● Genre – Fiction > Fantasy ● ISBN hardcover – 978-1-78758-840-0 ● ISBN paperback – 978-1-78758-839-4 ● ISBN ebook – 978-1-78758-841-7 ● Pricing [USD] $26.95 (HC) / $16.95 (PB) / $4.99 (EB) ● Pricing [GBP] £20 (HC) / £9.95 (PB) / £6.95 (EB) ● Releases September 12 2023 ● Published by Flame Tree Press ● Distributed by Simon & Schuster (US), Hachette Book Group (UK)
Blurb
A Sword of Bronze and Ashes combines the fierce beauty of Celtic myth with grimdark battle violence. It’s a lyrical, folk horror high fantasy.
Kanda has a good life until shadows from her past return threatening everything she loves. And Kanda, like any parent, has things in her past she does not want her children to know. Red war is coming: pursued by an ancient evil, Kanda must call upon all her strength to protect her family. But how can she keep her children safe, if they want to stand as warriors beside her when the light fades and darkness rises?
Promise collects Christi Nogle’s best futuristic stories ranging from plausible tech-based science fiction to science fantasy stories about aliens in our midst: chameleonic foils hover in the skies, you can order a headset to speak and dream with your dog, and your devices sometimes connect not just to the web but to the underworld.
These tales will recall the stories of Ray Bradbury, television programs such as Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone, and novels such as Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin or Under the Skin by Michel Faber.
They are often strange and dreadful but veer towards themes of hope, potential, promise.
HARDBACK 978-1-80018-268-4 320 pages 303 × 216 mm 24 August 2023 £30 / $36.95 / C$54.99 / €32.49
A full-colour compendium of hundreds of never-before-published artefacts from Adams’ archive, including diary entries, notes and musings, letters, photographs, scripts, poems and more.
– Authorised by the estate of Douglas Adams, it includes personal memorabilia from his family. – Features a foreword from Stephen Fry and letters written after Adams’ death from friends and fans: Neil Gaiman, Margo Buchanan, Dirk Maggs, Robbie Stamp, Arvind David.
When Douglas Adams died in 2001, he left behind 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches and even poems. In 42, compiled by Douglas’s long-time collaborator Kevin Jon Davies, hundreds of these personal artefacts appear in print for the very first time. Douglas was as much a thinker as he was a writer, and his artefacts reveal how his deep fascination with technology led to ideas which were far ahead of their time: a convention speech envisioning the modern smartphone, with all the information in the world living at our fingertips; sheets of notes predicting the advent of electronic books; journal entries from his forays into home computing – it is a matter of legend that Douglas bought the very first Mac in the UK; musings on how the internet would disrupt the CD-Rom industry, among others.
42 also features archival material charting Douglas’s school days through Cambridge, Footlights, collaborations with Graham Chapman, and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who, Hitchhiker’s and Dirk Gently. Alongside details of his most celebrated works are projects that never came to fruition, including the pilot for radio programme They’ll Never Play That on the Radio and a space-inspired theme park ride. Douglas’s personal papers prove that the greatest ideas come from the fleeting thoughts that collide in our own imagination, and offer a captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers.
This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of therapy dogs. Follow an adorable therapy dog helping a child through a diagnosis of epilepsy with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Therapy dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modelling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also providing more information about therapy dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center.
My Review
A short chapter book with lots of illustrations, covering epilepsy. Cricket spends the day helping a child cope with his seizures and the tests he needs to help control them. Cricket also plays with a child in physio rehab and plays frisbee with another of the therapy dogs.
I liked the story. I think it explains epilepsy, and the way seizures are investigated, well, and the illustrations are very good. They’re fun and cheery. The book shows the relationships between therapy dogs, their handlers, hospital staff and, most importantly, patients.
Dash and the Cancer Center: Learning About Leukemia
This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of therapy dogs. Follow an adorable therapy dog helping a child through a cancer diagnosis with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Therapy dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modelling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also providing more information about therapy dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center.
Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with paediatric experts.
My Review
In this book we meet Dash, who helps a child with leukaemia understand their diagnosis and treatment. Again, short, educational chapters and fun illustrations, that follow Dash through their day.
Lumos Helps with Healing: Battling Broken Bones (Helping Paws Academy)
This inviting chapter book series explores health topics through the friendly lens of therapy dogs. Follow an adorable therapy dog helping a child who broke her arm with strong messages of empathy, kindness, and courage. Therapy dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences—from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modelling the power of play, and more. Nonfiction back matter provides more information about medical topics introduced in the books, from acute to chronic issues, while also providing more information about therapy dog programs and the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center.
Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with paediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.
My Review
We meet Lumos, a therapy dog at children’s hospital, and his handler. They help Ada, a child with a broken arm, cope with her first visit to a hospital after falling and hurting her arm, and Greta, a child in a wheelchair at her rehab session. Lumos enjoys helping children and mentoring other therapy dogs, and playing with his handler’s sons once his working day is done.
This story guides children through hospital trips and what happens when you have an X-ray and brake an arm. The story sensitively explains the process of having a cast put on and how to properly care for it. The interlude with Greta normalises children being in wheelchairs and the freedom a set of wheels brings. A wheelchair opens up the world to those who need them. I wish they’d mentioned that you shouldn’t touch a person’s chair without asking. The story shows Greta and Lumos navigating an obstacle course and having a lot of fun.
