“Witty, Nuanced, and Overall Entertaining”: A Conversation with Wes Browne – Southern Review of Books
If you wanna take a hell-ride into central Kentucky, read Wes Browne’s newest novel, “They All Fall the Same.”| Southern Review of Books
Twenty-two-year-old Cora Moreau has always lived a quiet life in Durango, Colorado—until a life-altering surgery reveals her blood holds extraordinary, untapped power. When she accepts a job at a research facility in Spain, she uncovers dark secrets of genetic memory and time travel, sparking a forbidden romance and a fight for survival THE ARCHIVIST is the debut novel from Ti Mikkel, a thrilling fusion of action, forbidden romance, and mind-bending science, first in a planned trilogy. ...| Not a Blog
If you wanna take a hell-ride into central Kentucky, read Wes Browne’s newest novel, “They All Fall the Same.”| Southern Review of Books
Want to get new excerpts, musings, and more from The Bibliophile right away? Sign up for our weekly online newsletter here! *** Next week is the Canadian publication of Russell Smith’s novel Self Care, […] The post The Bibliophile: The Scorpion and the Frog appeared first on Biblioasis.| Biblioasis
Pingo: Lies, Damned Lies and Biography is now available as an e-book (at Amazon minimum price).A delightful American lady’s comments to Pingo, the wandering Scot, probably summarise the book …| Sound Bite Fiction
Literary rating: ★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆ This is the second in the tetralogy of novellas originally marketed as the Sheriff Bride series, from the small press Lovely Christian Romance, and each written by a different author. It follows the fortunes of the four firearms-capable Hardin sisters; the first book explains… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
I thought you might like to know that I’ve just signed the contract for Book 4 of The Wolves of Vimar series. It’s called Immortal’s Death. I’ll keep you informed as to the …| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary is about a man who wakes up to find himself on life support while being cared for by a not-very-bright AI. He has retrograde amnesia—he does not know where he is or how he got there. He does not even remember his name. What he does remember is a lotContinue reading "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: a Review of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary"| A Naga of the Nusantara
I read this 600-page book twice in one year because I didn’t know what to make of it the first time I did. It was both impressively thought-provoking and infuriating at the same time. On my first ride around the block, I definitely didn’t like it as much as I did the two previous booksContinue reading "A Great Cosmic Sociological Thought Experiment: a Review of Liu Cixin’s Death’s End"| A Naga of the Nusantara
I was born on the 14th of July and growing up, my grandmother told me that if I was born on the 14th day of the 7th month (七月十四) according to the Chinese calendar, my birthday would coincide with the Ghost Festival when the gates of hell are open and ghosts would be free toContinue reading "Spirited Away in 19th Century Malacca: a Review of Choo Yangsze’s The Ghost Bride"| A Naga of the Nusantara
When publishers or authors reach out to me to ask if I am interested in reviewing an advanced reader copy of any book, I rarely assent—not because I have anything against that but because I already have a mountain of backlogged books I have been studiously neglecting. I make exceptions sometimes though, and this isContinue reading "A Malaysian-Chinese Immigrant Speculative Fiction Story: a Review of Elizabeth Wong’s We Could Not See the Stars"| A Naga of the Nusantara
We used to have a rescue, a Siberian husky, whom we named Lucy. And it was quite apparent to all who met him that Lucy is a boy and because we live in a deeply gendered society, people naturally wondered why we named him that—and I, naturally a troll, enjoyed everyone’s bafflement so much thatContinue reading "The Controversial Politics of Fantastical Wish Fulfillment: a Review of T. J. Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea"| A Naga of the Nusantara
I have read little vampire fiction aside from Ms Kostova’s The Historian, the first Twilight book, and one of George R. R. Martin’s earlier published work, Fevre Dream, but vampires aren’t alien to me since they often pop up in other fantasy works as villains or side characters. Full disclosure: the Dracula I am mostContinue reading "The Grandaddy of Vampire Stories: a Review of Bram Stoker’s Dracula"| A Naga of the Nusantara
