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As a big reader, it’s rare for me to catch two films in a year much less two in 24 hours. But that’s what I managed last Thursday, sacrificing sleep in order to see two films I’ve long, long been waiting to see: Breaking Dawn and We Need To Talk About Kevin. Both were much-anticipated [...]

Come on a hypothetical journey with me. Imagine a future where ebooks are the dominant format of books. It’s a world many people don’t think will ever exist. Boomerang’s own Aimee Burton is one of them (I’ve challenged her to a blargument, but until she picks up the gauntlet I threw down this will just [...]

Debates rage about whether film adaptations of books ever cut the mustard (most people argue no), but perhaps the less-acknowledged, less-celebrated upside to any silver-screen translation is that it sends us rushing back to the book. I’m going to fess up upfront that I was one of those dedicated fans who turned out for the [...]

In continuing with my angel and devil-themed posts, I wanted to take a closer look at Young Adult literature, which has recently heralded a host of books on dark or “fallen” angels, in particular. These are no mere cherubs – they’re winged beings with a dangerous edge. The male lead in current YA angel novels [...]

I noticed recently that Boomerang Books had twittered about a book trailer for The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson. Released back in 2008, I read the book as soon as I could get my hands on it because the blurb just sounded so damn good: The nameless narrator of The Gargoyle is driving along a dark [...]

Dear Readers: I have a confession to make. It is a confession that is so monstrous, so remarkably horrid, that your view of me will forever be marred. *Takes deep breath* I have never read The Lord of the Rings trilogy. [I know what you’re thinking: “and here she is, this imposter, purporting to be [...]