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Author Profile – Rick Posner | Lives of Passion, School of Hope

Author Profile – Rick Posner | Lives of Passion, School of Hope

Was there a book that changed your life? If so which one and how did it affect you? Reading William Saroyan’s book, My Name Is Aram, about growing up as an Armenian immigrant in Northern California, made a great impression on me. I learned that life could be sad and happy at the same time and [...] [...more]

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Prophecy

A Virtual Book Review Network exclusive… Interview with Paul Mark Tag, author of Prophecy Book Summary: Shortly before the great Johnstown, Pennsylvania, flood of 1889, a 19-year-old girl enters a church and places an envelope inside a bottle and into a safe. Minutes later, a wall of water engulfs the town and kills over 2200 people. What [...] [...more]

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Fables from the Mud

A Virtual Book Review Network exclusive… Interview with Erik Quisling           {mosimage}Lauren Smith: What inspired you to create a work of fiction?  Erik Quisling:  I initially came up with the idea for Fables from the Mud shortly after I graduated college.  In the course of my soul searching and trying to figure out my place in the world, I [...] [...more]

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Alex Webster and the Gods

  A Virtual Book Review Network exclusive… Interview with David Dent, author of Alex Webster and the Gods    {mosimage}VBRN: What inspired you to create a work of science fiction?  David Dent: Science fiction and fantasy have always been obsessed with the nature of godhood. The idea came to me in 2002 after reading an article in the Atlantic [...] [...more]

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The Writer Within You

THE WRITER WITHIN YOU A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing in Your Retirement Years By Charles Jacobs   Lauren Smith:  Why did you write this book?  Charles Jacobs:  Whenever I speak to groups on subjects related to writing and publishing, members of the audience, particularly older folks, approach me and state enthusiastically, “I’ve been dying to write this book [...] [...more]

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Book Review: Fledgling by Octavia Butler (Blogcritics.org)

Octavia Bulter’s last book before her death sparks a whole new world and culture of vampires! Fledgling has one of the best opening chapters Ive read in years. I was hooked on the spot as the mysterious narrator tried to figure out what had been done to her. And why. From her descriptions of [...] [...more]

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Mystery Fiction Review Site Nominated For Major Award (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Murder mystery book review Website selected for honor at Alaska convention. {mos_sb_discuss:2} [...more]

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DIRTYJOB

enerene74 posted a photo: I recently finished this freaky book. It’s been a real quicky to read and I can completely recommend it. I immediately ordered more books of Mr. Moore at amazon (place your product here). I even made it a birthday-present to a friend… So do not tell me you have missed reading this book, when [...] [...more]

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Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires Book One

By Rachel Caine ISBN 0-451-21994-5 Normally, I don’t read young adult novels. But, I really enjoy Caine’s Weather Warden series. I slogged through the angst of being too young in a college world. The protagonist Claire Danvers is a young genius in a weird town. Because she is too young and too [...] [...more]

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Book review: The Fundamentals of Sonic Art and Sound Design (Addict 3D)

(Amazon USA and UK ). Editors say : The book explores the worlds of sonic arts and sound design through their history and development, and looks at the present state of these extraordinarily diverse genres through the works and words of established artists and through an examination of the wide range of practices that currently [...] [...more]

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