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A Review of Reviews

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 08/28/2016 - 16:09

When Deb Atwood contacted me offering me a review copy of her book 31 Ghost Novels to Read before You Die, I accepted it because it sounded like an interesting concept. (You can read her introduction to the book in an earlier post.)

I didn’t stop to think about how meta it would be to recommend a book full of recommendations for other books… But wow, is it meta. This is why I haven’t made the book one of my weekly recommendations. It turns out, it was just a little too meta for me.
Book Introduction: Riker's Calling

Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/24/2016 - 16:10

It has been awhile since we've had a Book Introduction guest post. This one has been in my "to do" box for awhile, but had to wait for me to return from vacation and get caught up with things. Today's introduction is of a crime thriller set in Los Angeles.

Riker's Calling

by Rico Lamoureaux
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Book Introduction: Drawing in the Dark

Submitted by riverhorse on Fri, 06/10/2016 - 23:51

Time for a Book Introduction post! Today's post comes from Jeremy Baker, introducing his story collection, Drawing in the Dark. I love the image of using writing to turn yourself into a damp washcloth, so you can wring out some of the emotions.

Why I Write

by Jeremy Baker

Kandahar, Spring 2002
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Lunch Stories

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 06/05/2016 - 15:42

I have fallen into the habit of reading my social media streams over lunch. In some ways, it is a good habit. I catch up with distant friends and see what's happening in the world. In other ways, though, it is a bad habit. All too often, "what's happening" is nothing good, and I end my lunch break feeling more stressed than I was at the start.
Introducing: Giovanni Goes to Med School

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 05/08/2016 - 16:34

Today's post is a Book Introduction for the first in a planned series of novellas about B-movie monsters in the modern world... which sounds like a lot of fun!

Zombies: A Labor Of Love

by Kathy Bryson

Those who know me were a little surprised by the choice of zombies in my new series. Okay, they weren’t that surprised. Earlier I wrote leprechaun love stories, so really zombies weren’t that odd a choice for me. But they were a very personal one.
Short eBooks as Samplers

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 05/01/2016 - 16:43

One of the common strategies I see larger publishing companies taking with short ebooks is to use them as samplers for a larger series. While I strongly dislike the practice of breaking something that is properly a novel into several small "novellas," I enjoy series of novellas and I enjoy the sampler approach. The difference is that in the latter two approaches, the short ebook stands on its own. It has a full story arc, and comes to a statisfying ending within that arc, even if it is clear there is more to the overall story.
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Introducing: 31 Ghost Novels to Read Before You Die

Submitted by riverhorse on Fri, 04/15/2016 - 18:28

Time for another Book Introduction guest post! This week, we have an introduction to a collection of essays about ghost stories, from writer and ghost story enthusiast Deb Atwood.

31 Ghost Novels to Read Before You Die

by Deb Atwood

I’ve never seen a ghost. And—gasp—I’m not sure I believe in ghosts.

But I love them.
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Browsing for Short eBooks

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 16:07

James Patterson recently announced a new initiative in publishing short ebooks, called Bookshots. The idea is to publish short, fast-paced stories. Here is a good summary, if you want more details. This particular initiative doesn't seem like it will be publishing the sort of books I usually like to read, but I am happy to see more publishers recognizing the potential of shorter writing.
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Introducing: No Rest for the Wicked

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 04/03/2016 - 15:02

I don't read horror, but that is a personal preference, not an indictment of the genre. I'm always happy to share book introductions for horror short ebooks. Today's book introduction comes to us from English author Dane Cobain.

No Rest for the Wicked

by Dane Cobain
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Introducing: The Grey Forest

Submitted by riverhorse on Fri, 03/18/2016 - 17:53

Our latest book introduction comes from Maureen A. Griswold, introducting The Grey Forest, a collection of short stories.

The Grey Forest

by Maureen A. Griswold

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