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It’s Children’s Book Week 2023 (Part 1)!
Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is an annual celebration of reading that actually runs for two weeks—one in the spring, and one in the fall. This week, of course, is the Spring Edition, with the theme of 2023 being “Read … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, Events, Fantasy, Illustrated Classics, Reading
Tagged brothers grimm, children's book week, events, Fantasy, illustrated classics, reading, snow white
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StarWarp Concepts Books: Perfect for Independent Bookstore Day 2023
Today is Independent Bookstore Day, which has been celebrated on the last Saturday in April since its launch in 2013—which makes today its 10th anniversary! The idea, of course, is to urge book lovers to hit those small but essential bookstores … Continue reading
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Tagged book distributors, events, independent bookstore day, ingram content group, starwarp concepts backlist
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Celebrating Books in a Big Way for 2023
Hey, book lovers! National Library Week is once again upon us, and you know us: any reason to read is a good cause for celebration! According to the American Library Association (ALA), the organization that runs the event: “First sponsored in … Continue reading
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Tagged events, national library week, reading, world book and copyright day, world book day, world book night
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Happy Read an Ebook Week 2023!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its 14th annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 5–11—and yes, you’ll need to set up … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords read an ebook week, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2023!
It’s that time of year again, when fans of roleplaying games celebrate International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day, an occasion that’s best explained by this quote from the official GM’s Day site: GM’s Day was born on the site EN World in December … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged events, gm's day, international game masters appreciation day, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tracy hickman, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy 90th Anniversary, King Kong!
Can you believe it? It was 90 years ago today, on March 3, 1933, that movie audiences in New York City met the Eighth Wonder of the World, at the world premiere of King Kong! The creation of movie producer Merian … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Events, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, events, illustrated classics, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, paul tuma
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Baseball and Reading: A Winning Combination!
If there’s one thing our resident monster-fighting Goth girl, Pandora Zwieback, loves—other than her boyfriend, her friends and family, her skill at painting, and…oh, yeah, all things horror—it’s reading. And when it’s a literacy program that involves her favorite baseball … Continue reading
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Tagged events, new york mets, reading, ya gotta read
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Happy Take Your Child to the Library Day 2023!
Like the header says, today is Take Your Child to the Library Day. Founded in 2011 by librarians Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta, the event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out to their communities and … Continue reading
Happy Women in Horror Month 2023!
Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Events, Horror
Tagged clemence annie housman, e-books, events, horror classics, horror fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, swc horror bites, werewolves, white fell the werewolf, women in horror month, women writers
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SWC at 30: It’s Our 30th Anniversary!
Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that StarWarp Concepts launched its first full-size comic—Lorelei #0, published in summer 1993, written by Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), drawn by David C. Matthews, and sporting an awesome cover by then–megapopular Vampirella … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Lorelei, Publishing, StarWarp Concepts
Tagged david c. matthews, lorelei, louis small jr., starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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