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Halloween is only a week away, dear readers! Let’s check out some of the books coming out mere days before the holiday, with plenty for readers who love spooky season, as well as for those whose interests veer off in other directions. Since I love witchy stuff year-round, I’m thrilled to start this column with …
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Hello, readers! We have a spooky season treat for you today, as Christa Carmen joins us to talk about her latest book, How To Fake A Haunting, and the Rhode Island legends that have inspired her writing. But first, a little bit about the novel. Lainey Taylor wants out of her marriage to her alcoholic, …
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OMG, Idk why I assumed this would be based on Asian mythology. That one’s on me, lol. The Luna sisters are actually extraterrestrial and live on the moon. The house they live in is perfectly divided between the Bright and Dark sides. Lucy stays on the Bright side, whereas Nera prefers to stick to the …
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Hello, dear readers! Today we have an exciting excerpt for you that reimagines Greek myth in unexpected but cathartic ways. In her debut traditionally published novel Of Prophecies & Pomegranates, T C Kraven reframes the passive myth of the Goddess of Spring into a story of female agency and transformation. This modern, feminist reimagining of …
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Hunh, I think I would have liked this better if I’d known going into it that it was based on the classic movie and not the novel. I know, I know, the “Universal Monsters” bit should have given it away but the Universal bit is in relatively small text on the cover there. I guess …
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I can’t believe we’re already most of the way through October! Before we get into the really spooky part of the season tho, let’s take a look at several books publishing next week, that definitely lean harder into other genres than horror. First up is Peter James’ The Hawk Is Dead, a police procedural inspired …
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I continue to stand by my claim that contemporary Middle Grade fiction is the most consistently affecting, life-affirming genre currently publishing, with this terrific mystery novel being only the latest excellent example. Benny has Mosaic Down’s Syndrome, which for him manifests in physical appearance, but not in any intellectual or health issues. For the longest …
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Word nerds, rejoice! If you ever wanted something like Trivial Pursuit, only dedicated to linguistics and requiring slightly less table space, then this is the game for you! Considering the amount of money I’ve thrown at tabletop games on Kickstarter, I’m genuinely baffled that I didn’t notice this when it first came out on the …
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Oh, I shouldn’t have read this while I’m hungry, now I’m craving Cuban food! This delightful picture book* tells the story of a young boy whose relatives come over for family dinner. As they all sit around the table and dig in to the various dishes that they’ve contributed, the narrator begins to imagine everyone …
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It has finally gotten cold here in Maryland, which is making me rethink my daily outdoor walks for daily indoor spin sessions instead… which I admittedly also use to catch up with my reading via Kindle. Here are some great selections coming to bookstores soon, if you’re looking for some great books to keep you …
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