Apr 07 2026
Hello, dear readers! Today I have an intriguing excerpt from the second book in the Flynn Martin series, Two Truths And A Lie. After being instrumental in helping to catch the notorious PDQ killer who terrorized Denver, investigative reporter Flynn Martin is thrilled that her career is flying high. Juggling her professional responsibilities with motherhood …
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Apr 03 2026
The first quarter of the year is over, friends, and here I am, trying to balance engagement with our dire reality with the joys of slipping away into fiction. One fictional place I’m really looking forward to visiting soon is Erica Wright’s The Museum Of Unusual Occurrence, the first in her brand new Psychic City …
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Apr 02 2026
Oh, boy, am I the worst person to send a speculative fiction mystery to when the mystery is, at best, mid. And that’s the thing: these mysteries could be so good, and have so much to say about the human condition as we hurtle into infinity, if the ideas were at all fleshed out and …
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Apr 01 2026
subtitled: A Graphic Novel Of The Armenian Genocide. The older I get, the more I wonder why people who commit genocide are so hellbent on pretending it never happened. It adds a layer of weaseldom to an already terrible thing. Like, it’s bad enough you’re a mass murderer but when confronted with the evidence, you’ll …
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Mar 31 2026
I am trying to wean myself off of the bad habit of buying books and games via Kickstarter that I don’t subsequently have the time to read and/or play. One way to do this, ofc, is to stop buying things. But another way, more pleasing to my heart if tougher on my calendar, is to …
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Mar 30 2026
This fifth installment of the PAWS graphic novel series for Middle Grade readers is too cute! Jumping into a series on its fifth installment can always feel a little disorienting, so I do recommend reading the earlier books in the series first to get a better understanding of who some of these unintroduced characters are. …
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Mar 27 2026
Lol, I’m so tired of the rollercoaster my health has been on lately. Let’s hope that the end of March and the beginning of April bring better things, including these three upcoming novels I’m super excited to talk about! Bonus: I also discuss three books from 2025 that I’m still very much trying to squeeze …
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Mar 26 2026
subtitled How Jessica Govea Thorbourne Organized For Justice. This warmly illustrated picture book tells the life story of a prominent labor rights organizer that many people, myself included, may never have heard of before. Young Jessica Govea is a Mexican American girl who starts working in California’s agricultural fields with her parents when she’s only …
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Mar 25 2026
Alright, I’m going to straight up admit that I haven’t read any of Rebecca Roanhorse’s Sixth World novels, so I was definitely not as invested in what is likely to be the biggest draw of this book for fans of hers: the novella that closes the collection and gives it its name. River Of Bones …
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Mar 24 2026
Can I admit something? I’ve never watched the BBC adaptation of Pride And Prejudice that millions worldwide have swooned to for decades. Nothing against it: I’ve just never had the time! I’ve certainly watched enough clips and absorbed so much via cultural osmosis (augmented now by the research I did for this review,) that I …
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Al Singh
Doug Merrill
Doreen Sheridan
Emily Lauer
John Pitzel
Lars N. Goldschlager
Laura Eilers
Professor X
Robert Maedgen
Sylvere Ap Leanan
The Shire