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- Book Review: The closer You come by Gena ShowalterGena Showalter puts spice in the ubiquitous theme of good girl meets bad boy and gives him the inspiration to change his ways in her contemporary romance The Closer You Come. A prolific writer in the paranormal romance realm, Showalter tries her...
- Celebrate 'The End of All Things' with John Scalzi this weekend in Fort CollinsThis weekend, author John Scalzi will be slightly more than halfway through his U.S. tour celebrating his latest novel, The End of All Things. This highly anticipated work is the sixth in the series begun with the Hugo nominated Old Man's War...
- Receive Sweet MercyMercy, Ohio, 1931: After Eve Marryat’s father lost his job he decided to move the family from Saint Paul, Minnesota to his hometown. His brother Cyrus offers the whole family jobs at the Marryat Island Ballroom and Lodge. Eve cannot wait to...
- Shining a light on 'My Sisters Made of Light'Documenting the plight of women in war-torn regions of the world is not a new subject for literature, by any means. Authors have written on the topic from many, predominately sympathetic, perspectives. But Jacqueline St. Joan, approaches her story...
- Felicia Day to grace Powell's Books on MondayWhen one thinks of internet superstars, one cannot help but think of Felicia Day. The actress who rose to fame playing the role of VI on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” went on to write, producer and star in the web serieshit,“The...
- Upcoming literary events for August 2015Just as things are heating up, here are a few events you won’t want to miss this month. The best part is that most of these venues have air conditioning.Juniper Ellis, Loyola University-Baltimore English Professor, will be performing a...
- Fear the big, bad beast: 'Blood and Rain' by Glenn RolfeFor some reason I cannot understand, it seems as if there are not very many werewolf novels coming out recently. I have always been captivated by werewolves and think that they make great monsters for horror novels but writers seem to almost shy...
- Review: Katie McGarry makes another winner in 'Chasing Impossible'ChasingImpossible is a surprise book for the fansof the Pushing the Limits series. Itwas only available to those who had pre-ordered the first book of her new series, Nowhere But Here. In this book, we read Abby and Logan’s story as they...
- Long Beach author advocates being your own motivationStarr Atkins loves being a writer living in Long Beach. From the eclectic venues from which to write, to all the memories she's made growing up here, she believes that the best inspiration comes from home.Atkins has two books currently...
- Fox nabs film rights for 'Tag' by Keith Giffen and Kody ChamberlainDespite this summer's "hurdle" (at best) with one of their Marvel licensed properties, Fox Studios is moving forward with obtaining the rights to comic book properties outside of the "big two"; BOOM! Studios specifically....
- 'Silent Creed' by Alex Kava: thriller and action and dogs"Silent Creed" by Alex Kava is a solid government espionage/action thriller with the added bonus of search and rescue dogs. Several dogs -- all of them wonderful. The story is well done. It's about Ryder Creed, who trains search and...
- Spectral Spotlight: K.C. Tansley on 'The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts' (Q&A)Today, Hartford Books Examiner welcomes K.C. Tansley.Ms. Tansley debuted her Amazon bestselling The Girl Who Ignored Ghosts (Beckett Publishing Group)—Book 1 in The Unbelievables series—earlier this month and is the pseudonym of award...
- AMC ANNOUNCES “THE WALKING DEAD” FAN PREMIERE SWEEPSTAKESAfter five seasons, The Walking Dead shows no signs of crawling to a halt. Now rabid zombie fans have a chance to win tickets to The Walking Dead season six premiere event which will be held at Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 9 at 6:30 p...
- The sitcom 'The Things We Do For Love' premieres on the Urban Movie ChannelGreat new shows streaming online is a trend that is here to stay. In fact, more new shows are created on this platform daily. It's great because viewers can watch as they like and event catch up on past seasons. With all of these choices, how...
- Top 5 World War II booksThis year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Numerous books have been written about the war, military history, eyewitness accounts, biographies and historical fiction. Some have gone on to become bestsellers and classics. Here...