August 2020

This month, our book club will be finishing a series we started together and have loved sharing so much. A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab is the final book in the Shades of Magic series. V.E. Schwab has received glowing reviews from the Kirkus Review, the Library Journal, and Publisher's Weekly. Her YA & middle grade novels, published as Victoria Schwab, have also met with accolades from the publishing world. Some of those titles are This Savage Song, The Archived Collection, and City of Ghosts. 

Keep reading to find the summary, reviews of the book, interviews with the author, and info about how to buy your book from us in various formats. 

The summary:
​As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.

In the wake of tragedy, Kell―once assumed to be the last surviving Antari―begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace―but never common―thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.
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An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.

If this sounds like something you'd like to read, you can get your copy of the book from the store by ordering online with a 15% discount through the end of August. This title is also available from our partner, Libro.fm, as a DRM-free audiobook.

You can pickup your book using our pickup basket at the front door or the drive thru window. We also offer free media mail shipping & local delivery (within our delivery area). 

​Reviews & Interviews

"A Conjuring of Light" -- KIRKUS Review
 "In Search of Doors"  -- Pembroke Tolkein Lecture 2018
"An Interview with VE Schwab" -- Forbidden Planet
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Publishers Weekly
"On Creativity and Transparency" -- Bookriot
"A Conjuring of Light" -- Fantasy Book Review
"Enough of the Classic Female Roles in Fantasy" -- Washington Post

​We'll meet online via Google Meetings on Thursday, August 27th at 6:30pm. We want to know what you thought, even if you didn't finish it or if you didn't like it. If you've read the whole series, but not with us, we still encourage you to come chat with us about the book. You can see the Facebook event & RSVP here. Read on!