Stephanie Ayers (pictured right) is currently circling the book community on tour for her latest novel, The 13: Tales of Macabre! Pre-orders are available here: The 13: Tales of Macabre. As of this interview, The 13 is available at a special price–just $0.99–as an e-book on Amazon! The 13 will officially release on October 26, 2018, just in…
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My personal copy of this book finally came in the mail yesterday! I found Alphonso Dunn through YouTube, while looking for drawing tutorials. After watching a few of his videos, I saw that he was such a brilliant instructor and I put his book, Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide, on my wish list.…
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I found this book on Netgalley and was drawn by the cover. The illustrations in this book are beautiful and the story is sweet, but this is definitely not for everyone. If you don’t enjoy feminist reads, this won’t interest you. The subject of this book is more about bringing social realities to the forefront,…
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“And I discovered something incredibly therapeutic [when writing]: I saw that the more I released what was inside, the more I felt rejuvenated and light like a feather.” -Mihai G. Paulet, From the bottom of my being Let’s start with a disclaimer. Disclaimer: poetry is art in words, so you’ll either “get it” or you won’t.…
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Sheets is scheduled to be published by Lion Forge next week! I was able to get an ARC copy to do this review. It took me a few pages to get into this one, but I’m happy that I stuck it out. It turned out to be a really sweet story about an unlikely friendship between a girl…
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Through the Woods was a random recommendation from Barnes and Noble, and the book that inadvertently made me a fan of ShortBox. (Where’s the connection? I stumbled on the ShortBox website looking for more of Emily Carroll’s work after finishing Through the Woods.) ShortBox has such a great collection of work. I’m really looking forward…
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“Ranging from the relatable to the utterly nonsensical and bizarre, the comics within The Book of Onions explore themes of loneliness, desperation, and perverted talking fruit.” -From, The Book of Onions Note: I received a digital ARC to review this book. The Book of Onions won’t actually be available to buy until this October. I’ll…
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I recently hopped on the Dull Margaret bandwagon, then catapulted myself right off. Whoever wrote the back synopsis deserves an award because after reading it inside Barnes and Noble, I was pretty excited about buying this book. Unfortunately, after I took it home and read the entire thing, I couldn’t figure out why Dull Margaret…
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I was offered a digital copy of The Sea Was a Fair Master for review and it’s a collection worth reading. I don’t publicly review every book I’m offered, so pay attention. The Sea Was a Fair Master is currently on pre-order for just under $3, a generous price you can afford. Anyway, you can’t…
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Will you be in Las Vegas on June 16th? If so, I hope you stop by Books or Books, an independent bookstore in Las Vegas between 1 PM to 4 PM. Books or Books 3460 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89120 702-522-7697 Author Dan Bradford will be there signing. Love a good adventure…
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