Features & Guides, Reading Around the Globe

Reading Around the Globe: Michelle in the Netherlands

October 20, 2019

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“With the German Amazon and Book Depository there are almost no barriers. This doesn’t apply to things like pre-order incentives or exclusive editions though. My country is excluded from those, pretty much always.”

Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. Each post in the series highlights a full interview with one international reader. You can read more about this series and catch up on previous interviews on the master post.

Random & Bookish

The Lightbearers Book Tag

October 18, 2019

Greetings friends, and your eyes don’t deceive you… for the first time in months I am posting a tag 😱!

My friend Amna @ Perusing YA created The Lightbearers Book Tag to celebrate the upcoming release of London Shah’s debut The Light at the Bottom of the World. The book releases on October 29th, and here’s the synopsis in case your eyeballs haven’t yet been blessed with this cover.

Anticipated Reads, Random & Bookish

Interview with Novel19 Debut Author Rosaria Munda of Fireborne, available NOW!

October 16, 2019

Welcome friends to my sixth author interview as a part of my Novel19 Class! This year I wanted to do something to help boost new author voices and stories, and this is a project that I am really excited about! For more information about my Novel19 Class and the other five books that I’ve chosen, please check out my announcement post.

“I hope it’s found by people who like books that ask questions. For me, the books in my youth stayed with me far longer than the others were the ones that broke my heart while leaving me thinking. Ender’s Game, The Once and Future King, Watchmen. If readers have a fraction of the feelings for Fireborne that I did for those books, I’ll feel like I’ve done my job.”

Today I am so excited to have Rosaria Munda on the blog to talk about her debut fantasy novel, Fireborne, which released into the wild yesterday! Read on to learn how political science courses helped shape this story, how studying the Latin language broke us, with some really amazing fan art as well!

Book Reviews

Escaping from Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper #3) by Kerri Maniscalco

October 15, 2019

*sighs* As much as it pains me to say it… I was disappointed with this book. In terms of the mystery’s plotting, Maniscalco did an incredible job crafting a good mystery that kept me guessing. But what I enjoy most about the series is the characters, and I was left frustrated.

“I inquire once more, which will you lose before the week is through? Your heart? Your head? Perhaps, you will lose your life, your very soul to this magical traveling show.”

Features & Guides, Reading Around the Globe

Reading Around the Globe: Nargis in Pakistan

October 13, 2019

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“The only hurdles I face are related to the shipping of books in Pakistan. For example if I pre-order a book or request a book on the Readings website, it obviously takes weeks to reach our country. Even the cost of shipping is high.”

Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. Each post in the series highlights a full interview with one international reader. You can read more about this series and catch up on previous interviews on the master post.