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Monsterlogica: A menagerie of monsters, beasts and magical beings by Martin Maudsley and Victoria Topping

The Big Book of Useless History Knowledge: 250 of the Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Unbelievable History Facts You Won't Be Taught in School by Kay Wolfersperger, Liz Kay, Lauren Radley, Neon Squid, and Vicky Armstrong

February 12, 2026 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

It is that time of year when the publishers are promoting their future releases. Two of those books that were highlighted are below in this combined review. Neither had a finished online readers copy available, but what they did have made me terribly excited When I started Monsterlogica: A menagerie of monsters, beasts and magical beings by Martin Maudsley and illustrator Victoria Topping (due September 2026) I was not sure of it. Another monster book? Eh. I mean, sure monsters are fun, they could add […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry Tagged With: ancient, Concepts, Encyclopedias, Kay Wolfersperger, Kay Wolfersperger, Liz Kay, Lauren Radley, Neon Squid, and Vicky Armstrong, Lauren Radley, Liz Kay, Lore, Martin Maudsley, Martin Maudsley and Victoria Topping, Neon Squid., News from MsWas, Paranormal & Supernatural, reference, Useless Knowledge, Vicky Armstrong, Victoria Topping

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:56 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry · Tags: ancient, Concepts, Encyclopedias, Kay Wolfersperger, Kay Wolfersperger, Liz Kay, Lauren Radley, Neon Squid, and Vicky Armstrong, Lauren Radley, Liz Kay, Lore, Martin Maudsley, Martin Maudsley and Victoria Topping, Neon Squid., News from MsWas, Paranormal & Supernatural, reference, Useless Knowledge, Vicky Armstrong, Victoria Topping ·
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Tea Porn for Tea Lovers.

January 30, 2016 by bonnie Leave a Comment

Louise Cheadle and Nick Kilby run a company called Teapigs, which they sneakily remind you about several times. They discuss tea from its anatomy and variations to the history of tea, to places to get tea around the world. It is a charming, informative book that taught me a LOT about the variations of tea and the way the leaves need to be treated in order to get the kind of tea you want. But this is not a five-star book. I air my nitpicks […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, cooking, Louise Cheadle, News from MsWas, Nick Kilby

bonnie's CBR8 Review No:9 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: bonnie, cooking, Louise Cheadle, News from MsWas, Nick Kilby ·
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