By Agnieszka Ramian

Sylvia Day, a prolific author standing behind numerous best-selling titles and over twenty award winning novels, definitely is not sitting around.  Readers, get ready for a treat. This enthusiastic news  regarding another instalment of Day’s highly popular series – Crossfire, cannot be ignored. It is coming together, it is almost here, it is worth the wait and soon, it will land on the bookshelves all over the UK and Commonwealth under the auspices of Penguin UK. With the promising title of the forthcoming novel revealed, known as CAPTIVATED BY YOU, a great deal of erotica executed with class, emotional journey and pages dripping with complicated desire are coming our way.

By Agnieszka Ramian

If I stay is a 2009 young adult novel by Gayle Forman who began her career writing for Seventeen Magazine. The film adaptation under the same title, starring young generation star Chloë Grace Moretz in another incarnation, is now showcasing in cinemas. Back to the book’s pages where it all started, the story deals with aftermaths of a tragic car accident and out-of-body experience of 17-year old musician Mia laying in a coma.

By Agnieszka Ramian

One should really get a decent container to contain the excitement they will burst with after hearing this news – Gaiman is working on a new project together with illustrator Chris Riddell, and the fruit of their joint efforts readers will get to consume in the week of Halloween. Those two artists contributing to a collective piece of art is a truly magical combination, they say.

By Agnieszka Ramian

All enthusiasts of the hit TV series Bones, all those familiar with Kathy Reichs novels, everyone who fell for the forensic sciences heroine, either on the screen or through book’s pages - Dr Temperance Brennan, and finally – whoever particularly enjoys the literature of crime and investigation that takes from the science to resolve the most mysterious cases, gather at once to hear the news! Kathy Reichs, the author of an award-winning Deja Dead, Monday Mourning and Bones of the Lost , that inspired the popular TV series, is about to treat the readers with another gripping story featuring the world class forensic anthropologist.

By Agnieszka Ramian

It really is not possible to list them all. For real book enthusiasts the good news is that literary events take place all year round and there is something waiting practically around every corner. It is our task to try to narrow this list down and, perhaps, suggest the dates that eager readers definitely ought to put down in their calendars. There are popular festivals of international fame that gather the best-selling authors and those cosy ones, organized in a small-town style or appealing only to selected audience, connoisseurs of specific genre. Some of them will garner international recognition and applause, work in favour of mass entertainment, worldwide merchandise and sales on a big scale, while other ones have a completely different agenda, be it paying a tribute to an author or promoting a cause targeted at a particular social matter/group. Either way, it is books that remain a reason for crowds to gather and celebrate.

By Agnieszka Ramian

The debate that was successfully started HERE not long ago, will be seeing its continuation. Not only will we present more findings and, let’s be honest,  thoughts and feelings that pure-blood bookworms are made of, but on top of that a particular artist, especially skilled in cutting through books’ pages, will be introduced. You may find it harder to have concerns when it is not an anonymous individual, but a specific person, revealing herself as the one responsible for making such exciting and extraordinary art.

If we dig deeper, there seem to be pros mostly. The key to understanding and fully appreciating this creative concept is to let go of the idea that this is just a book and there is only one proper way of using it. There used to be, but now it also becomes a material that an artist such as Emma Taylor can use to create some really impressive items.

By Agnieszka Ramian

Many hearts stopped after a beloved author announced that he no longer was able to attend an upcoming The Discworld Convention 2014  (jump to this news) where he was meant to be a guest of honour. It is completely understandable that dedicated fans were fearing the worst with the reason for cancellation given being a poor health condition. Even though taking a break was necessary in this case, Sir Terry Pratchett is not quite ready to leave the stage yet and we will be hearing about him a lot this year.

Terry Pratchett is not slowing down, and he makes sure that his publishers will have something to do. This year readers will be treated with a few publications coming out practically one after another. There is a lot of excitement to handle.

By Agnieszka Ramian

September is almost here and along with it the much awaited release of the first continuation novel to Agatha’s Christie famous work. Being the well-established author that Christie was, with detective crime novels that conquered the literary stage of the whole world, some strong responses from the Queen of Crime's dedicated fans was inevitable. The announcement of appointing a successor to Agatha’s legacy – Sophie Hannah - caused much stir in the social circles of Poirot’s enthusiasts. As a result, with September the 8th being the date of release revealed to the public, the fast approaching reception of the release of ‘The Brand New Hercule Poirot Mystery’ remains uncertain.

By the IWG Book Team

The Elevator Pitch, that terrifying thing where you have to sell your entire concept for your book/film/TV show in the length of time it takes to travel in a lift. The I'm With Geek site have all come together to create pitches for their sections given a title to work from, and now, it is the Book Team's turn to present our own ideas under the title of Rings in the Rainbow. How have our team interpreted the title, and whose pitch is the best? Check them out below (a couple even have accompanying book covers!), and be sure to let us know your favourite in the comments!

By Agnieszka Ramian

It has been a while since we have looked at Skin Hunger, part I of the Resurrection of Magic series by award-winning author Kathleen Duey. Now the time has come to present our thoughts on the second instalment of the dark and powerful  trilogy: Sacred Scars (2009). Being a tendency observed at the time with few-volume series, the change of moods and shift of attitudes is very likely to occur among the readers who pick up this title. The story gets harsher, perhaps in an attempt to push the boundaries of what is acceptable in Young Adult genre. As much as it stands a chance of earning older readers’ applause, are the younger ones still being minded enough?