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Dark Isles: Deliverance by Brian Shinomiya

Dark Isles: Deliverance by Brian Shinomiya is a well-drawn work of military sci-fi following Zayta Holtcoughski, a soldier who’s been primed for battle from a very young age. When a space mission goes awry, Zayta is thrown from the ship in an escape pod and lands on a foreign world where medieval weaponry is the norm, and the planet is deep in conflict. Zayta joins the war, but he’s torn between staying in this brutal world and starting a new life, or returning to who he once was.

A glance at the cover – and the title – and you […]

SPR2017-08-14T06:57:30+02:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Being the Best You! by Fayth Thomas

Being the Best You! by Fayth Thomas Being the Best You! by Fayth Thomas is a charming and informative children’s book about caring for people and finding out what you want to be when you grow up. Darwin is given an assignment at school to see what job he might want to do when he’s an adult. At first he’s not really sure, but then he realizes he likes caring for his grandmother who has diabetes and decides he wants to be a doctor, which has all his fellow students cheering.

At once a book about how to care for a person with an illness and a […]

SPR2017-08-01T08:49:14+02:00July 31st, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Children's Book Reviews|

An Interview with Christopher Zoukis: Author of Federal Prison Handbook

Christopher Zoukis, an award-winning incarcerated writer, is the author of the Federal Prison Handbook (Middle Street Publishing, 2017), Prison Education Guide (Prison Legal News Publishing, 2016), and College for Convicts (McFarland & Co., 2014). He regularly contributes to The Huffington Post, New York Daily News, and Prison Legal News. In 2016, the American Bar Association named Chris’ Prison Law Blog a Top 100 Law Blawg for Attorneys.

Tell us about your book.

The Federal Prison Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Surviving the Federal Bureau of Prisons is essential reading for all soon-to-be and current federal prisoners, their family members and […]

SPR2017-07-27T10:00:40+02:00July 27th, 2017|Categories: Interviews|

39 Drawings by Jason Innocent

39 Drawings by Jason Innocent 39 Drawings is a collection of early artwork by famed graffiti artist Jason Innocent. The artist has made his name with sketchbook-style drawings throughout the streets of New York City, and these thirty-nine drawings collect ideas and images he’s known for in one place.

The drawings are directly reminiscent of his “live” sketches, and so offer an inside glimpse into his creative process, as well as how he’s developed as an artist. Those who are familiar with his work will see ideas that have permeated his street art – race, pop culture, class, and seemingly random thoughts – that all […]

SPR2017-07-24T06:31:55+02:00July 24th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|

An Obliquity (The Perihelion Book 2) by D.M. Wozniak

An Obliquity by D.M. Wozniak is the electrifying follow-up to The Perihelion, one of the more innovative literary dystopian sci-fi novels you’ll ever read.

In the first book, the world of 2069 is on the edge of the Perihelion, a phenomenon where the planet is closest to the sun. This is a world where people have hybrid animal DNA, who are at once more advanced and more vulnerable. An Obliquity takes place the next day after the Perihelion has occurred, following the lives of the same six intertwining characters, and has the same level of intensity and inventiveness as […]

SPR2019-03-07T09:25:48+02:00July 19th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

An Interview with Ronald Chapman: Author of A Killer’s Grace

Ronald Chapman I have a consulting and coaching business, www.MagneticNorth.com, that provides the foundation for my other work. A Killer’s Grace is my fourth book, and I have two audio sets also in the marketplace. Many of the ideas about which I write find their way into workshops, speeches and online content.

Tell us about your book.

A Killer’s Grace is first and foremost a redemption story. Based on my actual correspondence with a serial killer who was put to death for his crimes, my protagonist, a journalist named Pitcairn, receives a letter from a fictional serial killer. It proposes a […]

SPR2017-07-17T07:34:10+02:00July 17th, 2017|Categories: Interviews|

Stainer by Iolanthe Woulff

Stainer by Iolanthe Woulff Stainer by Iolanthe Woulff follows the life of Ben Steiner, a precocious but terminally uncool college student living in 1970’s New York City. Beginning on his 21st birthday, he meets the girl of his dreams, as well as the dynamic P.T. Deighland who’s a magnetic presence but doesn’t always have Ben’s interests at heart. As Ben awakens to new experiences, and struggles with breaking free from his conservative upbringing, his desire for acceptance may just end up being his downfall.

Though the cover might suggest that this is a political novel, this is a true coming of age novel – […]

SPR2019-01-22T04:36:18+02:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Guilt by Bruce W. Perry

Guilt by Bruce W. Perry Three men are going on the vacation of lifetime in the Swiss Alps, when it’s revealed that one of the men might be involved in some shady business practices. After a deadly avalanche, questions arise about one of the men’s motives, and if he’s really as innocent as he seems.

Guilt begins as a nice take on the middle-aged man adventure – men who are devoted to their families and careers, but the chances for adventure are fewer and farther between. However, things take a surprisingly dark turn, so the book isn’t a by-rote tale of middle-aged bonding, as the […]

SPR2018-09-10T03:44:24+02:00July 5th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Men's Fiction Book Reviews|