It’s that time of year again—back to school, pumpkins, autumn leaves, and a day when people dress in a most unusual manner. Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday for a number of reasons (for one, spooky stuff is definitely not my thing), but I love dre...

Dystopian: of, relating to, or being an imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives (from Merriam Webster)Dystopian fiction has a tumultuous history. The concept of a dystopia, which means literally “bad place” in Greek,...

Dystopian: of, relating to, or being an imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives (from Merriam Webster)Dystopian fiction has a tumultuous history. The concept of a dystopia, which means literally “bad place” in Greek,...

Dinosaurs. Cattle Rustlers. Ancient Babylon.We have three new authors at New Classics, and I want to tell you all about them!Let’s start with Marie Sontag, author of various kidlit novels, including The Bronze Dagger and the Stolen Jewels,...

Dinosaurs. Cattle Rustlers. Ancient Babylon.We have three new authors at New Classics, and I want to tell you all about them!Let’s start with Marie Sontag, author of various kidlit novels, including The Bronze Dagger and the Stolen Jewels,...