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"Fantasy Books"
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Molly X. Chang’s Vampire Romantasy
The Nightblood Prince
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 1, 2024 | 10:00am
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Alexis Henderson Breaks Down the Secrets at the Heart of
An Academy for Liars
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 31, 2024 | 12:00pm
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Tracy Wolff Takes Us Back to Calder Academy In
Sweet Chaos
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 30, 2024 | 1:00pm
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Get Your First Look at Amélie Wen Zhao’s Fantasy Romance
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 17, 2024 | 10:00am
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Kiersten White Seeks Justice for One of Literature’s Most Underserved Characters in
Lucy Undying
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 9, 2024 | 12:00pm
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Elise Kova’s
Dragon Cursed
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 27, 2024 | 1:00pm
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A Secret Meeting Kicks Off a Deadly Mystery In This Excerpt From
Zodiac Rising
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 25, 2024 | 12:00pm
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Long Live Evil
Is a Deliciously Subversive Celebration of Everything We Love About Fantasy Romance
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 30, 2024 | 6:20pm
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Wisteria
Brings Adalyn Grace’s
Belladonna
Trilogy to a Close By Shifting the Series' Focus
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 22, 2024 | 11:15am
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Ava Reid’s
Lady Macbeth
Is Ferociously Feminist But Not Particularly True to Shakespeare’s Text
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 13, 2024 | 10:40am
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The Best New YA Books of August 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 12, 2024 | 10:30am
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A Sorceress Comes to Call
Is Whimsical, Subversive Fantasy Perfection
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 7, 2024 | 12:00pm
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A Quest for Vengeance Leads to a Seven-Eyed Dragon In This Excerpt From
Blood of the Old Kings
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 5, 2024 | 10:15am
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Blythe and Fate Share an Unexpected Moment In This Excerpt From Final
Belladonna
Installment
Wisteria
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 31, 2024 | 10:00am
books
10 Fairycore Books for The Best Cozy Fantasy Feels
By Amanda Prahl
July 24, 2024 | 12:00pm
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Why So Much Cozy? Thoughts on Jam, Cheese, and the Rise of Cozy Fantasy
By Sarah Beth Durst
July 19, 2024 | 2:30am
books
In Spellbinding Sequel
Le Fay
, the Most Famous Sorceress of Arthurian Legend Enters Her Villain Era
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 17, 2024 | 10:30am
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The Bright Sword
is a Radiant Reimagining of Arthurian Legend
By Emily Price
July 16, 2024 | 10:30am
books
Jenn Lyons's
The Sky on Fire
Is Breezy High-Fantasy with Bite
By Hayden Mears
July 11, 2024 | 12:00pm
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Rebirth Below the Waves in Leslye Penelope’s
Daughter of the Merciful Deep
By Alana Joli Abbott
July 4, 2024 | 10:45am
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The Best New YA Books of June 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 29, 2024 | 6:00pm
books
A Mother’s Mysterious Gift Hints Dragons Are Real In This Excerpt From
The Night Ends with Fire
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 26, 2024 | 2:00pm
books
What We Talk about When We Talk About Romantasy
By Alana Joli Abbott
June 24, 2024 | 10:30am
books
Hear Me Out: Sarah J. Maas’s
Throne of Glass
Books Are Better Than
ACOTAR
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 20, 2024 | 9:59am
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The Best New YA Books of May 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 17, 2024 | 12:30pm
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I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons
Proves Peter Beagle Is Always Worth the Wait
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 15, 2024 | 12:00pm
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9 Must Read New Books by AANHPI Women to Add to Your Summer Reading List
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 13, 2024 | 1:00pm
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In
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
, a Heroine Puts Survival Above All—But at What Cost?
