In “Esper Files,” a mad(ish) scientist in an alternative Victorian England accidentally hits the world with a massive EM radiation pulse. All of a sudden, people start manifesting unusual abilities. Within a few decades, there are rival groups of good and bad Espers, as those with the abilities are called, and the good Espers find […]
Read more "“Esper Files” by Egan Brass"The Lakota warrior known as Crazy Horse is one of the more romantic and yet enigmatic and tragic figures in American history: surprisingly little is known about the man who led the Sioux to a series of successes against the US Army, before being arrested and killed in prison. This book takes the bare facts […]
Read more "“Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse” by Win Blevins"“Rebellion’s Forge” is a rip-snorting tale of battle and adventure. There’s also some other stuff, but it takes backstage to the action. Loosely based on historical events, the story takes place in the early 12th century, when the Normans were trying to extend their conquest from England to Wales. King Gruffydd is walking a fine […]
Read more "“Rebellion’s Forge” by K.M. Ashman"This dark fantasy series by Renee Scattergood is available at a discount right now! Check it out! Demon Hunt is on sale for $1.99 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/490617 Coupon Code: DX89K via @ReneeScatts #Fantasy #SupportIA #IARTG Shadow Stalker Part 2 (Episodes 7 – 12) is on sale for $1.99 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/554309 Coupon Code: PL34P via @ReneeScatts #Fantasy #SupportIA #IARTG […]
Read more "Free Fantasy Books!"Jack Song is the only non-white faculty member at a boarding prep school in Delaware, grieving for the death of his sister. Taylor Alta, the newest hire, is a closeted lesbian grieving for the death of her best friend, who had been afraid to return her love. Their stories intertwine as they deal with bullying […]
Read more "“Carry the Sky” by Kate Gray"I was going to take a break from posting reviews for a couple of days, in order to avoid burning myself and everyone else out, but in a stunning display of my basic nature as an over-achiever, I just pledged to read and review 200 books on Goodreads this morning. Whether that was an act […]
Read more "“Off Balance” by Terez Mertes Rose"In “Rubbing Stones,” two seemingly separate stories converge, with both uplifting and tragic results. Jane is an American psychiatrist whose teenage son has gotten into trouble with the law. Meanwhile, Katura is a teenage girl from Botswana, whose older brother has also gotten into what turns out to be much more serious trouble with the […]
Read more "“Rubbing Stones” by Nancy Burkey"We all know about ballerinas whose stories are exceptional. But what about those are aren’t principal dancers? What about the ones who don’t struggle up from unusual circumstances to become household names? What about the ones who do everything by the book and dedicate their lives to ballet only to remain in the corps for […]
Read more "“Outside the Limelight” by Terez Mertes Rose"I thought I’d take a break from book reviewing to meditate a little more on an issue of all-consuming interest for me–namely, my mysterious illness that may or may not be CFS/ME, an obscure strain of Lyme disease, babesiosis…the possibilities are vast and confusing, and your run-of-the-mill MD is left in a muddled quandary when faced […]
Read more "In Which I Contemplate Day-to-Day Activities When You Feel Like Hell"Ray is a struggling crab fisherman in Alaska, trying to keep his business afloat and raise his granddaughter alone. Then his long-estranged daughter comes home after being released from prison, upsetting the fragile balance of his life and forcing him to face his past. The conflicts in this novel are all small-scale and personal, which […]
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E. P. Clark: Author, Book Reviewer, and All-Around Literary Handiwoman 