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Happy Edward Gorey’s Birthday!
Today this brilliant artist would have been 88 years old. Why not celebrate by picking up a copy of The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or even just petting a cat? On this wintry day in February, I salute you,...
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Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor Wow. Laini Taylor has really raised the bar for writing series with her follow up to the original show stopper, Daughter of Smoke and Bone. It was sincerely...
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Geirlaug the King’s Daughter by Kate Baylay
Geirlaug the King’s Daughter by Kate Baylay
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Happy Spring!
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?” “It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine.” - The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden by...
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Top Ten Inspiring Authors to Celebrate Our One Year Blogiversary
Wowza. We can’t believe it, but it’s been a year since we launched Gathered Nettles! In order to celebrate, we’re feasting on pancakes and have put together a list of the authors we’ve become...
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The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson
The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson Maureen Johnson has done it again in her spectacularly haunting follow up to The Name of the Star. Rory is trying to convince her family and psychiatrist that...
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On Telling Tales…
“To have the antiquarian Grimm Brothers regarded as the fathers of modern folklore is perhaps to forget the maternal lineage, the ‘mothers’ who in the French veillées and English nurseries, in court...
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Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan Maid of Secrets comes out today, and I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on this engaging, historical tale that captured my imagination and made me long for a sequel....
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Haunted by Ghosts of Every Description by Valin Mattheis
Haunted by Ghosts of Every Description by Valin Mattheis
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Middle Grade Saved My Life: An Article about Hope and Books from Horn Book...
The Horn Book Magazine, May 2013 Once every few weeks, I find myself skipping away from my mailbox with a little gem peeking out from my pile of bills and junk mail: The Horn Book Magazine. It’s a...
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On Motherhood…
“It is the custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for the next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that...
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Baba Yaga and the Skulls of Her Enemies by Isabelle Melançon
Baba Yaga and the Skulls of Her Enemies by Isabelle Melançon Isabelle Melançon (aka Secondlina) posted this amazing image she created on her blog recently; I would love to read about this character....
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The Too-Clever Fox by Anna and Elena Balbusso
The Too-Clever Fox by Anna and Elena Balbusso Siege and Storm comes out today (!) by the marvelous and creative Leigh Bardugo, and while I’m waiting patiently to get my hands on a copy of the much...
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