'In ancient Rome, a tintinnabulum was a wind chime placed outside a house or shop to ward off evil. The word is most often associated, however, with Arvo Pärt’s self-described compositional style, drawing on the minimalism in religious chants.'
'Feminism and fantasy have a winning history, as demonstrated by Angela Carter’s celebrated collection of revisionary fairytales, The Bloody Chamber (1979), or the ground-breaking television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). As the latter suggests, they often meet in the YA space. Courtney Collins’ Bird, while not marketed as YA fiction, will appeal to the youthful, distinguished as it is by teenage protagonists, fast-paced storytelling and an immersive use of second-person narration.'
