Karen Blumenthal

Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up, September 30 Edition

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Caster by Elise Chapman; narrated by Emily Woo Zeller
Scholastic Audio
Release date: September 3, 2019
ISBN: 9781338567793

Aza Wu knows magic can go wrong. Her sister Shire died from casting. But in her neighborhood, you can only operate if you pay the right people, and to get money, she can sell her magic on the black market. So she casts, living on the edge and hoping her next spell isn’t her last. The opportunity to cast in an underground tournament with big payouts is irresistible. Fighting in the tournament may be her salvation, or may be the death of her.

Monthly Monday Poll: Favorite Dual-Market Nonfiction Author

Monday Poll @ YALSA's The Hub It’s time for the monthly poll!

Last month, a reader (and YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor writer!) pointed out that while I said the poll was asking about “authors,” based on the options provided, what it was really asking about was fiction authors. So true! My *personal* reading habits are heavily biased towards fiction, and it’s showing in the poll! So this month, I’m taking up the excellent suggestion to run a poll featuring nonfiction authors who write for multiple audiences. I’m sure I’ve missed some good ones; please shout them out in the comments! Continue reading Monthly Monday Poll: Favorite Dual-Market *Nonfiction* Author