Books
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Interview with Jonathan Stroud
An interview with Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus Trilogy and the Lockwood & Co. series In celebration of the publication of The Screaming Staircase, the first book of Jonathan Stroud’s new book series, Lockwood and Co., we invited the fantasy author for a short interview, concerning ghosts, YA and children’s literature, and writing in general. Hello Mr Stroud and thank you for agreeing to…
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Review of Central Station by Lavie Tidhar
Zafrir Grossman’s review of Lavie Tidhar’s new book, Central Station, scheduled to come out this May. As the Israeli band Teapacks (Also known as Tippex) beautifully described in its song, “A different state” from 1995, the old central station of Tel Aviv was indeed a different state, a fascinating and indescribable combination of spices, vendors of shoes and car radios…
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Review: The Summoning / Kelley Armstrong
Behind a simple ununique cover hides one of the best YA novels of the year – “The Summoning” “The Summoning” is the first book in the “Darkest Powers” series, by Canadian author Kelley Armstrong. There is no shortage in YA series nowadays. Vampires, werewolves, wizards and witches have all become commonplace in the genre. However, unlike other fantasy books…
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Once Upon a Future: Speculative Fiction Anthology #2, 2010
Nadav Miller Almog’s review of Once Upon a Future #2 science fiction anthology. Writers of science fiction and fantasy in Israel are faced with considerable challenges. For one thing, in such a small country, the prospective local readership is relatively small. This leaves very little room for dreams of fame and riches—at least as long as one relies exclusively on…
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