I wanted to do something different from Black Friday. Instead of chasing discounts and buying from big companies, I picked a few books from indie authors. I put out a call on Twitter asking for recommendations for fantasy books available on the Dutch Kobo store since I own a Kobo device. I know there are Read More
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Book Tour Spotlight: Once Upon A Winter edited by H. L. Macfarlane
Thank you to the publisher for the free copy in exchange for an honest review. Due to time constraints, I haven’t had time to read the full anthology yet so I won’t post a review now and only share a first impression. I didn’t set out to read a lot of anthologies this year but Read More
What’s Coming Next?
It’s been a while since I gave an update on my writing and as you might have noticed, things did not entirely go according to plan. My health got in the way again but I’m working on it. Like with everything that’s also a constant work in progress. You’re never done maintaining your health. I Read More
Nominated SFF I’d Like To Read
It’s almost at the end of the year which means the ‘Best of’ lists will start appearing soon. That’s why I wanted to have a look at the fantasy and science fiction book nominated for the Hugo awards, the Locus awards, and the Nebula awards. I say nominations because I don’t want to only read Read More
Review: Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
I’ve heard a lot of talk about the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire but it took me a while before I read the first book. A few weeks ago, to be precise. I had no idea what exactly the premise was as I hadn’t looked at any of the summaries, but it was a Read More
New Lunis Aquaria Story Coming This December
It’s been a long time (too long, really) since a new book came out with my work in it. And this time my real estate is only a dozen or so pages. That doesn’t mean I’m less proud of this story. Maybe I’m even more proud of this one. After receiving a few rejections to Read More
No More Paper?!
Even though it’s the Friday before Halloween, I won’t be talking about scary books. Instead, I want to talk about a reader’s (and writer’s) worst nightmare: Printers are running out of paper. I don’t usually talk about industry news but I want to pay some attention to this particular development because it affects both writers Read More
ARC Review: Far From The Light Of Heaven by Tade Thompson
Thank you to Nazia Khatun and Orbit for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. After I finished Rosewater, I was pretty excited to start my next Tade Thompson book. Far From The Light of Heaven is nothing like Rosewater and at the same time, it’s similar. You’ll recognise certain recurring themes, Tade’s voice, Read More
5 Books Featuring Necromancers
Just a little over a week left before it’s Halloween and the veil between the land of the dead and land of the living is at its thinnest. Why not highlight some books featuring necromancers who bring people from one side to the other? Which necromancer is your favourite? And who would you bring back Read More
Preptober? NaNoWriMo?
For those in the writing community, the busiest, most fun season is starting. Years ago, National Novel Writing Month started off in November, and recently, Preptober has been added for October. Preptober was created to help you prepare yourself and your project for NaNoWriMo in November. Authortube and author blogs fill up with videos on Read More
