by Georgia Smith | Apr 30, 2021 | Blog
Following on from last week’s thoughts on the difference between reading on a screen and reading in print, we thought this week we’d take a gander at digital publishing’s place in the landscape. It has its critics, but e-publishing is a billion-dollar industry and...
by Robin Bennett | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
“If you love what you have, the world belongs to you.” – Buk Loafing about in pubs can still be an educational way to spend time. I remember once we were talking about how many British fantasy authors there were. It seemed odd that, for a fairly restrained...
by Georgia Smith | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog
In this modern age, the humble book can take many forms. You can carry around an entire library in your pocket, read war and peace without feeling like you’re holding a weapon in your hands, and take the entire Discworld series with you on your holidays. But is...
by Georgia Smith | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
Being based in the south-east, it’s no surprise that Monster Books has a penchant for bizarre and fantastical stories. Narnia, Middle Earth, and Wonderland were all invented in nearby Oxford, and the river that runs through the inventively named Henley-on-Thames is...
by Georgia Smith | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
Some children seem to have been born with their noses stuck in books. I was one such child, exhausted every day at school because I had stayed up late reading Molly Moon or My Secret Unicorn – or whatever I was obsessed with at the time. In an act of...
by Georgia Smith | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
After the frankly unbelievable plot of the past 12 months in real life, it’s hard not to wonder if we’re going to have to rethink the definition of fantasy fiction. When reality has had you suspending your disbelief for an extended amount of time, you have to choose...
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