A Short Selection of Easy Summer Reads
One would be forgiven for thinking of the term Brain Candy as somewhat derogatory – at least when it comes to books. It hints at stories with little to no substance or intellectual merit, and that make no…
March of the Sequels is a month long event this March dedicated to sequels. Arranged and hosted by the lovely Sue Bavey over at Sue’s Musings blog, March of the Sequels acknowledges that sequels can be harder to promote and sell for authors, so this…
If your New Year's resolution is to read more female authors, then this month is for you!
February She Wrote is a month long event this February dedicated to reading books by female authors and those who identify as women or use she/her pronouns, whether indie…
Well, it's the end of 2021, and you know what that means? It's time to announce our favourite indie reads of the year! As is tradition when the New Year creeps up on us. Hey, we wouldn't be a book blog if we didn't, so…
If you're an indie fantasy fan, and you must be otherwise you wouldn't be here on this blog, then no doubt you'll have heard of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! This is an epic competition where 300 self-published fantasy authors enter their books, which are then…
Today is the start of Book Blogger Appreciation Week, an entire week dedicated to giving book bloggers some love! And I know WE at the Uncharted Library are a book blog, but that doesn't stop us from shouting about the spectacular fantasy blogs out there!
Where…
As we draw to the end of Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week, this is where I take a look at my overwhelmingly large TBR pile and make a sort of strangled-moaning sound. Throughout this week I've been adding more recommendations to my pile, but there's so…
You've heard the saying "Don't judge a book by its cover" but for indie authors, the cover is their most important marketing tool! I'll be the first to say that nothing sells a book to me more than an enticing cover, and self-published authors (and…
As part of Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week, we're going to look at ways that you can support self-published authors! But don't worry, you don't need to break the bank to spread a little love and appreciation for your favourite authors.
Whether an author is traditionally published…
As a lifelong gamer, E3 is always one of my favourite times of the year and it has become a tradition of mine to watch the shows live and get hyped over the announcements. It's been great to see growing support for indie game developers…
In cased you missed our announcement regarding the annual Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Awards, we're taking part in this years awards as a panelist!
This is a great honour for us at Uncharted Library as it's our first time taking part in a book…
When I was a young teenager, I used to skip gym class and go hide in the library to read Tamora Pierce's fantastic books. Back then, digital reading devices such as Kindle's were just starting to appear as the latest cool technology. I don't think…