Editorials

Young adult fantasy novels are everywhere. The truth of it is, it seems that everywhere you look for new young adult books, the more YA fantasy you find....

Why is it called young adult fiction? Young adult fiction or YA fiction is thus known because it features a teenage protagonist, pre-teen in some cases (as we...

Young adult books are marketed towards kids between 13-18, yet even in my 20s I cannot stop reading them. At first I thought it was just my mom,...

As someone who reads quite often, I've noticed that I have been asked more than once what is the difference between a novel and a book. I generally...

What in the world is a beach read anyway? Because what I would bring to the beach, and what others are calling a beach read seem pretty different...

“Each year, the Horror Writer’s Association presents the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. The Bram Stoker Awards...

Is that the sun I’m seeing outside? Green grass, flowers blooming and a warm breeze in the air? We all know what that means: weekends at the cottage,...

Folklore. Myths. Legends. Are they interchangeable? Not quite. So why do people often confuse these terms or use them interchangeably? Folklore stories Juliette Wood, author of Fantastic Creatures...

As a kid I loved the idea of Fairies, Elves, and Goblins- anything traditionally considered folklore really. I wanted a brownie to live in my home so badly,...

Fairytales, fables and legends. These are only some of the types of stories passed down through generations of people everywhere. Folklore books have some of the most fascinating...