I enjoyed this story; the information is explained in a way children will understand but without being condescending. I also enjoyed the illustrations and the relationship between Lumos and his handler.
There’s only so much I can say about each of the books, but overall I think these books are helpful introductions to hospitals and a variety of medical conditions, for young children. I also think they’re good introductions to the concept of therapy dogs and what they can do for patients. I found the stories engaging and characters likeable.
There is only one rule when you draw the Alice May Way and that is to have FUN!
Follow along with Alice, step by step, and learn how to draw a giraffe.
Packed with interesting facts about giraffes, the environment and what we can do to protect our planet, this all-age book is a must-have for those who love to draw animals.
Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives
Format: 304 pages, Paperback Published: May 21, 2021 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 9781787755062 (ISBN10: 1787755061)
Blurb
We’re here. We’re queer. We’re fat.
This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radically explores the intersection of fat and queer identities, showcasing new, emerging and established queer and trans writers from around the world.
Celebrating fat and queer bodies and lives, this book challenges negative and damaging representations of queer and fat bodies and offers readers ways to reclaim their bodies, providing stories of support, inspiration and empowerment.
In writing that is intimate, luminous and emotionally raw, this anthology is a testament to the diversity and power of fat queer voices and experiences, and they deserve to be heard.
2021 Reads Rainbow Awards Winner in Nonfiction 2022 AASECT Book Award Winner
My Review
I’m trying to work my way through my ‘currently reading’ pile before starting any new books. I have a shelf double stacked already, and that’s just downstairs. I’ve had this book a while and took it on holiday to Skegness with me earlier this year, and got 70+ pages in while I was away. I struggled to read it, not because of the book, but because I was worried my Dad would get upset at seeing me reading it. Last night I went up to bed at half eight (I’m ill, feeling tired by 8pm is part of it) and took this book up to read. Finished the last 250 pages four hours later at 12.45 am. I stayed up way past my bedtime because I wanted to read everything in this book. Including the acknowledgements at the end.
I’m fat and queer. There’s a lot of anti-fat bias in the Queer community. To be fair, there’s anti-fat bias in every community except the fat acceptance/advocacy community. It’s ridiculous; people who hate anyone for not being thin, white, abled, neurotypical, cisgender, middle/upper class, etc. are not going to hate a person less for being thin because they have a long list of other things they’ll hate them for. I have yet to find a community in this area, except my Autistic community.
The essays in the book are about a variety subject from people in many intersections we like to classify people as. All the writers are from the Americas, giving the reader an interesting insight in to the culture and practices in that part of the world. I enjoyed reading about the experiences of fat, Queer people trying to work out who they are, what their journeys have been and the emotional impact life has had on them. I discovered reading this book, that there is such a thing as ‘gainers’ and ‘encouragers’. I’d vaguely heard of feederism as a kink, but never read anything by a ‘gainer’. That was really unexpected; I think I learnt something.
I loved the poetry! I enjoy poetry and occasionally write poetry myself. I’ve never written about being fat, my gender identity or my sexuality. I have written about being autistic, my often unstable friendships, and my mental health. And potatoes, because why not? I might give writing about my big belly a try.
It’s a good book, a collection of poetry and essays that will make you think, and, in my case at least, cry like a little baby!
20 July 2023 | Paperback Original | £8.99 | 9780008598013 |
Blurb
Not every Regency lady is looking for a husband… Meet Lila Marleigh.
As the daughter of an English earl and his Indian mistress, impulsive Lila Marleigh has already broken the rules of society into tiny pieces.
When a face she never thought she would see again appears and begs for help, Lila must court notoriety once more and pit her wits against the annoyingly handsome aristocrat, Ivor Tristram.
But does she risk opening her heart to the one person who can break it…?
The start of a fun, fiesty new series featuring the Marleigh sisters
Information about the Book Title: Don’t Disturb the Dragon Author: Rhiannon Findlay Illustrator: Siân Roberts Release Date: 22nd June 2023 Genre: Picture Book Page Count: 32 Publisher: Puffin
Summary
Somewhere near, a huge beast lies, with giant claws and great big eyes . . . DO NOT DISTURB THE DRAGON!
Oh no – the Princess’s little brother has gone missing! Can YOU help her find him?
A brilliantly interactive rhyming read-aloud adventure before bedtime from the bestselling author of the Ten Minutes to Bed series.
Tiptoe over, under, round and through the book, just . . . don’t disturb the DRAGON!
Fans of Ten Minutes to Bed, Little Unicorn will love helping the Princess on her quest in this immersive, interactive adventure with a wind-down-to-bedtime ending!
Information about the Book Title: Rhinos Don’t Cry Author: Mark Grist Illustrator: Chris Jevons Release Date: 20th July2023 Genre: Picture Book Page Count: 32 Publisher: Bloomsbury
Blurb
Milo’s a rhino. He likes to do all sorts of rhino-y things . . . He likes writing and climbing and banister-sliding and mountain bike riding, he paints and he sings.
Milo just loves being a rhino – but there’s one small problem . . . rhinos don’t cry.
At least that’s what Spike-O Mcree, his movie-star hero, always says. But when Milo meets Spike-O face to face, he finds out that not only is crying OK, it’s also very brave!
This energetic and engaging rhyming story is the first in a series of books highlighting the importance of children expressing their feelings.
Everything Is Better With Dragons 