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A few thoughts on the end-of-days premise: whether it’s zombies or disease or a natural disaster, authors create these situations to produce an immediate external conflict. One that can divide or unite, one that tests and may change their characters. Authors' purposes for writing in this type of speculative fiction are as varied as the... Continue Reading →
I’ve seen Bridge of Spies. I’ve even seen Spies Like Us. What else do I need to know about the Cold War? But seriously, books like The Brotherhood of Spies are exactly why I read nonfiction. This work cuts through the history books, connects the dots, and fleshes out the story with entertaining profiles, facts,... Continue Reading →
Covering all sorts of topics, here's a list of some recommended nonfiction books from the first part of this year. Thank you for your continued support and enjoy! As with my past lists, I've written a quick blurb and provided a link to my full review. How to American by Jimmy O. Yang. You might... Continue Reading →
"I’ve made corpses before but never loved it." Alma Rosales can be many things: a Pinkerton agent, a naive young Scottish girl, a gruff dock worker, a poor Southern worker woman. A shape-shifter, a chameleon, one who is willing to play any angle to get the information she needs. Now in Townsend, Washington working for Delphine... Continue Reading →
As an addicted reader and an English teacher, people always ask me about my favorite books. Or they want me to just pick one. That's impossible. There's a difference between one's last meal, and a good meal. I have no plans for getting ready for my last anything any time soon. It's the same... Continue Reading →
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