Bored of pasty-faced bloodsuckers and whiny werewolves? Angsty angels and paranormal paramours? Then allow us to recommend something scary to get your teeth into this Halloween – ‘Immortal Remains’ by Rook Hastings. We found this to be a nail-bitingly creepy tale that ratchets up the suspense with every chilling moment. Follow Kelly, Hashim, Bethan and [...]

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..but before we take the needle out of that particular groove, check out more gorgeous Looking for Alaska *love* on this blog which has dedicated its post to the visual interpretation of one poetic passage. “If people were rain, she’d be a hurricane and I’d be drizzle” http://peopleraindrizzlehurricane.tumblr.com/

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More Garner Worship… So, apart from the details, the main thing is I  (that is Ms Kate Manning, Head of Children’s Sales – ed) WENT TO THE DINNER AND I SAT AT ALAN GARNER’S TABLE. Over the weekend of the 9th & 10th October there were huge celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Weirdstone, a [...]

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Here he is. Creepy.

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We put our hearts on our sleeves (and believe me, we don’t do that very often) to say how much we *heart* Looking for Alaska and it seems that, since then, some of you have been asking yourselves “Could I *heart* Looking for Alaska too?”  Thankfully, some of you must have answered ‘yes’ to that question, because we’ve had lots [...]

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