Review: The End of Alice by: A.M. Homes

Title: The End of Alice Author: A.M. Homes Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 270 Format: Paperback Source: Personal purchase Description: The End of Alice treads the wafer-thin line between the evil and the everyday and caused a major controversy when it was first released in the...

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Interview with Stephen Kamiinski

Community Bookstop Interview with Stephen Kaminski What genre do you write? I write cozy mysteries.  Character development is strong, dialogue is heavy, and the plots are complex, but violence, amour, and bad language are inferred rather than graphic. What type...

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Review: Win Me Over by: Nicole Michaels

Title: Win Me Over Author: Nicole Michaels Publisher: St. Martin's Press Series: Hearts and Crafts #2 Pages: 336 Format: e-book ARC Source: St. Martin's Press Tour Description: WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING Callie Daniels is a singular sensation. She owns and operates her own bakery, contributes to...

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Review - Selected Poems by: E.E. Cummings

Title: Selected Poems Author: E.E. Cummings Publisher: Liveright Pages: 208 Format: Paperback Source: Personal purchase Description: The one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, include his most popular poems, spanning...

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Review - The Silver Dark Sea by: Susan Fletcher

Title: The Silver Dark Sea Author: Susan Fletcher Publisher: Fourth Estate Pages: 469 Format: Paperback Source: Received Turkish copy from Turkish publisher for review Description: The powerful new novel from Susan Fletcher, award-winning author of the bestselling Eve Green and Oystercatchers....

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Review - Ghost Town by: Patrick McGrath

Title: Ghost Town: Tales of Manhattan Then and Now Author: Patrick McGrath Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Pages: 256 Format: Paperback Source: Received Turkish copy from Turkish publisher for review Description: A man is haunted by the memory of his mother standing under a gibbet with a rope...

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Review: All The Stars by: Alexandra Psaropoulou

Title: All The Stars Author: Alexandra Psaropoulou Publisher:  Austin Macauley Pages: 77 Format: e-book Source: Author Request Description: "And the power bursts forth And the vision is above And you want to live it To live it all." My Review: This book of a poem  which...

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Editorial: What does Paula have to say now??

As everyone on this site nows at a time or two I will share my thoughts on various topics.  This one is on why indie authors who write terrorist theme books try to have me review them.  Why oh why does this happen? I like most people are fully aware of the terrorist actions happening...

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Review: Killer Wedding Cake by: Gayle Trent

Title: Killer Wedding Cake Author: Gayle Trent Publisher: Kindle Edition Series: Daphne Martin Cake Mystery #5 Pages: 162 Format: e-book ARC Source: Great Escapes Book Tours Description: Daphne Martin’s wedding to Ben Jacobs is only a couple of weeks away. An award-winning cake decorator,...

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Editorial: More Complaining Oh Please No More!

Why do authors want to send you books when they have read your guidelines and their material isn't listed?  And what happens when we email you what do we expect? I'm going to try to sum this up best I can.  When someone sends me a book to review or proposes a book for review if it...

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Review: Give 'em Pumpkin To Talk About by: Jim and Joyce Lavene

Title: Give 'em Pumpkin to Talk About Author: Jim and Joyce Lavene Publisher: J. Lavene Series:  A Pumpkin Patch Mystery #1 Pages: 199 Format: e-book ARC Source: Great Escapes Book Tours Description: First in a New Series  Richmond attorney Sarah Tucker returns to sell her family’s...

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BOTM Guest Post: Ellen Mansoor Collier author of Vamps, Villains, and Vaudeville

      JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM: TIPS FOR RESEARCHING HISTORICAL NOVELS                                               ...

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