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Interview with Freya Marske, Author of “Swordcrossed”

by | October 8, 2024 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Freya Marske is the inventive author behind the new captivating fantasy novel Swordcrossed. Set against a backdrop of arranged marriage...
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Interview with Anara Guard, author of Like a Complete Unknown

by | June 7, 2023 | Interviews | 0 Comments

What inspired you to write this book? I grew up at the very edge of the Sixties, too young to participate much but old enough to be a...
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An Interview with Terrance C. Newby, Author of Dangerfield’s Promise

by | June 6, 2023 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Chicago Book Review's Maria Yinks interviews Terrance C. Newby, author of Dangerfield's Promise. What was the most rewarding aspect of...
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Interview with Esther Mollica, Author of The Queen of Gay Street

by | November 9, 2022 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Manhattan Book Review's Kristi Elizabeth interviews Esther Mollica, author of The Queen of Gay Street. What prompted you to write your...
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Interview with Freya Marske, Author of “Swordcrossed”

by | October 8, 2024 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Freya Marske is the inventive author behind the new captivating fantasy novel Swordcrossed. Set against a backdrop of arranged marriage...
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Interview with Anara Guard, author of Like a Complete Unknown

by | June 7, 2023 | Interviews | 0 Comments

What inspired you to write this book? I grew up at the very edge of the Sixties, too young to participate much but old enough to be a...
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An Interview with Terrance C. Newby, Author of Dangerfield’s Promise

by | June 6, 2023 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Chicago Book Review's Maria Yinks interviews Terrance C. Newby, author of Dangerfield's Promise. What was the most rewarding aspect of...
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Interview with Esther Mollica, Author of The Queen of Gay Street

by | November 9, 2022 | Interviews, Written | 0 Comments

Manhattan Book Review's Kristi Elizabeth interviews Esther Mollica, author of The Queen of Gay Street. What prompted you to write your...
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The Magnificent Ruins

The Magnificent Ruins

Jan 19, 2025 |

A dream or a nightmare? Suddenly, astoundingly, Lila De inherits a massive house and estate in Kolkatta, far from her home and professional job with a publisher in New York. The adventure comes as she is offered a promotion, and interrupts a new affair with one of her...

Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero

Red Hook: Brooklyn Mafia, Ground Zero

Jan 19, 2025 |

The year was 1961, and the soldiers of the Gallo crew prepared for war. Larry, Albert, and Crazy Joe were at their President Street headquarters plotting their strategy against their boss, Joe Profaci. Newspapers and TV stations breathlessly reported on the spate of...

To the Kennels: And Other Stories

To the Kennels: And Other Stories

Jan 19, 2025 |

Hye-Young Pyun has wrangled some horrors of mundane despair in her collection To the Kennels and Other Stories, brought to English readers from the original Korean by translators Sora Kim-Russell and Heinz Insu Fenkl. There are similar themes and imagery connecting...

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Fun Fiction for AAPI Heritage Month Roundup

May 27, 2024 |

In celebrating, AAPI month, we have five wonderful new books from our AAPI authors.When Clouds Touch Us by Thanhhà Lai HarperCollins, 256 pages, $18.99 In “When Clouds Touch Us”, a sequel to the bestselling "Inside Out and Back Again," Hà and her family,...

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Apr 11, 2024 |

Peacemaker Tries Hard! by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh DC Comics, 168 pages, $24.99 In a gritty superhero tale by writer Kyle Starks and artist Steve Pugh, Peacemaker, despite his shortcomings, strives to embrace heroism post-Suicide Squad. His quest for normalcy takes a...

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