Last year, I read Mr Tregillis’ alternate history fantasy series The Alchemy Wars which was fun romp through a world where Dutch horologists discovered the secret to building clockwork automatons which made them the dominant power in the world while the French (with their metallurgical arts) fight a losing war against them. Before Mr TregillisContinue reading "British Warlocks Vs. Nazi Psychic Super Soldiers: a Review of Ian Tregillis’ Milkweed Tryptich"| A Naga of the Nusantara
The pitch for the regular person on the street is that this is “a Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid’s Tale reimagining of the rise of the only female emperor in Chinese history”. And even though that spoke to me, what spoke to me louder was the alternate pitch the author put out: it is moreContinue reading "Empress in the FRANXX: a Review of Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow"| A Naga of the Nusantara
Last year, John Boyne made the news for making the mistake of including ingredients from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild video game such as Octorok eyeball, hightail lizard, red lizalfo tail, and Hylian shrooms into his serious literary historical fiction novel, The Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom. It appeared that heContinue reading "A Fable of Auschwitz: a Review of John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"| A Naga of the Nusantara
I have never read a self-published book before and when I asked for recommendations, this one title floated above the rest. The Sword of Kaigen is a fantasy standalone book set in M. L. Wang’…| A Naga of the Nusantara
Susan Choi, Flashlight (Jonathan Cape 2025) Be warned: the back cover blurb of this novel reveals something that the novel itself only begins to hint at at about the midpoint. Luckily I didn’t read the blurb until after I’d reached … Continue reading →| Me fail? I fly!
Michelle Johnston, The Revisionists (Fourth Estate 2025) Before the meeting: Michelle Johnston’s day job is in emergency medicine. According to a 2023 interview on ABC Perth, she had written a draft of this novel when she decided that she had … Continue reading →| Me fail? I fly!
Literary rating: ★★★★½ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆☆☆ From what I can tell, Arisen is a massive zombie apocalypse saga, with a heavy military focus, by Fuchs and Glyn James. There are fourteen books in the main series, but Fuchs has also spun off related sets to tell other stores set in… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Want to get new excerpts, musings, and more from The Bibliophile right away? Sign up for our weekly online newsletter here! *** Next week is the Canadian publication of Russell Smith’s novel Self Care, […]| Biblioasis
The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a "man of two minds," a half-French, half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and...| Listen & Be Heard Network
I apologise for going missing for a couple of weeks. I’ve had a few family problems, and while not entirely resolved, I’ve now got a bit of energy back. So here is the final part of Car…| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Richard Osman, We Solve Murders (Viking 2024) Before the meeting: As a boy I read a lot of British crime fiction. When I was 13, I put a brown paper cover on the conveniently-sized novel I had to r…| Me fail? I fly!
“No one tells a hard-boiled tale like Jim Nelson.” – Instant CityNelson is a tried and tested author. – The Drifting PaigeA damn good writer. – FanFiAddict Jim Nelson's novels include Bridge Daughter (Kindle Press, 2016), Man in the Middle, and In My Memory Locked.| Jim Nelson
You may have heard that the United States copyright on Sherlock Holmes expired with the arrival of the New Year. You may have also heard something similar ten or so years ago. Why are we going through this again in 2023?| Jim Nelson
Viktorija over at My Murmuring Bones reviews A Man Named Baskerville as one of the last legs of the Escapist book tour. She offers an enthusiastic review of the book, and I'm more than grateful for it: Nelson’s style is convincing and engaging, and places his novel firmly shoulder-to-shoulder with...| Jim Nelson
Are you ready to try your hand at crafting the plot of a story? Use these 15 writing prompts to brainstorm fresh story ideas for your next work!| JournalBuddies.com
Jock Serong, The Rules of Backyard Cricket (Text 2017) I was given The Rules of Backyard Cricket as a gift some years ago. Friends had told me it was excellent, but I knew nothing about it. The cov…| Me fail? I fly!
