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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author Lamar Giles and his latest book, The Gateaway

    Entrevista con un autor: Lamar Giles

    Lamar Giles escribe para adolescentes y adultos en diversos géneros, y su obra aparece en numerosas listas de los mejores cada año. Es miembro fundador de We Need Diverse Books y reside en Virginia…

  • Author Lee Geum-yi and her first novel, The Picture Bride, to be translated into English

    Entrevista con un autor: Lee Geum-yi

    Lee Geum-yi nació en 1962 en casa de su abuela, en el pequeño pueblo montañoso de Chungcheongbuk-do, Corea. Desde muy joven, se sintió cautivada por el encanto de la narración, tras haber pasado su…

  • Author Alan Moore and his latest book, Illuminations: Stories

    Entrevista con un autor: Alan Moore

    Alan Moore es un escritor inglés, ampliamente considerado como el mejor y más influyente escritor de la historia del cómic. Entre sus obras fundamentales se incluyen "Desde el Infierno" y "La Liga de…

  • Author Margarita Montimore and her latest book, Acts of Violet

    Entrevista con una autora: Margarita Montimore

    Margarita Montimore es la autora de Asleep From Day y Oona Out of Order, un bestseller de USA Today y una selección del Club de Lectura Good Morning America. Tras obtener una licenciatura en Bellas…

  • Author James T. Bartlett and his book, the Alaskan Blonde

    Entrevista con un autor: James T. Bartlett

    Originario de Londres, James T. Bartlett ha escrito para Los Angeles Times, BBC, ALTA California, Hemispheres, Westways, Atlas Obscura, Crime Reads, Real Crimes y otros medios, y es autor de las guías…

  • Author Sunyi Dean and her debut novel, The Book Eaters

    Entrevista con un autor: Sunyi Dean

    Sunyi Dean es una escritora de ciencia ficción y fantasía autista, madre de dos hijos. Nacida en Estados Unidos y criada en Hong Kong, ahora vive en Yorkshire. Cuando no lee, corre, se cae al suelo…

  • Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson and latest book, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

    Entrevista con un autor: Neil deGrasse Tyson

    Neil deGrasse Tyson es astrofísico y autor del bestseller número 1, Astrofísica para gente con prisa, entre otros libros. Es director del Planetario Hayden del Museo Americano de Historia Natural…

  • Author Conner Habib and his debut novel, Hawk Mountain

    Entrevista con un autor: Conner Habib

    Conner Habib presenta el podcast Against Everyone With Conner Habib, que aborda temas como el punk rock, la filosofía, la pornografía y el ocultismo. Sus escritos han aparecido en CR Fashion Book…

  • Novels Boyfriend Material and Husband Material by Alexis Hall

    Entrevista con un autor: Alexis Hall

    Alexis Hall escribe libros en el sureste de Inglaterra, donde vive a base de té y pasteles Jaffa. Su último libro, "Husband Material", es la secuela de "Boyfriend Material" (2020), y recientemente…

  • Author Gigi Pandian and her latest book, Under Lock & Skeleton Key

    Entrevista con un autor: Gigi Pandian

    Gigi Pandian es la autora más vendida del USA Today y ganadora de múltiples premios por las novelas de misterio de Jaya Jones: la búsqueda del tesoro, las novelas de misterio de Accidental Alchemist y…


Reviews by Daryl M.

  • Cover image for The Fragile Threads of Power

    The Fragile Threads of Power

    • By: Schwab, Victoria
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    It’s been seven years since the events at the end of V.E. Schwab’s A Conjuring of Light. In Red London, Lila and Kell have been sailing the seas as privateers on her ship, the Grey Barron (They also secretly perform tasks for Red London’s crown.). Rhy Maresh, Kell’s brother, has...
  • Cover image for Being Henry : the Fonz . . . and beyond

    Being Henry : the Fonz . . . and beyond

    • By: Winkler, Henry, 1945-
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Henry Winkler has worked as an actor, director, producer, and is the author of several series of children’s books. Now, with Being Henry, Winkler tells the story of his own life and it is a fascinating read.Winkler writes his memoir with charm and grace. He describes the difficulties that faced...
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    Unnatural Ends

    • By: Huang, Christopher
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Sir Lawrence Linwood, the Lord of Linwood Hollow and a tyrant of a father, is always pushing his adopted children to meet unreasonable demands. Three adult children, Alan, Roger, and Caroline, have escaped their father and their home, but not unscathed. When Sir Lawrence dies, his children return home, as...
  • Cover image for The Shadow Glass

    The Shadow Glass

    • By: Winning, Joshua
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    The line between artistic genius and madness is razor fine and artists often madly dance along, and across, that line while they are working to manifest their vision. Jack’s father, Bob Corman, was no exception. Bob put everything he had into The Shadow Glass, an epic fantasy film done entirely...
  • Cover image for Midnight at the Houdini

    Midnight at the Houdini

    • By: Dawson, Delilah S.
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, magic is: 1) the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces, and 2) the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand. In her new novel, