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Love Is Blood, Love Is Fabric by Mary De La Fuente
I wrote the poems for Love is Blood, Love is Fabric over the course of seven years. The event that really spurred this book into completion was my divorce, which took place in May 2019. The rush of emotions I felt at that time made me realize I had something to say with my writing. I wanted to write this book for anyone who has ever experienced heartbreak, and anyone going through a tough time. I wanted to give people hope and inspire them to take charge of their lives.
Read MoreThe Zaragoza Chronicles by A. J. Ayeni (Book Review #908)
The Zaragoza Chronicles is book 1 of the TZC series. The supernatural, paranormal story begins with MC Femi discovering that he has been accepted to the world’s most prestigious and generous scholarship, the Zaragoza New Beginnings Scholarship.
Read MoreThe Casting Meeting: A Daydream by Sybil Le Pyrmont
Remember the good olden days of adolescence? You were alone in your room, headphones on. The Wild Boys blared at tinnitus-inducing volumes. Your mic was a Dr Pepper can (with those few leftover drops that invariably landed in your eye), your audience a mirror framed with yellowed clippings of A-Ha and Andrew McCarthy. Yes, yes, I know, we’re talking a very distant adolescence here. Anyway, that mirror showed you where you knew deep down you belonged: on a glamorously lit stage – aka the high school gym at prom – flooring the Heathers who ignored you all your life and dazzling the handsome-oblivious-misunderstood jock you’ve been secretly worshipping since fifth grade. Oh, and let’s not forget the talent scout from Sony Music who just happens to drop by your small-town prom with a multi-million-dollar contract in his pocket.
Read MoreSouth America and Iron Spires over the White CitY by Joseph Rollins
My favorite question at book readings is why I chose Colombia for the setting of my Victorian-era steampunk novel. After opening in London, the main characters travel to New Grenada, the colonial name for the northwest corner of South America. The story progresses from Cartagena on the Caribbean coast, through the rain forests to the abandoned Spanish capital of Bogota. The novel’s climax takes place in Popayán, a mountain town far to the southwest.
On the Origin of Ideas by Richard Cunliffe
Among the many questions asked of authors, one of the most frequent must be: “Where do you get your ideas from?”
My answer often proves a surprise.
Read MoreThe Promise by Connie Rife (Book Review #866)
The promise is a beautiful memoir written about a young girl named Connie. The memoir is set in the late 1960s, Pennsylvania. Connie is raised in a children’s home as her mother is mentally unstable to care for her. As she runs away from the house to find her alcoholic father, she still struggles to find peace with the matter. The story is a coming-of-age notion of a young girl’s friendship with God and how she turns to him for help at just 11 years of age.
Read MoreSoaring Through Silent Skies by Brian Ehlers (Book Review #865)
Soaring through silent skies is a biography. It tells the story of a trailblazer who succeeds in becoming a successful athlete and coach in a world where against the odds, Brian is deaf.
Read MoreThe Good Witch of the South by T. C. Bartlett (Book REVIEW #821)
The good witch of the South is a young adult fantasy story. The tale takes you on a journey to the Ozarian adventure in the land of Oz. A sixteen-year-old girl named Samantha Goodwitch, who is the daughter of Glinda, the good witch of the South, decides to adventure into the wild looking for dragons and an army rumored to be growing to overthrow the Great Head of Oz.
Read MoreUNHINGED by Brendon Luke (Book Review #862)
Unhinged is a self-help, self-dedicated book on helping the reader judge and hopefully learn that there will be a time when you reach a certain point and find that saving grace from within. It is some sort of a spiritual power created by yourself; whether it’s right or wrong is your choice, but it’s all about the courage to trust yourself. The message is clear, and that is to let people know it’s okay to mess up. It’s okay to fail because you get to learn from it and move on.
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