magical realism

Fiction

Climate Change, Florida Destruction, Off the Grid Living and Finding Hope

Wow! A MUST READ! Fiction that addresses the possible future in climate change by sharing the beautiful life story of Wanda, a true survivor. Dive in to The Light Pirate (Grand Central Publishing) and you will become enamored with this young girl who has a special connection to nature and learns to…

Jennifer BlankfeinFebruary 28, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: Native Horror Debut is a Love Letter to Denver and Heavy Metal

Erika T. Wurth is well known in her community for uplifting other writers — and certainly Indigenous writers. Even a quick Google search will net links to several articles she’s penned about the massive renaissance in Native fiction. And with the launch of her stunning literary horror debut, White Horse…

Dawn IusNovember 9, 2022

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Jane Austen, Science Fiction and “Fifty Shades of Grey” Combine in This Genre-Bending Read

The story opens innocently enough as a young woman rouses from her London drawing room reverie to hear her mother say, “Annabeth, sit up straight.” Annabeth has become a problem for her parents. At age 18, she’s nearly past her prime for making a marriage that will enhance her family’s…

Joanna PoncavageMarch 14, 2022

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Magical Realism Served in Pies

I’ve loved novels with elements of magical realism since before I was old enough to understand what the term meant. While Hogwarts, Narnia, and Middle Earth all have vast allure, there’s something bewitching about the idea of the magical in our own mundane world. Susan Bishop Crispell’s The Secret Ingredient…

Aimie K. RunyanJuly 19, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: ‘Dreaming in Chocolate’ is Temptingly Sweet

Set in a small, quirky mountain town where a magical chocolate shop is nothing short of expected, it’s easy to suspend belief and swallow whole Susan Bishop Crispell’s bittersweet tale of a single mother facing her young daughter’s failing health, and her own crisis of faith in the family’s special…

Kimberly BrockFebruary 8, 2018

Fiction

Navigate Family Life Between Canada and Hong Kong in Pik-Shuen Fung’s “Ghost Forest”

With evidence of soul searching and self questioning, author Pik-Shuen Fung’s unnamed narrator shares honest, revealing and humorous moments in Ghost Forest (One World). When her family decided to make a life in Vancouver, her father had to return to Hong Kong to work. The mother went through a tough time…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 15, 2021

Fiction

Historical Fiction With Twists of Plenty More in “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch”

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), a work of historical fiction from Rivka Galchen, is a darkly humorous, surrealist and riveting tale about hysteria and group think. Set in Germany in the early 1600s with the Thirty Years’ War and the Plague ravaging the country,…

Jessica McEnteeJune 8, 2021

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In Adrienne Young’s Latest, an Unsolved Murder Comes Back to Haunt This Pacific Northwest Town

Spells for Forgetting (Delacorte Press) is not only a great read in and of itself, but it just so happens to be the perfect literary transition into the tail end of the calendar year. Everything about the novel exudes a bracing chill that’s, ironically, the coziest and warmest thing to…

Judy MorenoOctober 3, 2022

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AuthorBuzz: A Magical Realism Romance Giveaway and Two More Stunning Love Stories

Sorry, this promotion is over. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Delighted: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader, Delighted is probably the happiest book I’ve ever written. I’m not kidding. There’s a bunch of joy on these pages. Delighted is…

AuthorBuzzSeptember 5, 2022

Jane Austen, Science Fiction and “Fifty Shades of Grey” Combine in This Genre-Bending Read

Tall Poppy Review: Magical Realism Served in Pies

Tall Poppies Review: ‘Dreaming in Chocolate’ is Temptingly Sweet

Navigate Family Life Between Canada and Hong Kong in Pik-Shuen Fung’s “Ghost Forest”

Historical Fiction With Twists of Plenty More in “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch”

In Adrienne Young’s Latest, an Unsolved Murder Comes Back to Haunt This Pacific Northwest Town

AuthorBuzz: A Magical Realism Romance Giveaway and Two More Stunning Love Stories

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