July 24, 2012
Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live [...]

July 24, 2012
Dori Jones Yang is celebrating the release of Son of Venice, the sequel to her YA historical novel Daughter of Xanadu.  She stopped by the virtual offices  to set the record straight about the Mongols.    Weren’t the Mongols Bad Guys? by Dori Jones Yang Imagine a cartoon image of a horde of Mongol horsemen. Galloping [...]