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Continue reading →: Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders… Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the…
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Continue reading →: Nostalgic Gems: Why These 90s Shoujo Manga Are Still Must-Reads TodayMars by Fuyumi Soryo Popular Rei and shy Kira are worlds apart until one fateful day brings them together. Rei stumbles upon Kira in the harassing hands of her sleazy art teacher and saves the quiet girl from his clutches. And when the jock plants a kiss on a statue…
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Continue reading →: Fugitive Heart by Mathitu Wairimu – Pre-Order AlertFugitive Heart by Mathitu Wairimu Makena has been living in the shadows, evading her abusive past with her young son in tow, running every time it threatens to catch up. Then she crosses paths with David, a kind-hearted stranger who thaws the icy grip of fear around her heart. She…
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Continue reading →: Evaluating Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing for BooksQ. What is the process of offset printing? What kind of machines do you need and why is it so expensive to set up? The Process of Offset Printing Offset printing is a printing technique where an inked image is transferred (or “offset”) from a plate to a rubber blanket…
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Continue reading →: Hana Yori Dango Vol. 1 by Yoko Kamio: A Captivating Manga Story of Love and AdversityHana Yori Dango Vol. 1 by Yoko Kamio When her only friend, Makiko, accidentally offends F4 leader Tsukasa, Tsukushi boldly defends her. Enraged, Tsukasa puts the dreaded red tag in Tsukushi’s locker — a sign that she is now a target for the abuse of the F4 gang and the…
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Continue reading →: Essential Book Formatting Guide: Tips and Software for AuthorsBook Formatting Once you have written your book and are ready to publish it, it is time to focus on book formatting. Book formatting is deciding what your completed manuscript’s content will look like to your reader, on paper as a printed book or on a digital device as an…
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Continue reading →: Discovering Ai Yazawa: Nana and Paradise Kiss CreatorThere are amazing women artists in the world of Manga. Today, let’s discover more about Ai Yazawa, the memorable Nana and Paradise Kiss creator. Both mangas have adaptations into anime and live-action movies. About Ai Yazawa Ai YAZAWA (矢沢あい) is a Japanese manga author. Her pen name comes from Japanese…
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Continue reading →: Three Favorite CLAMP MangaAbout CLAMP Clamp, stylized as CLAMP, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that was formed in the mid-1980s. Many of the group’s manga series are often adapted into anime after release. The Artist Group currently consists of their leader Nanase Ohkawa, who provides much of the storyline and screenplay…
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Continue reading →: Binti the Series Guarantees Adventure this MayLet’s fall into adventure. Binti is an amazing series that I got into this May. Read it in one sitting, falling into Binti’s world. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University,…
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Continue reading →: YargoYargo by Jacqueline Susann A beautiful earth woman is kidnapped by Yargo, the incredibly attractive ruler of a distant world, and begins a romantic adventure to exotic planets. A tale ensues: I read this book when I was in grade school so many years ago. It was on the home…
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