I know very few people who love the Bloody Jack series as much as I do, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Chelsea at the Page Flipper has devoted a whole week of posts to Jacky and her mad adventures (this doesn't have anything to do with books, but if you're a Buffy fan, the week before Bloody Jack week was Buffy week!). She covers the awesomeness of pirates, why Clarissa Worthington Howe isn't all that bad, the time period, and the general wonderfulness of the series.
It's hard for me to pinpoint one favourite thing about the series. Jacky has wild adventures like nobody's business, making the books so much fun to read. She's not even limited by location - she buckles serious swash whether by land or by sea. So much swashbuckling could get very unrealistic and unbelievable in the hands of a lesser author, but L.A. Meyer makes it work well with capable writing and lots of humour.
If you haven't read the Bloody Jack books, you should. If you have read them, what's your favourite thing about the series?
Categories: buzz, Fun
To all the ghouls, goblins or walking undead who visited our Polo Park location on Thursday November 29: photos from the are now available here.
Thanks to one and all for making this event a success. We'll keep you posted and let you know if himself will soon be visiting one of our stores.
Categories: Fun, Winnipeg
Join us from 7-10 pm on Friday October 30th for an evening of frightful Hallowe'en fun!
The terrifyingly fun evening will include:
Thrilling readings from Half-Minute Horrors with Lesley Livingston! Stephen Marche! Allan Stratton! Mariko Tamaki! And More!
Chilling readings of the winning entries in our Half-Minute Horrors short story contest!
McNally Robinson's despairingly dramatic readings of The Graveyard Book!
Liza Hempstock's Graveyard Book kids' colouring station: help Liza create the perfect headstone!
Prairie Ink's diabolically delicious ghoul treats!
Ghastly surprises for those in creative literary costumes!
Check our website for more details, including those on our Half-Minute Horrors contest. In the meantime, we'll be in the Lab, cooking up our potions and polishing the silver bullets.
Categories: Fun, Event News
The McNally Robinson Booksellers will take place on Thursday, October 29th at the Polo Park, Winnipeg location from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Graveyard Book is a novel by . It tells the story of a child named Nobody Owens who grows up in a graveyard, where he is raised by ghosts and other denizens of the world of the dead. Gaiman is an award-winning writer of modern comics, fantasy, film and a horror-weird series
Gaiman and his publishers, HarperCollins, have challenged independent bookstores to see who can throw the best Graveyard Book Party. The winning store will get the ultimate prize: a visit from Neil Gaiman himself. So help us out by showing up, in costume, for a night of darkly humourous events and activities, including a Danse Macabre, a Wheel of Misfortune, and an Open Mic Epitaph contest.
And remember: "It takes a graveyard to raise a child."
Categories: Fun, Winnipeg, Event News, Contests and Giveaways, Horror
To coincide with the release of Half-Minute Horrors (published by HarperCollins), we hereby invite you to submit your own best spooky short fiction for our Half-Minute Horrors short story contest!
How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out with Half-Minute Horrors, a collection of deliciously terrifying short short tales and creepy illustrations by an exceptional selection of writers and illustrators, including bestselling talents , , , , , , , , , , and many more. With royalties benefiting First Book, a not-for-profit organization that brings books to children in need, this is an anthology worth devouring. So grab a flashlight, set the timer, and get ready for instant chills!
Now it's your turn to write your own 30 second scary story. Email or drop off a spooky story that is 500 words or less. Entries will be judged by , editor of Half-Minute Horrors, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning Homeless Bird, and many other amazing books! She'll pick a winner and a runner-up in two categories: one for ages 14 and under, and one for ages 15 and up. The winning entries will then be read at our Hallowe'en Graveyard Party at our Don Mills store on the evening of October 30, 2009, and subsequently printed on our website.
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