They’re here! The release date for The Breathing Sea, I & II, is fast approaching! July 28 is the day! And in the meantime, e-ARCs are available for those who want them! For those who haven’t read the first part of the series, The Midnight Land, TBS I & II is a continuation of the […]
Read more "ARCs of The Breathing Sea Available Now!"State Counsellor Erast Petrovich Fandorin is called to action again! Terrorists have conducted a daring murder using his identity as a disguise, and both professional duty and personal pride demand that he find them and bring them to justice. But as he goes deeper into the world of revolutionaries, collaborators, and double agents, he finds […]
Read more "“The State Counsellor” by Boris Akunin"It’s here! So many free and 99c books! Come check them out here! And swing by our Facebook event as well! I’ll be on FB at 10am EDT, and my books will be free on the main event page all day!
Read more "SIAFBB’s Beach Reads–Free and 99c Books by the Dozen!"So, I’m going to be taking part in a free and discount book promo event on Saturday (links to come as soon as they’re live), and in support of that I’ve made all my own books free or 99c. The Midnight Land Part One, the first book in my epic feminist Slavic fantasy trilogy in […]
Read more "Free and Discount Books All Weekend!"Asne Seierstad was a freelance journalist in Moscow when the first Chechen war broke out. Acting under a poorly-understood compulsion to find out what was really going on there, she sweet-talked her way onto a military transport plane and ended up in Grozny. She spent several months during the first war, and again during the […]
Read more "“The Angel of Grozny” by Åsne Seierstad"The Chechen wars (1994-6 and 1999-2009, sort of) were brutal for everyone involved. But for Chechen women, they were particularly devastating. “Allah’s Angels” documents their participation and their suffering. Getting hard data about almost any aspect of the Chechen wars can be an exercise in frustration–even things that are supposedly monitored carefully by the government, […]
Read more "“Allah’s Angels: Chechen Women in War” by Paul J. Murphy"“The Bucket List” is like “Twilight,” except backwards. Misfit college student Leah Clarke falls wildly in love with Damon, a gorgeous, charming neighbor who overcomes his scruples and returns her affection, showering her with love, devotion, and a luxurious, jet-setting lifestyle. Only instead of being immortal, he has a terminal illness. This is a daring […]
Read more "“The Bucket List” by Emily Ruben"How to define Paramore? Are they pop? Rock? Something else entirely? To be honest, I had always thought of them as catchy rock light, and liked them (or didn’t) on a song-by-song basis. “After Laughter” is the first album of theirs that I’ve listened to as an entire album; with that caveat, I’ll boldly claim […]
Read more "“After Laughter” by Paramore"Soon, soon, “The Breathing Sea” will be released! Well, in a month or so. Meanwhile, here’s the cover for Part I, produced by Alan M. Clark.
Read more "Cover Reveal for “The Breathing Sea Part I”!"Impoverished laborer Ombima steals from his employer’s garden in order to put food on his family’s table. This action leads to his involvement in a forbidden affair, and a downward spiral into greed, jealousy, and backstabbing. That synopsis notwithstanding, “Forbidden Fruit” is less a tightly plotted tale of lust and revenge, and more a brief […]
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E. P. Clark: Author, Book Reviewer, and All-Around Literary Handiwoman 