Start a Discussion With the Gathering Dark Reading Group Guide!
Kick off your book club discussion with this reading group guide created for Gathering Dark by Candice Fox!
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Forge Your Own St. Patrick’s Day Party!
By Lizzy Hosty St. Patrick’s Day always holds a special place in my heart from growing up in an Irish American household – every year was celebrated with corned beef and cabbage, cake, and, of course, various types of beer. Last year, everyone’s celebrations were put on hold due to the beginning of the quarantine,…
Candice Fox’s Inspiration for Writing about Los Angeles
Candice Fox, author of Gathering Dark, chats about her experience traveling to LA, her fascination with the city, and how it inspired her to write her newest novel!
5 Mystery & Thriller Books Set in Los Angeles
To celebrate the release of Gathering Dark by Candice Fox, we’ve rounded up 5 mystery/thriller books that take place in the sunny city of Los Angeles!
The Most Interesting Humans Turned Weapons In SFF, According to Karen Osborne
What is the best weapon you can have in a science fiction novel? Sometimes, the answer is ‘who’ and not ‘what.’ Karen Osborne, debut author of Architects of Memory and the newly released Engines of Oblivion, joined us to share her favorite humans turned weapons of science fiction—do you agree with her choices? By Karen Osborne…
Books We’ve Felt Lucky to Read
With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, the team at Forge wanted to take the time to celebrate some books our team has felt lucky to read. Check out our recommendations of books we’ve loved that hopefully you’ll feel lucky to read too! My Brilliant Life by Ae-ran Kim; translated by Chi-Young Kim My Brilliant Life…
Audio Excerpt: Linus Meets Lucy and Arthur in The House in the Cerulean Sea!
What would you say to the Antichrist? It’s probably not a question you’ve thought of often. Or maybe it is, I don’t know your life. In this audio excerpt of The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune, Linus Baker finds himself facing the Antichrist, and it’s quite clear that he has not considered what he would do in such a situation. And that’s to say nothing of Arthur Parnassus, master of the orphanage where the little Antichrist is staying, and someone even more mysterious.
5 Books on US Military History
Comes the War is the newest book in Ed Ruggero’s Eddie Harkins series, and it’s set against the heroism and heartbreak of WWII. Ed Ruggero is also a former Army officer, so he knows a thing or two about military history! To celebrate the recent release of his newest novel, Ed is joining us on…
Excerpt: Gambit by David Hagberg
Read an excerpt from Gambit by David Hagberg, on sale April 27th, 2021!
The Best Characters in SFF are Chaotic, Prove Us Wrong
There are so many different type of protagonists out there, from the sweet cinnamon roll hero to the tortured, tragic titular character. But one of our favorites? The chaotic problem protagonist. Read on as Everina Maxwell, author of Winter’s Orbit, breaks down the trope and why we love it.