Tag: magical realism
Good Book to Read: This Impossible Brightness by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
by Cindy Matthews | Nov 8, 2023 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Good Book to Read: This Impossible Brightness, Jessica Bryant Klagmann, Lake Union – Alma Hughes has always possessed the gift—or curse—of empathy.
Read MoreReview: The Midnight Garden by Elaine Roth
by Cindy Matthews | Sep 29, 2023 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Review: Can two broken hearts believe in second chances? The Midnight Garden, Elaine Roth, Lake Union – Hope Gold is left widowed at the tender age of twenty-three when her husband Brandon dies in an accident.
Read MoreInterview: Netflix’s Geek Girl on her new adult novel
by Anna Roins | Sep 1, 2023 | Interviews, Video | 0 |
How does it feel to have an upcoming Netflix series? Does autism help you write better?
Interveiw: CASSANDRA IN REVERSE
by Holly Smale
(MIRA; Original edition, 6 June 2023)
“It’s incredible, and – without wanting to sound like a total cheeseball – there hasn’t been a day in the last decade where I haven’t been grateful for my luck. Writing is a tough business, and I’m fully aware of how rare my situation is.” See full interview.
Interview: Diane Marie Brown on Black Candle Women
by Anna Roins | Jan 1, 2023 | Interviews, Video | 0 |
Interview: Author Diane Marie Brown’s novel BLACK CANDLE WOMEN is an enriching read about voodoo love curses and their effect on two generations of women.
Read MoreInterview: Muted Author Cai Emmons, on Novel, Unleashed
by Doris Booth | Aug 31, 2022 | Featured, Interviews, Video | 0 |
Unleashed, Cai Emmons, Dutton – Award-winning novelist Cai Emmons has been fascinated by human connections to nature since she was a child growing up in New England,
Read MoreReview: The Inheritance of Orquìdea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
by Kate Padilla | Jul 26, 2021 | Book Reviews | 0 |
The Inheritance of Orquìdea Divina, Zoraida Cordova, Atria Books – Zoraida Córdova’s tropes are as magical as her fantasy novel, “The Inheritance of Orquìdea Divina,” where bargains are made with the unknown and kept secret until ill-fortune spreads like vines, ultimately choking the family tree to death.
Read MoreReview: Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
by Cindy Matthews | Jun 1, 2021 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest, Atria Books – Leda Foley is a struggling travel agent by day and the face of Klairvoyant Karaoke at Castaways Bar by night.
Read MoreWhat Secrets Lurk Within the Old Mexican Mansion?
by Anna Roins | Nov 1, 2020 | Interviews, Written | 0 |
Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Del Rey – New York Times best-selling author, Silvia Moreno-Garcia offers her readers another rich, intricate tapestry in Mexican Gothic, which was recently optioned for TV by Hulu this year.
Read MoreBook Review: Winter Sisters by Tim Westover
by Kate Padilla | Apr 10, 2020 | Book Reviews | 0 |
Winter Sisters, Tim Westover, QW Publishers – Author Tim Westover weaves an illuminating tall tale about ancient vs. modern medicine in his novel, “Winter Sisters.” The story begins in the early 1800s with the arrival of Audrey Waycross fresh out of medical school.
Read MoreThe Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
by Kate Padilla | May 22, 2019 | Book Reviews | 0 |
The Murmur of Bees, Sofia Segovia, Amazon Crossing – Sofìa Segovia’s magical realism novel, “The Murmur of Bees,” is masterfully absorbing, and laced with delicious prose. Her characters are likewise captivating, so their journey becomes very personal.
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