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 18, 2024 | 3:30pm
books
The Fiend at My Elbow: The Stories That Fuel the Horror Elements In
Saint-Seducing Gold
and the Forge & Fracture Saga
By Brittany N. Williams
April 11, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
Second Nightshade Crown Installment
The Hemlock Queen
Has a Few Sophomore Stumbles
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 10, 2024 | 11:30am
books
Leigh Bardugo Effortlessly Steps Into a New Genre with Historical Fantasy
The Familiar
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 9, 2024 | 11:00am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: august clarke’s Adult Fantasy Debut
Metal From Heaven
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 21, 2024 | 2:00pm
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Romantasy is Everywhere Now, But Its Legacy Long Predates BookTok
By Kayleigh Donaldson
March 20, 2024 | 11:44am
books
In This Excerpt From
The Last Bloodcaver
, A Fateful Meeting Has Questionable Motivations
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 7, 2024 | 10:15am
books
Holly Black Talks
The Prisoner’s Throne
, Prince Oak’s Journey, and Writing a More Mature Jude and Cardan
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 5, 2024 | 10:15am
books
A Queer Fantasy for a Post-Colonial Reality:
A Vicious Game
Author Melissa Blair on the World of The Halfling Saga
By Melissa Blair
March 1, 2024 | 11:25am
books
Navigating the Tides of Change In Eliza Chan’s
Fathomfolk
By Alana Joli Abbott
February 27, 2024 | 11:35am
books
In This Excerpt From
A Promise of Peridot
, Tensions Of Every Kind Are On the Rise
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 23, 2024 | 10:00am
books
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Is a Bittersweet Story of Things Both Lost and Found
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 13, 2024 | 11:14am
books
A Violent Meeting Will Change Everything For Two Young Women In This Excerpt From
Daughter of the Bone Forest
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 9, 2024 | 11:00am
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Kamilah Cole on
So Let Them Burn
and Exploring the Next Chapter of a Chosen One’s Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 26, 2024 | 4:15pm
books
Exclusive Excerpt + Q&A: Delve Into the World of Hafsah Faizal’s
A Tempest of Tea
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 23, 2024 | 11:00am
books
Read the First Chapter of Kamilah Cole’s Jamaican-Inspired Fantasy Debut
So Let Them Burn
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 20, 2024 | 2:00pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt:
The Hunter’s Gambit
Promises a Dark Vampire Tale
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 15, 2024 | 11:00am
books
A Grieving Sister Learns Her Brother May Yet Live In This Excerpt From
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 11, 2024 | 10:40am
books
A Dangerous Meeting Could Change Everything In This Excerpt From
Sanctuary of the Shadow
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 3, 2024 | 10:45am
books
Ruthless Vows
Is a Satisfying If Occasionally Overly Fantastical Sequel to
Divine Rivals
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 28, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
9 Books to Close Out 2023 On an Upbeat Note
By Alana Joli Abbott
December 27, 2023 | 11:30am
books
Erika Johansen on Finding the Dark Heart of
The Nutcracker
In
The Kingdom of Sweets
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 7, 2023 | 11:40am
books
9 African-Inspired Fantasies Everyone Should Read
By Alana Joli Abbott
November 22, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
A Difficult Reunion Takes Place In This Excerpt From
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 13, 2023 | 12:30pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal: A Magical Middle-Grade Adventure Continues In
Skandar and the Chaos Trials
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 7, 2023 | 1:00pm
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A Stroke of the Pen
Is an Unexpected, Heartfelt Gift to Terry Pratchett Fans
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 27, 2023 | 1:30pm
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With
Sword Catcher,
Cassandra Clare Finally Steps Out of the Shadow of Shadowhunters
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 20, 2023 | 11:35am
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Tricia Levenseller Introduces Readers to
The Darkness Within Us
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 17, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
Thea Guanzon on How
The Hurricane Wars
Reflects Her Family’s Heritage and Her Own Roots In Fanfiction
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 13, 2023 | 10:40am
books
Starling House
: A Cynical Protagonist Grounds This Strangely Sweet Haunted House Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 6, 2023 | 11:40am
books
The First Chapter of S.T. Gibson’s
Evocation
Introduces an Overachieving Occultist
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 4, 2023 | 10:00am
books
Cassandra Clare Tells What to Expect From Her New Adult Fantasy,
Sword Catcher
By Gillian Bennett
September 22, 2023 | 11:40am
books
The Best New YA Books of September 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 18, 2023 | 3:00pm
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10 of the Best YA Fantasies of All Time
By Rachel Strolle
August 23, 2023 | 11:30am
books
Empowering the Marginalized in S.L. Huang’s
The Water Outlaws
By Alana Joli Abbott
August 22, 2023 | 10:40am
books
Thornhedge
Reminds Us That All the Best Fairytales Have Teeth
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 15, 2023 | 10:40am
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The Best New YA Books of August 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 14, 2023 | 11:13am
books
Magic In Iron and Bone In Nicki Pau Preto's
Bonesmith
By Alana Joli Abbott
July 27, 2023 | 12:30pm
books
The Jasad Heir
Strikes a Perfect Balance of Competition, Romance, and Political Intrigue
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 11, 2023 | 12:40pm
books
Margaret Owen Breaks Down
Painted Devils
, Vanja’s Journey, and What to Expect From Her Trilogy’s Final Chapter
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 5, 2023 | 2:00pm
books
The First Bright Thing
: J.R. Dawson Lights a Sapphic Spark In the Darkness