Xenobe Purvis is a British-based writer who was born in Tokyo. She’s studied at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway. Purvis was part of the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme…| debutiful
(Recorded without naming and shaming their unfortunate authors who don’t need to know, but you do.) Knife behind back, by Yoshitomo Nara. The one whose opening chapter contains a messy birth, a fla…| Kate Macdonald
How to find the right writing schedule.| Jim Nelson
She Didn't Stand a Chance by Stacie Grey centres around the supicious death of a wealthy man and those who stand to inherit his fortune.| Debbish
During the writing of The Wolf Pack, I decided to eliminate a chapter where Carthinal took the practical test to end his apprenticeship and enter the world of full mages. This is part of that chapter. I’ll post more of it eventually. Probably next week. Please don’t judge it too harshly. It was my first … Continue reading Carthinal’s Practical Exam→| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Last week I sent the manuscript of Book 4 of The Wolves of Vimar series. It’s called Immortal’s Death. I thought you might like to know a bit more about the world of Vimar, so here’s a post about it. Map created using Inkarnate Vimar circles its sun in almost exactly 360 days. This leads … Continue reading Exploring the World of Vimar in The Wolves of Vimar Series→| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Hi, Everybody. I’m back from my July break, now and am once more starting my weekly blog. Here’s a poem for today from my poetry book July to December, One Poem a Day. It’s today&…| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
The trauma plot and the slut-shaming dossier are actually parallel formations, reveals “The Guest.”| Public Books
Book Review for “Dear Miss Lake” (The Emmy Lake Chronicles #4) by A.J. Pearce. Summary: “London, July 1944. After nearly five years of war, the readers of Woman’s Friendmagazine are relying o…| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Top Five Tuesday was originally created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, but is now hosted by Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads. To participate, link your post back to Meeghan’s blog or leave a comment on…| The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog
Mo Fanning picks six books that are perfect for a relaxing summer read this year, as we enjoy our third UK heatwave.| Mo Fanning Author
We are delighted to announce the publication of Star Pyramid by Ian Stewart. The first book in the Chronicles of the Concordat, it is a thought-provoking science fiction tour-de-force, in an innova…| Elsewhen Press
The audiobook of A Man Named Baskerville is now available at Apple Books, as well as Audible and Amazon.| Jim Nelson
Overview. This is book 9 in the Camilla Randall series, although it can be read as a standalone. The story keeps you guessing until the final reveal. It would make a great beach read. Blurb When Camilla Randall allows a neighboring business to hold a “Moth Hour” storytelling event in the courtyard of her beachy … Continue reading Who Killed the Storyteller? A Mystery Unfolds. Book Review.→| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Discover the top 8 French graphic novels. They are must-read books that showcase exceptional storytelling and artwork and are essential for comic book lovers. The post The 8 French Graphic Novels Everyone Must Read first appeared on Blog.| Blog
Explore the 25 best Western novels of all time with our ultimate guide. Discover tales of courage, adventure, and the spirit of the Old West.| Blog - Book Writing Bureau
Grinders by C. S. Boyack First, what’s a grinder? In this futuristic book, it’s a person who modifies someone with technology to “upgrade” them. It’s an illegal practice, so police departments have grinder squads to track down these criminals. However, we learn from veteran officer Lou Brophy that the grinder squad pretty much has its… Continue reading Book review: ‘Grinders’→| Dave Williams
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Is it only considered piracy if the people who do it lack resources and respectability? Apparently so.| Jim Nelson
