Tag Archives: Catherynne M. Valente

Favorites Friday: Anticipated Books of 2013

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Something a little different today–books I really want to read but alas, am still waiting on their publishing dates! Before I got into book blogging, I was almost never waiting for books, because I usually didn’t know anything was coming … Continue reading →

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Reveling in Revels Below Fairyland

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I spent this past weekend reading The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente.  I loved it.  It’s my second contender for “favorite new book this year” which is not altogether surprising–since it’s … Continue reading →

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Blog Hop: Autumn Books

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

I’m participating in the Book Blogger Hop again this week, which invites book bloggers to answer a bookish question and visit each other’s blogs.  Hosted at Soon Remembered Tales this week, here’s today’s question: With Autumn upon us and Halloween … Continue reading →

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Quotable Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

“Stories have a way of changing faces.  They are unruly things, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers.” – Catherynne M. Valente

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The Author Who Brought Together So Many Classic Literature Elements in a Book of Her Own Making

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

I’ve mentioned, haven’t I (I have), that I love classic children’s fantasy.  So to those familiar with the book, it will be no surprise that I found The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by … Continue reading →

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