Category Archives: Reviews

Book review: The Brothers’ Keepers

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

I’m quite pleased that Melange Press recently published The Brothers’ Keepers, a thriller by my friend Matthew Peters. Matthew’s book is available from Amazon and other fine retailers in print and electronic formats. Look for the sequel to come out … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Dragon Lantern by Alan Gratz

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

And I thought the first book was good! The Dragon Lantern, a middle-grade novel by Alan Gratz, pulls out all the stops. Dragon Lantern is the second book in the League of Seven series, about a team of seven heroes who … Continue reading →

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Mini book club: Wives and Daughters

Posted on October 30, 2015 by

Mini Book Club (me and my spouse) just finished the fifth book on our Victorian novel list, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. Published as a serial in 1864-1866, it was the last novel Gaskell ever wrote. In fact, when … Continue reading →

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My perpetual friend

Posted on September 12, 2015 by

Since I last gave an update, Mini Book Club (me + spouse) has finished two more Victorian novels: Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, and Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. After a long roll-call vote of the club … Continue reading →

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Stress-free self-publishing

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

I’ve been following Catherine Ryan Howard’s blog for some time now, not only for all the great advice on self-publishing, but also her entertaining and light-hearted tone. For a long time the blog was called Catherine, Caffeinated, but she seems … Continue reading →

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