By Kate Quinn Halfway through this, I knew it was destined to be one of my favorite books. Even though I’ve read countless books about code breaking and cracking the Enigma, I learned much more through this book about the varied efforts of Bletchley Park. I can’t recall a story where deciphering codes carried so... Continue Reading →| Kimberly Van Ginkel
At a recent panel discussion, Nickel Boys filmmakers RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes delved into their ambitious adaptation of The Nickel Boys. Turning Colson Whitehead’s... The post How RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes Pushed Storytelling Boundaries with 'Nickel Boys' appeared first on ScreenCraft.| ScreenCraft
I have come to accept that I may have a slight obsession with translated Japanese fiction. While this journey has roots in the works of Haruki Murakami, it has since blossomed to incorporate so man…| I Would Rather Be Reading
The first book I finished this month was Patrick Süskind’s Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, a rather bizarre and haunting novel. I’m still trying to process it, and I think that’s a good testament to a work that’s nearly half a century old. Originally published in Germany in 1985, this Gothic tale weaves olfactory … Continue reading ‘Perfume’ by Patrick Süskind (Review)| I Would Rather Be Reading
The final two books in the Bridge Daughter Cycle, Hagar's Mother and Stranger Son, are now on Kobo.| Jim Nelson
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.| Listen & Be Heard Network
UK author Mo Fanning explores why found family matters to LGBTQ+ people more than ever and how this inspired his new novel.| Mo Fanning Author
Update on the audiobook of A Man Named Baskerville, and the hardcover edition is about to be released.| Jim Nelson
In Gav Thorpe’s The First Wall, there’s an ongoing debate about whether religion is bad for you. On one side is Euphrati Keeler, incipient mystic and star of the rising cult of the God-…| Death is a Whale
Greek Scholar and academician Irene Kavadia reviews Abhilash Fraizer’s new novel ‘The Ballad of the Universe.’ The journey of a novel often mirrors the journey of the human soul &…| India & Masticadores // Editor Abhilash Fraizer
Bridge Daughter and In My Memory Locked now on Kobo.| Jim Nelson
Seeing the light on serology| PANDA
Why I'm publishing my back catalog to Kobo, and why I've put off doing it for so long.| Jim Nelson
When the world pushes us out, we build our own: How chosen families shape LGBTQ+ lives, resilience, and belonging.| Mo Fanning Author
I'm beginning to add more of my back catalog to Kobo, starting with Edward Teller Dreams of Barbecuing People. More titles will follow.| Jim Nelson
And that's a wrap—MX Publishing's Kickstarter for A Man Named Baskerville closed earlier today with 81 backers pledging £1,842 (USD$2,241) toward the upcoming Special Edition hardback. Learn more about A Man Named Baskerville on my web site.| Jim Nelson
In a burlesque fusion of murder mystery, dark academia, and autofiction, Coe charts the development of a pro-NHS-privatisation thinktank from its roots in Cambridge in the 1980s to its short-lived triumph with the rise of Liz Truss in 2022, scattering the story between the perspectives variously of a failed conservative novelist, a Cambridge undergraduate, a murdered anti-Tory blogger, a police detective, and a sushi attendant.| Cherwell
Literary rating: ★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆ There are reviews which are easy to write, because – good or bad – the subject generates a lot to talk about. This is not one of those. It’s a bland slice of semi-urban fantasy, which just… sits there, the literary equivalent of a bowl… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Looking to find writing routines that work for you? Find inspiration from the daily habits of authors like Ernest Hemingway and Maya Angelou.| WeScreenplay
My bestselling novel Room 15 is about to be reissued in a second edition by Blue Coast Publishing. Help me choose the cover.| Charles Harris author
The Kickstarter for A Man Named Baskerville: Special Edition has raised nearly $1,700 in two weeks, and great donor rewards are still available.| Jim Nelson
Some time in early 2025, you should expect to see a new hardcover and audiobook of Baskerville. I'm especially excited about the audiobook, as this will be the first one produced for my novels.| Jim Nelson
