Tyringham Park
TYRINGHAM PARK. Rosemary McLoughlin. Atria Books. It’s very rare for first-time fiction to break any ground, so very rare for a novelist’s debut to catch a reader by surprise. However, … Continue reading
A Killing of Angels
A KILLING OF ANGELS. Kate Rhodes. Minotaur Books. Scheduled for release on February 25, 2014, A Killing of Angels captures the bare elements of the human psyche in vibrant tones. In essence, this … Continue reading
New Fiction From Tor
THE WAVERING WEREWOLF. David Lubar. Starscape. David Lubar is renowned for his ability to bring monsters to life on the grand landscape of the printed page. The Wavering Werewolf continues his benchmark Monsterrific Tales … Continue reading
How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes
MASTERMIND: HOW TO THINK LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES. Maria Konnikova. Penguin. Really, the question isn’t whether you should think like Sherlock Holmes, but if you would want to. In his acclaimed … Continue reading
City of Lost Dreams
CITY OF LOST DREAMS. Magnus Flyte (Pseudonym for Meg Howrey & Christina Lynch). Penguin. City of Lost Dreams, a Penguin original just-released, is an ambitious novel that promises an action-packed plot and … Continue reading
The Voice of the Animal Self
GHOST TANTRAS. Michael McClure. City Lights Books. Michael McClure, a founding member of the Beat Generation, has embodied many styles during a legendary 60-year career, one in which he came … Continue reading
The Brothers Grimm For Modern Times
FAIRY TALES FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM. Deluxe Edition. Retold by Philip Pullman. Penguin Classics. These are the stories with which we grew up, and acclaimed author Philip Pullman (widely known to readers … Continue reading
Stephen King & The Shining, 30 Years Later
DOCTOR SLEEP. Stephen King. Scribner, Simon & Schuster. I started “Doctor Sleep,” Stephen King’s sequel to “The Shining,” with a certain amount of trepidation. King has revisited child characters from … Continue reading
Farmers’ Almanac: Tips On Weather & More
THE FARMERS’ ALMANAC. 2014 edition. Almanac Publishing. The Farmers’ Almanac has been around for nearly two centuries, and in keeping with its grand tradition, this edition offers weather predictions for the upcoming … Continue reading
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