Back On February 29, 1876, leap year, Professor Josiah Grant wanted to host a séance. He enlisted the help of a renowned psychic Lucius Holgrove to assist him. Grant had found a tome chined in the underground of an old Irish Monastery that had a spell to see his own fate. All he needed was … Continue reading The Art of Suffering
When I was younger, I read a short story called The Library Policeman. It was in Stephen King’s book Four Past Midnight that was released in 1990. For those who haven’t read it, the story is about a man who accidentally destroys books he borrowed from the library and is terrorized by the Library Policeman.I … Continue reading On Ode to Libraries. (And Librarians)
I've mentioned before that it's difficult for me to find a good horror novel. Outside the horror favorite: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker new horror is a hit and miss with me. Sometimes the authors go for the extra disgusting and forget the plot. Sometimes they're so focused on the plot that they forget … Continue reading Haunted houses or no.
Welcome friends, to the last musing of July. When this article drops, I’ll be in the great state of Minnesota attending a weekend conference wherein several speakers will discuss topic based on one author and his books. There will be a library visit as well because what’s a literary conference without a visit to a … Continue reading In Search of new book festivals
Poetry and I have an on again off again relationship. I wrote some in my younger years, nothing huge. Maybe two dozen poems. I do like poetry; my problem is the poetry depends on the poet.Getting and English Lit degree dulls my love for poetry in such as I had a professor for multiple poetry … Continue reading Poetry for the emotions
Over the first week in July, I downloaded two books. One was a JAFF from Kindle Unlimited, the other was a romance I got during a Stuff your Kindle event. Both books I closed before I barely made it out of the first chapter.Like it or not, AI book writing is here for a while. … Continue reading Life’s too short to read bad books
Yes. They're title lyrics. To a song released in 1997 under the same title as this week's book. And to say that this song was not running through my head while I read this book would be laughable. Alexandria’s newest book, Truly, Madly, Deeply came out at the end of April and I immediately bought … Continue reading Until the Sky Falls Down on Me
I remember last year when the social media went wild because of the drama of Cait Corrain her review bombing authors of color and what amounted to starting a fight with herself to get reviews and notoriety. The problem was, she was already on the fast track to being the next big thing in the … Continue reading Has the entire book publishing world gone mad?
You all know by now that I am here for a good Pride & Prejudice variation. If it mentions the novel, chances are I’m picking it up.After the queer YA version in Most Ardently, I found this one, Just as You Are. A lesbian-sapphic romance that touches on gender norms, expectations, transgender issues, homophobia and … Continue reading Mouse found another one!
Hello friends! It's June and I am glad to be back. I caught up a on a few books. Not as many as I wanted too but enough to give me a good head start. I never thought I say this to myself, but, I need to read more. Let's start off this month with … Continue reading To Boldly Go into June
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