by Sarah Reida | Sep 4, 2024 | Books, Reviews
M.J. Wassmer’s Zero Stars Do Not Recommend has a ballsy title. If it’s a bad book, the insults are just too easy. Luckily, however, it isn’t a bad book–in fact, quite the opposite–and thus said title works as this clever debut writer must have intended it to....
by Erin Mitchell | Sep 3, 2024 | Features
Our cat Smoky doesn’t realize he’s not a dog. It’s not his fault, really. After all, he spent his formative years following our golden retriever around like a lost puppy. You may even say it was inevitable he would learn to greet us at the door when we come home and...
by Elise Cooper | Aug 30, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Zero Sum Jonathan Graves book 16 John Gilstrap Kensington Pub August 20th, 2024 Zero Sum by John Gilstrap has corrupt officials, drugs, political intrigue, human trafficking, greed, power, and fear. Additionally, there’s a sub-plot featuring twins that are kidnapped...
by Bookouture | Aug 30, 2024 | Features
I’ve written the synopsis for my next book. It’s received the ‘thumbs up’ from my editor and I’ve signed my contract. In preparation for the Great Start, I’ve dusted my laptop screen and adjusted my writing chair into a position that’s essential for good posture. And...
by Elise Cooper | Aug 29, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
A Fatal Feast at Bramsford Manor Food & Spirits Book 1 Darci Hannah Kensington Pub August 20th, 2024 A Fatal Feast at Bramsford Manor by Darci Hannah is a cozy mystery intertwined with historical fiction that has a paranormal and food aspect to it. Chef Bridget...
by Steve Hamilton | Aug 27, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
“Baya comes from the island of Sumatra,” Torino said, “where they have saltwater crocodiles over twenty feet long. They call Baya ‘the Crocodile’ because the Indonesian word for crocodile is buaya. But the name would work even without the wordplay.” This is from the...
by Elise Cooper | Aug 23, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Murder at the Elms book 11 by Alyssa Maxwell published August 2023 Murder at Vinland book 12 by Alyssa Maxwell published August 2024 Kensington Pub. Each of Murder at the Elms and Murder at Vinland by Alyssa Maxwell intertwines a mystery within an historical novel....
by Elise Cooper | Aug 19, 2024 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Tom Clancy Shadow State Jack Ryan Jr. Book 12 M. P. Woodward G. P. Putnam’s Sons August 20th, 2024 Tom Clancy’s Shadow State by M. P. Woodward delves into the world of Jack Ryan Jr. The author, a former naval intelligence officer with the US Pacific Command blends his...
by Robert Swartwood | Aug 16, 2024 | Behind the Book, Features
As is often the case with second books in a series, Enemy of the State was never supposed to exist. The first book, The Killing Room, was initially written to be a standalone. The book opens with a businessman waking up in a hotel room that isn’t his to find a dead...
by Erin Mitchell | Aug 15, 2024 | Home Entertainment, TV
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for season four of its globally celebrated, Emmy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning series, “Slow Horses,” starring Gary Oldman. Adapted from SPOOK STREET, the fourth novel in the CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick...
