a pool of eighteen authors on writing- and publishing-related topics. Booth has gathered the questions into ten …

The Portal by Carol Riggs

Mixing an intriguing variation on characters mysteriously transported to another world with an immediately recognisable portrayal of teenage brittleness, Riggs provides a decidedly young adult tale on the border of science-fiction and fantasy. Mari Stratton doesn’t especially like Stephanie, but doesn’t dislike her enough to miss her New Year’s Eve Party. However, what starts as …

Bottled by Carol Riggs

Weaving the modernity of teenage romance with the archetypes of the Arabian Nights, Riggs creates a tale that will interest fans of both character and world-building. Transformed into a genie by an evil sorcerer, Adeelah has spent a thousand years fulfilling the whims of a succession of greedy owners. Only a note from Karim, the …