Elizabeth Little es la autora de "Querida Hija", ganadora del Premio de la Crítica Strand a la Mejor Novela Prima, y de dos obras de no ficción: "Mordiendo el Renacuajo de Cera" y "Un Viaje de Lengua"…
La Dra. Kathryn Harkup es química y escritora. Obtuvo un doctorado sobre sus sustancias químicas favoritas, las fosfinas, y continuó su investigación postdoctoral antes de darse cuenta de que hablar…
Zen Cho es autora de El Hechicero de la Corona, La Reina Verdadera y la colección de relatos Espíritus en el Extranjero. Ganó los premios Hugo, Crawford y el British Fantasy, y fue finalista de los…
Maggie Tokuda-Hall es la autora del libro ilustrado ganador de la Medalla de Oro de Parent's Choice, Also an Octopus, ilustrado por Benji Davies. Vive en Oakland, California, con su esposo, su hijo y…
Rebecca Serle es autora y guionista de televisión, residente en Los Ángeles. Serle codesarrolló la exitosa adaptación televisiva de su serie juvenil Famous in Love, y también es autora de The Dinner…
Este mes no solo es el primer aniversario del Laboratorio Octavia en la Biblioteca Central, un espacio de estudio para hacer uno mismo, sino también el cumpleaños de Octavia E. Butler el 22 de junio…
La obra de Celia Laskey ha aparecido en Guernica, The Minnesota Review y otros medios. Tiene una maestría en Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Nuevo México y fue finalista del Premio de Cuento para…
Cuando no está añadiendo nuevas obras a su colección, Annabeth Albert es una escritora de romance del noroeste del Pacífico con múltiples publicaciones. Sus populares romances LGBTQ+ incluyen varias…
John Scalzi es un autor de ficción especulativa, bestseller del New York Times y galardonado, cuya obra se ha traducido a más de 20 idiomas. También ha trabajado como consultor creativo para la serie…
Marie Benedict es abogada con más de diez años de experiencia como litigante en dos de los principales bufetes del país y para empresas de la lista Fortune 500. Es miembro del Salón de la Fama de…
A young noblewoman is betrothed by her parents into an unwanted, arranged marriage. A young pirate struggles to survive and protect his brother from the dangers inherent in the life they have been forced to live. A mermaid is captured and threatened with death because her blood, when drunk, allows...
A common theme in novels, motion pictures and television is the fine line between love and hate. One only has to look at William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (or it’s modern reincarnation 1999’s Ten Things I Hate About You) for an example of supposed loathing turning to love...
In a recent survey, the small town of Big Burr, Kansas has earned the title of “most homophobic town in the U.S.” The non-profit that conducted the survey, Acceptance Across America (AAA), determines that the appropriate response to their findings is to send a task force to Big Burr. They...
Esther just watched her best friend die. Beatriz was found to be in possession of “inappropriate” materials, and for that she was hanged in the town square. Esther’s father spoke from the podium about the dangers of “deviance” all the while keeping his eyes locked on Esther. Beatriz’s death was a...
Imagine it is New Year’s Eve, 1982. Oona is 18 years old and will be 19 at midnight as the year changes to 1983. She has her whole life ahead of her, including the type of life altering “big decisions” that face everyone at that age. But, when Oona opens...
Hmm, what could the following all have in common: an aging antique mall in Wichita, Kansas, where well established and novice sellers are struggling to keep the doors open in the age of online shopping; a child beauty pageant queen who has mysteriously vanished; and the hosts of a phenomenally...
The owner of a Boston bookshop specializing in mysteries posts a list of books on the store’s blog. It is entitled “Eight Perfect Murders” and it lists the novels he feels have described unsolvable murders. These are murders in which the killers cannot be connected with their crimes. Years later...
It is often stated that “The meek will inherit the earth.” While that is a nice sentiment, it is not affirmed by history. More often than not, those who hold their tongues and think before speaking, as well as those who avoid confrontation and violence to resolve conflict are the...
Ella has what she refers to as her Thing. It allows her to see things that have not yet happened. As a young girl growing up in Compton, California, this is more of a curse than a blessing. Ella is rarely happy by the future she sees. And, as she...
Coppelia is not quite a thief and not quite a con-artist. What she is, or could be if she were living a different life, is an artist. A builder who could create function and beauty from raw materials, but only in a different life. A life where her parents hadn’t...
