Verily, A New Hope
In time so long ago begins our play, In a star-crossed galaxy far, far away. Do those words sound familiar? Even vaguely? If you’re a Star Wars fan, they should. That’s the way the...
Category: Books
Death Ex Machina Out Today
The newest installment of Gary Corby’s “Athenian Mysteries” series, DEATH EX MACHINA is out today! As a fan of this series, I pre-ordered my copy back in January. I expect it to arrive later...
Book Review: THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker
This is a re-post of my Goodreads review for the benefit of my non-Goodreads readers. What if the Earth’s rotation started to slow? That’s the basic premise of THE AGE OF MIRACLES, a novel...
Book Review: A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini
This is a re-post of my Goodreads review for my non-Goodreads readers. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS is the story of two Muslim girls living in Afghanistan: Mariam and Laila. Mariam is the older of...
Book Review: NIGHT SHIFT by Stephen King
This review was originally posted on Goodreads. I’m re-posting it here for the benefit of my non-Goodreads readers. NIGHT SHIFT is Stephen King’s first published collection of short stories, dating from 1970-1977. Most of...
Book Review: WITHER by Lauren DeStefano
This review was originally posted on GoodReads. I’m re-posting it here for the benefit of my non-GoodReads readers. After reading a number of Lauren’s comments on Twitter, and her responses to questions on her...
Book Review: THE SHERLOCKIAN by Graham Moore
Those who were watching the 87th Academy Awards (The Oscars) on Sunday–or if you’re just culturally aware, like I’m usually not–you’ll know that the Best Adapted Screenplay award went to Graham Moore for “The...
Book Review: THE WRATH & THE DAWN by Renee Ahdieh
THE WRATH & THE DAWN is a re-imagining of the story of Scheherazade by debut novelist Renée Ahdieh. The eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan has become a monster in the eyes of his people ever...
Book Review: CRASHERS by Dana Haynes
“Crashers” is the informal name given to the team of investigators assembled in the aftermath of a plane crash. Their job is to determine what caused the crash, and it’s a job that can...
New and Upcoming Books!
This is a quick post to draw your attention to some novels that have just come out, and one that’s due out in a few months. I’m highlighting these because they are all part...
