Highlights of 2016 reading
Thanks to audiobooks, I read 144 books in 2016. (If you look at that list, some are still in progress—the problem with relying on the library; when I can’t finish an audiobook in the rental period, I have to wait …
Tag: fantasy
#diversityinSFF is not superficial
Over the weekend, a discussion of diversity in SFF magazines has been brewing in SFF circles. I don’t read many SFF magazines, so I hadn’t been aware of the discussions until Janni Lee Simner pointed someone in the discussion to …
Another review roundup
The Horn Book Guide reviews have come out for several of Tu’s recent books. Thought I’d share a couple of the highlights. Review of Awakening by Karen Sandler “The innovative premise, detailed world-building, and ethnically diverse cast make this a …
Fantastic yet realistic Columbus Day reading
Columbus Day is a complicated holiday—after all, we really shouldn’t be honoring a man who introduced the slave trade to the Americas for “discovering” the New World. His legacy includes the decimation of native Caribbean and American populations, a greedy …
New books!
Just in case you haven’t been paying attention in every other social media stream, Tu’s fall 2013 books are OUT in the WILD, just in time for Halloween! For anyone with a young reader in your life, be sure to …
Awesome blurbs for fall list of Tu Books!
We’re going to be doing a cover reveal for both of my fall titles soon, but to tide everyone over till we see those AWESOME images, we have some AWESOME blurbs from authors who have had a chance to take …
Booklist SFF webinar
If you’re a librarian, you might be interested in attending the Booklist SFF webinar coming up, where I’ll join editors and marketing people from Tor, Baen, and Galaxy Press to talk about books. I’ll be talking about how Tu got …
Latest Tu honors, and a new review
Tu has had several cool things happen lately, which I’ve tweeted and shared on Facebook, but I’d like to round them all up here. First let’s start with a cover reveal and some insight into the design and illustration process …
Tu spring titles–coming soon!
We’re finally going to have an official cover reveal soon of both of Tu’s spring titles—Awakening by Karen Sandler (the second book in the Tankborn trilogy) and Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski, who is a debut author. I’m so …
SLJ gives a star to SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS!!
We’re celebrating here at Tu Books today, because one of our fall books, Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall, has received a starred review from School Library Journal. Our first star as an imprint, in fact! Celebrate with us …