All the World’s a Book Fair (or Writer’s Conference) Calendar Get Away to Write-Scotland: A Getaway for Poets and Writers (July 28–August 5) Dundee, Scotland If you’re looking for an artistic retreat and a vacation in Scotland, book this trip! Seems like an excuse to scribble and shop, with some morning workshop sessions. Horror Writers Workshop (August 7-14) Simon Village,… Read more »
Alien Love Story by AK Dawson Genre: YA Currently on Sale Summary *** Love at first sighting. *** Life is a headache for 15-year-old Dan. This isn’t some kind of metaphor. Dan suffers from migraines that make just about everything he does unbearable. Added to that he’s lost almost everyone he cares about. So he feels lonelier than the… Read more »
Pilgrimage is a mature, thoughtful and surprisingly funny magical journey through the Australian Outback that brings something new to the Contemporary Fantasy genre. Roland has been living in a rundown motel for the past six months, spending his time drinking away painful memories and getting into bar fights. Griffith is on his way to Salem to find a powerful sorcerer… Read more »
Interview with Author and Contributing Author/Editor with Truth About Books, Bob Boze How did you come to name your love story series and the first book? The Horses of Tir Na Nog Ranch is real, as are the horses and their stories. The ranch is owned by a friend and while visiting the ranch, the idea of a book telling… Read more »
One of the authors we’ve reviewed before is having a special giveaway to celebrate the release of her series, The Ceruleans series, in print on Amazon. The giveaway will be running through the month of June (My apologies about not posting it sooner). We hope you will all enter and at the same time check out the 5-book series now… Read more »
Jason Huffman-Black has given us a resplendent sneak peek into the struggles, joys, love and hate ever present in the small-town South. Exceptionally written, Black shows us how a community one may think is set in its ways can transform people with the most basic elements of human nature – love, understanding, and acceptance. In the God-fearing, small Georgia… Read more »
Small towns in Georgia exude a charm that can’t be beat. Most are like a time capsule of a bygone era. While I grew up in Atlanta, I had relatives who lived in the hills of North Ga. and visited on a regular basis. There is a beauty and simplicity to small-town living that is attractive, especially to those who… Read more »
If you’re anything like me, when it comes to your book purchases, you could almost break the bank if you aren’t careful. Although I’ll probably never be able to read them all, I find myself unable to not take full advantage of free books. Yes, that’s what I said, free books!!! Many authors will offer their typically full-priced books for… Read more »
Hauling Ash by Tonia Brown has got to be one of the cleverest comedy of errors I think I’ve ever happened upon! An interesting and diverse cast of characters bring the storyline to life on every page. There are moments of all sorts throughout the book that one could classify as adventurous, dark, side-splitting, and hysterical; you’ll find yourself on… Read more »
Everyone in Dahlia’s world knows when they’re going to die. Except her. Her father has never shown her the pocket watch counting down the days she has left to live. When he sacrifices himself to save her from her scheduled death, Dahlia abandons her comfortable home and sets off after his murderer to uncover the secrets her father died to… Read more »
Short stories seem to be an often ignored form of writing. Fiction authors get wrapped up in writing the next popular novel. So often, we get tied down to writing vast quantities of words, and we shout out our word count for the day as a badge of honor. “Look what I just did!” And congrats to anyone who has… Read more »
Heart of Earth is a funny, charming, and down-right dorky tale that blends sci-fi and YA together seamlessly. It’s the kind of book I ate up like candy through middle and high school, before the days of brooding paranormal romances, and it reminded me how much fun YA could be. Seventeen-year-old Ixdahan Daherek is exiled for selling top-secret information… Read more »
So what’s the deal with copy editors and proofreaders, anyway? It seems that typos, spelling errors, and grammar issues are more common these days, and not only with self-published work; cost-containment constraints cause the big publishers to siphon money that previously would have gone to editing and reallocate it to marketing. Perfection is an impossible goal, and there’s a point… Read more »
“Transfixion” is a relatively easy YA science-fiction read with an interesting premise and some decent action, but a lack-luster protagonist and unexceptional writing stop it from being incredible. Kaylee’s life is thrown into chaos when an unknown force takes control of her city’s TV broadcast system and turns its citizens into hypnotized soldiers. Alone and suddenly unable to speak, Kaylee… Read more »