Category: Book Reviews and Releases
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Book of the Month: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
As part of the ever popular Discworld series, Going Postal marks the 33rd novel that takes place in the world. I love the writing of Terry Pratchett and was very happy to return to one of his novels after not having the pleasure of reading one for a long time. His passing this year was…
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Book of the Month: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
It can be dangerous picking books from a list and hoping that they live up to the hype. The Night Circus has appeared over and over on book lover Pinterest boards so I decided it would be worth seeing what the big deal was about. I’m glad to say that this is a book that…
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Book of the Month: Redshirts by John Scalzi
This month I ventured into a new and unfamiliar land where reality collided with fiction in a fun and thoughtful way. In the Star Trek universe the sad fact exists that if you are wearing a red shirt and are sent on an away mission, chances are you are going to die. Scalzi’sRedshirts takes this…
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Book of the Month – The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When an author’s name keeps coming up over and over, at book clubs, at conferences, at critique groups, you know there is something special about what they create. Neil Gaiman is one of those authors. This month I explored his book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. In this book, an unnamed middle-aged man…
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Book of the Month: Everneath by Brodi Ashton
This month’s book, Everneath, comes from fellow Utah native Brodi Ashton and is the first in the Everneath series. Twilight fans rejoice! I have found a perfect novel for you. It is loaded with teenage angst, and I mean ANGST. The main character, Nikki Beckett, is in high school when her mother is tragically killed…
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Book of the Month: Existence by David Brin
Some books are meant to sweep readers away into another world where they can live another life. Then there are those books that exist on a different plane where the concepts are foreign and bizarre and it takes hundreds of pages to start understanding what is actually happening. Existence is one of those books. If…
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Featured Artist: Danielle E. Shipley
For this month’s featured artist I’ve chosen the inventive and feisty Danielle Shipley. Danielle and I became acquainted when we were both part of the same fantasy anthology THE TOLL OF ANOTHER BELL, published by Xchyler. Not only does she write terrific short stories, she also writes novels and posts all sorts of cleverness and…
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Pre Release Peek: Mechanized Masterpieces 2 – Spotlighting Author Neve Talbot
Mechanized Masterpieces 2: an American Anthology is a collection of steampunk stories from authors around the globe. This collection takes American classic literature and gives it a steampunk makeover, much to the delight of this reader. Today we are spotlighting author Neve Talbot, author of the story “West End.” As a child, Neve Talbot developed…
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Book of the Month: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
This month’s read is the YA fantasy Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke. I’ve been wanting to read this book for years and was happy that I finally got around to doing it. Watching and enjoying the movie might have played a small part as well. Inkheart is one of those books that feels like it’s been around…
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Book of the Month: Howl’s Moving Castle
I’ve had a soft spot for Miyasaki movies ever since I first watched the acclaimed Spirited Away and so reading one of the books that inspired another Miyasaki movie was a treat. There is a bizarreness to these stories that is both refreshing and thought-provoking. About the book: Howl’s Moving Castle is the story of…
Jodi L. Milner, Author 