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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

Scariest Halloween Horror

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s a perfect excuse to terrify yourself with some dark, creepy, and downright homicidal reading! Plop a bowl full of candy on the porch, turn out the lights, and get in the spirit with these ghoulish novels. (For a suitably spooky treat, try baking Bloody Glass cupcakes.) Drought Author: Graham Masterton In our daily world, we fear politics, power, and pestilence. Chillingly accurate to our time and place in history, Drought combines horror with the realism of political intrigue and a background conspiracy theory mastered by a reverse Robin Hood (kill the poor [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:32-07:00October 28th, 2014|

2014’s Top Apocalypse Fiction

2014 has been a banner year for fictional apocalypses. Before you dismiss it as a herd of dystopian YA romances, take note: this year’s offerings include literary fiction, time-traveling fantasy, and blood-soaked horror. These authors use apocalyptic disasters as metaphors for everything from class war to what it means (biologically and spiritually) to be human. If you love a good end-of-the-world adventure, take a look at the biggest apocalypse titles of 2014. California You’ve probably heard of California because of the now-famous “Stephen Colbert bump.” Author Sherman Alexie named Edan Lepucki as an example of a writer who was being [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:32-07:00October 23rd, 2014|Tags: , , |

3 Tasty Cookbooks for Fall Baking

There’s no book so good that it can’t be improved with a hot beverage and a freshly baked treat! I’m delighted when the weather cools off and my baking sheets come out — that means it’s time for months of cakes, pies, scones, cookies, and breads. Whether you’re a beginning baker who’s just getting started or an experienced cook who’s looking for new recipes to try, these cookbooks should keep you busy with a season’s worth of goodies. If you’re extra-organized, you can even get started on holiday baking and freeze extra batches; I promise to be deeply impressed and [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:32-07:00October 20th, 2014|Tags: , , , |
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