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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.

Cooks and Books

Summer is over, and that's OK with me. Our summer never really got going here in Seattle anyway, and there are plenty of things to love about fall: cardigans and knee-high boots, pumpkin spice lattes and freshly baked bread. Even the shorter days aren't so bad — I prefer to think of it as longer evenings for cozy couch reading. Right now, I'm reading the magical, darkly gothic smash YA hit Shadow and Bone (check out a free Kindle preview of chapters 1-5) and simmering a batch of red onion jam in my trusty Dutch oven. There's nothing like the [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:08-07:00September 25th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

Book Trailer Review: 1Q84

I know, I know, the purpose of a book trailer is to give you a preview of a book you haven’t read. So I’m cheating this time, because I’ve already read Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 — and it’s a good thing, because you’re not going to learn anything about the actual plot from this vague, surreal slideshow of a trailer. (Don't know what a book trailer is? Check out our book trailer guide.) The biggest clue you’ll get is at the beginning, when the screen fills with a giant, neon-pink 1984. The “9” begins to rotate, whirling around to show a [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:09-07:00September 21st, 2012|Tags: , , , |

Sneak Peek: Daughter of Smoke and Bone’s Sequel!

Days of Blood and Starlight, the sequel to Daughter of Smoke and Bone, will be out on November 6 – but if you just can’t wait that long, check out this three-chapter preview, available now. Need a refresher on the first book? Check out our full review. And until Blood and Starlight comes out, here are some other YA books with strong female characters you might like.

2016-12-31T17:59:09-07:00September 14th, 2012|Tags: , , , |
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