Lady in the Cellar
A long-dead body is found in the captivating, and true, Lady in the Cellar. In London in 1879, many people were looking to make their fortune by living together in boarding houses. In one, at Number 4 Euston Square, a well-to-do older woman’s body is found in the coal cellar.Continue Reading
Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously
Usually graphic memoirs are either funny or have good art but not both. Luckily, Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously has both laugh-out-loud (but embarrassingly familiar) slices of life and clearly beautiful artwork. What if your memory foam pillow starts whispering about the worst events of your life? YourContinue Reading
Book Giveaway of A Notorious Vow
Enter this book giveaway to grab a paperback copy of A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe. A historical romance set in NYC’s gilded age, this book incorporates a hearing-impaired hero and a spunky heroine who knows what she wants. Giveaway begins October 26, 2018, at 12:01 A.M. PDT and endsContinue Reading
Hellicious TP Vol 1
Hell is for Children in Hellicious TP Vol 1. Cherry is seven and mischievous. Her grandfather is Satan, literally. Cherry lives in Hell with her mom, Sin, the chief torturer. And she is bored, really bored. She is also the #1 fan of the famous death metal rocker Briggy BonesContinue Reading
Beyond Weird
Quantum mechanics is Beyond Weird, which is why this book’s easy to understand explanations, with minimal math, is such a great read. The first mention of quantum occurred in 1900 during prosaic research on emitted heat. This accidental discovery was to change physics and also our understanding of the universe.Continue Reading
Go to my Grave
Accomplished dual mysteries wrapped in an artful gothic atmosphere. Go to My Grave tells the story of two parties that went horribly wrong. “They were terrified. Every last one of them.” Donna and her mother spent their last dime opening The Breakers, a bed and every meal (rather than justContinue Reading
Batman and the Justice League Vol 1
Batman and the Justice League Vol 1 has Batman, Superman, the Joker and Lex Luthor set in a Japanese manga-style plot. A young Japanese man, Rui, goes to Gotham City to find his missing parents. His cab driver, in a VW bug (?), warns him of the city’s high crimeContinue Reading
Putting the Science in Fiction
Whether you write mysteries, fantasy or science fiction, Putting the Science in Fiction is an exceptional way to avoid factual errors. But it is also just a great way to catch up with current technology trends. When your spaceship dramatically explodes into a fiery cataclysm, scientists everywhere are screaming (withContinue Reading
Gideon Falls Vol 1
Ready for a paranormal thriller thick with an ominous atmosphere? Don’t miss Gideon Falls Vol 1. Father Fred is given a new flock and church in Gideon Falls. The prior priest, Father Tom, had died mysteriously. After dreaming of being visited by Father Tom, Father Fred chases him outside intoContinue Reading
Pumpkinhead
Just in time for Halloween, Pumpkinhead appears. “For each of man’s evils, a special demon exists.” Pumpkinhead is the demon of vengeance. When two young children are killed in a hit and run, their hillbilly parents ask a local witch for help. She summons Pumpkinhead to kill the perpetrator andContinue Reading
Ask Me No Questions
Ask Me No Questions is an excellent start to a new gilded age female amateur detective series. Philomena Amesbury, Lady Dunbridge, has finally finished the obligatory 18-month mourning period for her husband. The Earl of Dunbridge, was, by all accounts, not a very good husband. Deciding that staying in EnglandContinue Reading
Snoopy: Boogie Down
Snoopy: Boogie Down is a collection of veteran Peanuts strips marketed to the middle grades. It’s not just Snoopy. All the gang is here: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Sally, Peppermint Patty and even Snoopy’s brother Spike at the way from Needles. The comics were selected to appeal to the middle gradesContinue Reading
Book Giveaway of She Wants It
Enter this book giveaway to grab an advanced reader copy of She Wants It: Desire, Power and Toppling the Patriarchy by Jill Soloway. A Hollywood memoir by the writer/director of Amazon’s Transparent. See my review here. Giveaway begins October 19, 2018, at 12:01 A.M. PDT and ends October 26, 2018, atContinue Reading
She Wants It
She Wants It is a Hollywood film and television memoir by Jill Soloway. Jill is the writer/director of Amazon’s Transparent. Transparent is based on Jill’s real life. Jill’s father was depressed and a mostly absent workaholic father during her childhood. After Jill and her sister, Faith, went to college, theirContinue Reading
Gift of Bones
A Gift of Bones is a good small town private investigator cozy mystery. Eve is days away from giving birth when she disappears. A ransom demand is sent to her cousin. Private investigator, Sarah Booth Delaney, and her partner, Tinkie, are hired to find the missing woman. The missing woman’sContinue Reading
Vault of Frankenstein
From Mary Shelley’s 1818 book to The Munsters and beyond, the Vault of Frankenstein is an extensively researched look at the impact of a single book published 200 years ago. “Only Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan and Dracula have appeared more often in media than Frankenstein’s monster.” Not bad for a nineteen-year-oldContinue Reading