Hannah Lackoff has been an avid and opinionated reader her whole life, and has a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing to prove it. She can be reached at hannah.lackoff@gmail.com.
Holly Black, author of the young adult fantasy novels Tithe and Valiant, has published her first short story collection. The Poison Eaters contains twelve dark, gritty, and sometimes humorous tales, two of which are in print here for the...
What I remember: An Indian girl is stranded on an island for years after she is accidentally left behind when her people leave. A survival story in which she has to rely on her hunting, fishing, and building...
What I remember: An Indian girl is stranded on an island for years after she is accidentally left behind when her people leave. A survival story in which she has to rely on her hunting, fishing, and building...
If I'm going to read a vampire book, I want my vampires, well vampire-y. I don't want them to be beautiful tragic heroes who moon around with whiny girls. I don't...
As you may have noticed, it's officially summer here in Little Rock. And I don't know what it is about summer- maybe it's because part of me still expects to have a...
A couple of months ago I wrote an article about how CALS (Central Arkansas Library System) is in the process of converting over to radio frequency identification; a system that will allow patrons to use a self checkout station and...
If you're a lover of beer as well as a lover of books, perhaps you've loved them together. My friend Josh writes the blog Brews and Books dedicated to beer, books, and the magic...
Following her success with Julie and Julia, Julie Powell has written a new book. Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession tackles the subjects of, well, marriage, meat and obsession. And there is a lot...
When out for a drive with her family, the car skids on some ice and is hit by a truck. Mia's parents are killed instantly, and her little brother is in critical condition. Mia herself is...
Nineteen years ago, eleven year old Billy was murdered by a serial child killer. Though the killer was caught, convicted, and sent to jail, Billy's body was never found, a fact which still haunts his...