OVERVIEW I am a fan of this young writer, and this book is as good as the others I’ve read. It is Book 2 in a horror series, and is as scary as Book 1. BLURB In New Haven, everything is chang…| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Flannery O'Connor Previously: Writer's block The year that was 2020 will most likely go down as one of the most significant years of my life: The COVID-19 pandemic, lock-downs and masking, the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots, all leading up to the most contentious presidential election...| Jim Nelson
I’ve done the mantra: I’m a brilliant romantic comedy novelist, with a plot that rivals any rom-com flick. But I’m staring at my page like it’s my ex at a wedding. Fear not! Enter the glorious 100 words a day rule. I’ve been experimenting with writing this way for a while, and I’ve got to […]| Nefny Writes
OVERVIEW This series is about the Archangels who make up the Council of Heaven. Each book is about how they find their consorts. A fun read and an interesting concept. BLURB After long …| Dragons Rule OK. V.M.Sang (author)
Wounds matter in life and fiction. We've all been hurt in some way and to some degree. Just goes with being human. No one makes it out alive.| Kristen Lamb
Free writing empowers writers to jot their thoughts without being "good." Get free writing prompts and tips to jumpstart your morning pages.| Writers.com
Today is the start of the Interactive Fiction (IF) Competition 2024, which includes my latest IF title, Under the Cognomen of Edgar Allan Poe. Over 67 titles are entered in the competition this year. The great thing about IF Comp is that anyone can play and be a judge.| Jim Nelson
Literary rating: ★★★★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆ One of my favorite fantasy authors, Patricia C. Wrede [pronounced as “Reedy”] began her writing career in the late 70s; this book, published in 1987, is part of one of her earliest bodies of work, the five-novel Lyra series. However, it’s essentially a stand-alone;… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
John Turturro in Barton Fink Previously: An all-too-familiar utopia From a novel-writing perspective, 2018 and 2019 was a creative interregnum. After publishing Hagar's Mother in late 2017, I found myself juggling energy between two books.| Jim Nelson
The Camp Van Dorn massacre seems impossible: could 1,200 US soldiers have been executed by their own side? But sometimes not everything you read is true.| Historic Mysteries
With the dog days of summer upon us, four of my novels are now available on Amazon for the low price of 99¢. Follow the links below to view sample chapters or purchase: A Man Named Baskerville – Sherlock Holmes classic retold In My Memory Locked – Near-future cyberpunk private eye Man in the M...| Jim Nelson
My post on the history of Sherlock Holmes' copyright status has been indexed by Google but is not available via search. In other words, Google's servers have seen the post, they've analyzed the content, but they refuse to add it to their search engine for users to discover.| Jim Nelson
In the Middle of the Night by Riley Sager centres around the 30 year old disappearance of a young boy, revisited when new evidence appears.| Debbish
Literary rating: ★★ Kick-butt quotient: ☆☆☆ The structure here is kinda odd. While each of the three volumes included in this omnibus are effectively standalone stories, they each feel so slight as almost not to be worth bothering with. In particular, there seems to be a lot of descriptive padding,… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Miranda Sherry does the Monster Mash. Arrow, PPB 38.99 What do a Boer trekker girl, a serial killer, and a giant mechanical octopus have in common? Well nothing, obviously. However, in his debut novel, Apocalypse Now Now, Charlie Human deftly convinces us that they’re part of an intricate plot to bring about the end of the world. His concise, unfussy writing style, riotous dialogue and sharply drawn characters ensure that, however implausible, you’re only too happy to go along for the rid...| Arcfinity
Joe Vaz feels invaded Orbit, PPB £8.99 You have no idea what to make of this. You meet Lieutenant “Lucky” Quinto as he leads a platoon to uncover a cache of military weapons hidden ages ago beneath the ground in an abandoned mine. It seems as though you’re reading a piece of military SF. You’re in Starship Troopers territory, or that’s what you assume: army guys battle aliens. Except that a few pages later you realise that Quinto’s platoon is lacking in true soldiers. The war has...| Arcfinity
