In 2011, The Near Witch appeared in bookstores—the debut novel by a young author named Victoria Schwab. Though it received some enthusiastic early reviews—and found devoted fans—it was quite unlike the books that were hitting the YA bestseller list at the time, and didn’t perform strongly enough to warrant the publication of a sequel. Within […]
The evolution of storytelling has followed us through the ages from fairy and folk tales to the vast variety of mediums now available to us. As storytelling expands in unusual and innovative ways to keep pace with global conversations, what are some books you’re most excited about? It is a truth of our nature that […]
We made it through 2017, a tumultuous year for the world, but not a bad one at all in the sci-fi and fantasy section of the bookstore. If you need proof (well, more proof), we offer the new books the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog staff loved in 2017.
For nearly two decades, Jim Killen has served as the science fiction and fantasy book buyer for Barnes & Noble. Every month on Tor.com and the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog, Jim shares his curated list of the month’s best science fiction & fantasy books.
Epic fantasy is riddled with legendary figures: those blessed by the gods, and sent to the world to aid in a divine quest. Those who rise up from the dirt, and find the strength to topple tyrants. Those who have seen too much, with scars that tug at their skin, and hearts that tug them […]
