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Pet Dragons and Chinese Hitmen: A Review of THE DRAGON SELLER
As soon as I settled down with The Dragon Seller, I was absorbed. It read like many of my favorite dragon stories but it puts a new spin on the dragon trope. Ferrario’s concept of dragons as …
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Eating My Way Through Cooking with Lovecraft: A Review
The sun sank lower behind the mountains, making them appear like jagged and sharp teeth. Hunger raged through me, turning me savage. My dinner had exploded all over the kitchen. No really, all over. See the photo …
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Life’s Little Things: A Review
When I got the email with a full copy of Life’s Little Things: The Quotes, I did a happy dance. I’d had the opportunity to take a sneak peek at parts and had been so excited by …

Age of the Ashers: A Book Review
The birds were chirping. Or maybe not. I was so absorbed in the last couple chapters of Diana Tyler’s urban fantasy, Age of the Ashers, that the afternoon ceased to exist for me. My world consisted entirely …

Bookish Sneak Peeks, Twitter Chats, and Giveaways, Oh My!
Today I get the pleasure of sponsoring Cendrine Marrouat’s book release celebration for her latest book, Life’s Little Things: The quotes! I hope you will join us on Twitter for a book chat as Cendrine answers questions. …
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Wide Sargasso Sea
Don’t quote me on that. I like my facts to be nebulous and ever-changing. I remember being told once that she was a mad, raving alcoholic of undiscovered genius living in a soggy shack in Cornwall when …

Shoot, Drink, Older Woman, Preferably in That Order: in praise of Hemingway.
There is something beautifully masculine about Ernest Hemingway’s writing. It is, at times, ephemeral, deep, yet containing a polished surface that does not display those dark ripples until closer inspection. Every time I read Hemingway, I am …
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The Primary Law of Writing
This book is a prime example of the primary law of writing. If you write well, you can write about anything. Take The Story of the Eye as an example, disturbing, suspenseful, dirty and beautifully written. If …