What’s the good of virtue, asks Nan Craig The Borough Press, £16.99 No harm can come to a good man, said Aristotle, and the hero of James Smythe’s latest novel, Lawrence Walker, is a Good Man. So say (repeatedly) his family, his campaign manager, the people in the small town where he lives and the people he represents as a Senator. So when a video prediction of his chances as a Presidential candidate appears to show him threatening his terrified family, it’s something of a surprise to ...| Arcfinity
No amount of literary motley can save a bad premise, says Nina Allan Harper Voyager, HB £12.99 Noria Kaitio lives in a small village in the north of what has become known as the Scandinavian Union. Her story takes place several centuries in our future, at a time where global warming has melted the polar ice caps and the world’s political and environmental geography has been permanently and dramatically altered as a result. Fresh water is a precious commodity, and strictly rationed. Noria...| Arcfinity
AUTHOR: Colleen Hoover ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 2022 GENRE: Contemporary · Fiction · Romance · Young Adult GOODREADS RATING: 3.9/5 BUY ON AMAZON: KINDLE | PAPERBACK Read the review on Instagram | Goodreads ‘It Starts with US’ picks up the lives of Lily, Atlas, and Ryle from where ‘It Ends with Us’ ends. With Lily and Ryle divorced with their new-born daughter in […]| Bookish Bubble
AUTHOR: Colleen Hoover ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 2016 GENRE: Contemporary · Fiction · Romance · Young Adult GOODREADS RATING: 4.2/5 BUY ON AMAZON: KINDLE | PAPERBACK Read the review on Instagram ‘It Ends with Us’ is a romance novel with a deeply heart wrenching story of Lily Bloom, our protagonist. The book starts on an apartment building’s rooftop in Boston where Lily is […]| Bookish Bubble
The James Jones Fellowship Contest is now in its 29th year. It awards $10,000 to an American writer with a first fiction novel in progress in 2020. Two runners-up may each receive $1000. Entrants are… The post James Jones $10,000 Fellowship Contest for First-time Fiction Novelists is Open to Entries appeared first on Aerogramme Writers' Studio.| Aerogramme Writers' Studio
Free Chapter From My Upcoming New Thriller | Sean Willson: Author of Dark Nebula and the Portalverse| Sean Willson: Author of Dark Nebula and the Portalverse
Storytelling is the process of weaving language to create rich, believable experiences. Learn the art of storytelling here.| Writers.com
What is symbolism in literature? Writers use this device to represent abstract ideas in concrete language. Learn more about symbolism here.| Writers.com
Camp Damascus (Tor Nightfire/MacMillan/Titan), Novel, 2023| The Bram Stoker Awards
The series #ELRBOOKS continues with Mez Breeze’s top five recommendations. In her first interview for the ELR Mez Breeze, talked about her work in the field of new media with a focus on her way of working with different media. With the following review the XR artist and VR/electronic literature developer brings us back to […]| electronicliteraturereview
The following review for the series #ELRBOOKS comes as a series of recommendations by Sandy Baldwin who is currently working as an independent writer. Nevertheless, this review features far more than five books and, in the best tradition of metafiction, his suggestions are directly addressed to the readers who are interested in electronic literature and […]| electronicliteraturereview
I had a small stroke of luck a few weeks ago and found a handful of Patricia Wentworth titles in a charity shop that included a couple of my personal favourites; it seemed like an opportune time fo…| Noah's Archives
I’m happy to share that my debut novel, LOOKING FOR GARBO is being released today by Amphorae Publishing Group. It’s been a long time in coming and I have to thank my agent, Jill Marr a…| iheartingrid
“When Johnny comesMarching home againHe’s coming by bus or undergroundA woman’s eye will shed a tearTo see his face so beaten in fearAn’ it was just around the corner in the…| Red Flag Walks
For the past three months, I’ve been working on an R&R for an agent. In part this has been to improve my novel’s wordcount.| A Frame Around Infinity
