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Rook by Blaine C. Readler

In Rook by Blaine Readler, the titular character is swept from life as a primitive tribesmen into an interstellar adventure through time and space, encountering legendary figures and changing the course of history. The plot is ambitious and fast-moving, boasting educational moments and light-hearted scenes. The underlying reason why Rook has been chosen as a time-traveling liaison to an alien race isn’t entirely clear, but Readler has written a fascinating journey for him to take. Going from the formation of Roman empires to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Rook is an unpredictable, tongue-in-cheek ride through human history, with plenty of […]

SPR2020-02-17T08:40:30+02:00February 15th, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Review: Mother Stella by Ryan Baxter

Mother Stella by Ryan Baxter

A spiritual guide known as Mother Stella is the fascinating focus of Ryan Baxter’s thoughtful examination of her life and legacy.

As outlined extensively in Baxter’s lively chronicle, Stella was born in Iceland during the Great Depression. Her family lived in respectable poverty, with fresh flowing water available, but no indoor plumbing and no electricity. As WWII heated up, British forces and then American took control of their territory and occupied Reykjavik. Stella was old enough to remember the bounty of the American soldiers in Christmas gifts and candy. She married an American and immigrated to the US, winding up […]

SPR2020-03-11T10:28:43+02:00February 12th, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Biography Book Reviews, Spirituality Book Reviews|

Why Authors Should Stop Blogging Now

Blogging If you’re a self-published author, or plan to become one soon, you’ve probably read plenty of great advice about building your online platform. And I’m betting that a common theme is that you should blog regularly.

And here’s why that’s poor advice:

If you set up a blog on your own website, and only ever post there, you risk only reaching people you’ve already reached! It doesn’t matter how engaging, fascinating, controversial, or informative your articles are. It’s irrelevant whether you blog about your writing process, share tips for other authors, take the reader behind the scenes, or offer bonus […]

SPR2020-02-06T06:17:11+02:00February 6th, 2020|Categories: Features, Member Blog|Tags: Author Blogging|

Introducing Bookvertiser: Book Marketing with Results

The team at SPR has created a new book promotion service for authors: Bookvertiser.

The service is a similar process to SPR’s own Amazon Promotions, but with more flexible options, such as the ability to gain 200 sales at once, and new monthly promotions where you can attain 4-5 sales and 50 sales a month to maintain momentum.

The full list of services are:

Kindle Book Sales

We target reader demographics who are likely to buy your book, based on age, gender, interests, and other important factors. You can receive 50, 100, and 200 sales at a time, […]

SPR2020-02-04T01:32:45+02:00February 4th, 2020|Categories: Features, News|Tags: Book Marketing Advice and Tips, Book Promotion Articles|

An Interview with JC Bratton: Author of Who’s At the Door?

JC Bratton Growing up loving horror and mystery tales, JC Bratton’s Freshman effort in the world of fiction pays homage to the Point Horror novels she would read as a kid: stories such as Slumber Party by Christopher Pike and Twisted by RL Stine. Some of her biggest influences are Alfred Hitchcock, Lois Duncan, Stephen King and Richard Matheson. JC does have a day job but would really be excited if Netflix would make a movie based on her first short story. JC resides in the heart of Silicon Valley: San Jose, California.

Tell us about your book.

Recent high school graduate […]

SPR2023-11-27T12:51:31+02:00February 3rd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

A Powerful Love by A.S. Wilson

Journalist Natasha Grant is coming to terms with her inherited psychic ability, but when boyfriend Kevin takes her to view a house where someone died, she becomes unwell. Her intern Guinevere, also psychic, takes ailing Natasha to meet Khalil, a sexy yoga guru into astral projection. As Kevin makes poor decisions affecting their future, Natasha’s attraction to Khalil grows. She can’t deny her true self for much longer. With a modern and original writing style, A Powerful Love is full of deeply developed characters and a strong story arc, offering a literary take on the paranormal romance genre.

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SPR2020-01-03T06:21:52+02:00January 3rd, 2020|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

An Interview with B.T. Keaton: Author of Transference

B.T. Keaton Brandon T. Keaton is a self-prescribed Peter Pan who adores cats and dogs. Penchants for gummy bears and action figures have followed him around his entire life. He currently resides in Wellington, New Zealand, and is loath to discuss himself in the third person, but he can be persuaded to do so from time to time. Transference is his first novel.

Tell us about your book.

Wow, going for the jugular right out of the gate, eh? Well, hopefully, the title itself nudges the reader in the right direction. A technological advancement combined with the discovery of a new element […]

SPR2020-01-02T09:44:53+02:00January 2nd, 2020|Categories: Interviews|

Review: Courage and Complicity by Claudette Languedoc

Courage and Complicity by Claudette Languedoc

Memories of a former teacher in a residential school for Indigenous children are provoked by a strange gift and a mysterious visitor in the evocative novel Courage and Complicity by Claudette Languedoc.

Mary Block is a naïve but adventurous girl living in Toronto in relative comfort and safety when she answers an ad in 1947 to teach Indigenous children in the backwoods town of Bear Lake. She will board with a local lady and work under the sway of Catholic nuns and monks.

She at first concentrates on pleasing her employers, being the ideal teacher and tenant. But as initial […]

SPR2019-12-20T08:35:41+02:00December 20th, 2019|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fiction Book Reviews|