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 22, 2023 | 10:40am
books
9 Queer Fantasies to Make Your Pride Month Magical
By Rachel Strolle
June 16, 2023 | 2:00pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Thrilling African YA Fantasy Debut
The Smoke That Thunders
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 16, 2023 | 12:00pm
books
A Group of Misfits Face the Consequences of Stealing a Spaceship In This Excerpt From
Star Bringer
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 9, 2023 | 11:15am
books
Out of the Shadows: Catching up with Melissa Blair About
A Shadow Crown
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 24, 2023 | 2:42pm
books
The Lost War
Is a Satisfyingly Traditional Old School Fantasy
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 22, 2023 | 12:05pm
books
Meet G.R. Macallister, Author of the Best Feminist Fantasy Series You Probably Haven’t Read
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 18, 2023 | 10:46am
books
Making the Familiar New In Rebecca Yarros's
Fourth Wing
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 8, 2023 | 12:45pm
books
All Good Things: 11 Exciting Fantasy Series Concluding in 2023
By Alana Joli Abbott
April 28, 2023 | 5:50pm
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A Sleight of Shadows
Returns Readers to Kat Howard’s Unseen World
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 27, 2023 | 10:40am
books
Divine Rivals
Is Basically Rebecca Ross’s Magical
You’ve Got Mail
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 26, 2023 | 1:15pm
books
The 7 Fantasy Book Series that the Max Muggles Should Turn into a TV Show Instead of
Harry Potter
By Amy Amatangelo
April 20, 2023 | 11:34am
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The Bone Shard War
Sends Andrea Stewart’s Drowning Empire Trilogy Off In Epic Style
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 18, 2023 | 10:33am
books
Peter Beagle’s
The Way Home
Is a Reminder That He’s Always Been One of Fantasy’s Greats
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 7, 2023 | 10:30am
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A Tantalizing Bargain Is Sealed In This Excerpt from
A Crown of Ivy and Glass
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 23, 2023 | 1:00pm
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Faithless, Unbroken, Revolutionary: The Powerful Second Installment of C.L. Clark's “Magic of the Lost” Series
By Alana Joli Abbott
March 14, 2023 | 10:45am
books
Samantha Shannon On the Unexpectedly Timely Themes of
A Day of Fallen Night
and How History Often Alters Women’s Stories
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 10, 2023 | 10:35am
books
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Is a Genre-Defying, Propulsive Fantasy Romp
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 9, 2023 | 11:22am
books
The Foxglove King
: A Stunning Series Opener With Death Magic Laced Through Every Page
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 7, 2023 | 10:30am
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A Day of Fallen Night
Is the Absolute Best Kind of Expansive Fantasy Epic
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 28, 2023 | 9:30am
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15 of the Best Books for Readers Who Love Fantasy Romance
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 25, 2023 | 8:30am
books
A Legendary Pirate Seeks Out An Old Friend In This Excerpt From
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 9, 2023 | 10:30am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Jazz Age Demons and Deities Populate
Shanghai Immortal
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 30, 2023 | 9:00am
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A Flight of Dragon Books: Six Stories to Set Your Library on Fire
By Paste Staff
December 20, 2022 | 12:30pm
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The Best New YA Books of November 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 11, 2022 | 12:30pm
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Freya Marske and Alexandra Rowland on the Power Dynamics and Revealing Magic of Fantasy Romance
By Natalie Zutter
November 2, 2022 | 10:45am
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The Best New YA Books of September 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 12, 2022 | 11:14am
books
The 14 Best Female Characters in Fantasy Fiction
By Ani Bundel
August 5, 2022 | 11:05am
books
6 Must-Read New Fantasy Releases That Prove It's a Badass Girl Summer
By Paste Staff
July 29, 2022 | 3:25pm
books
A Strange And Stubborn Endurance
: A Fantasy Romance That Proves Trust is the Sexiest Thing of All
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 27, 2022 | 10:30am
books
Read the First Chapter of Namina Forna’s Fantasy Sequel
The Merciless Ones
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 25, 2022 | 12:02pm
books
The Best Completed YA Fantasy Series to Read Right Now
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 20, 2022 | 9:01am
books
Crimson Reign
and The Triumph of Amelie Wen Zhao’s
Blood Heir
Trilogy
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 11, 2022 | 4:32pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Interview:
The Ballad of Never After
Delves Deeper Into
Once Upon a Broken Heart’s
World
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 23, 2022 | 11:59am
books
A River Enchanted
: A Magical Island Takes Center Stage in Rebecca Ross’s Adult Debut
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 16, 2022 | 10:00am
books
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
: Sarah J. Maas’s Fantasy Sequel Expands Its World Like Never Before
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 15, 2022 | 10:01am
books
Sarah J. Maas Talks Writing Her New Sequel
Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 8, 2022 | 10:00am
books
This Woven Kingdom
: A Star-Crossed Romance Set in a Rich Persian-Inspired Fantasy World
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 1, 2022 | 11:00am
books
The 10 Best Dark Academia Books
By Liz Lawson
December 8, 2021 | 10:34am
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The Best New Books of March 2020
By Frannie Jackson
March 25, 2020 | 4:17pm
books
Spoiler Alert!
Illustrates the Formula for Every Fantasy and Zombie Movie
By Frannie Jackson
March 16, 2020 | 3:37pm
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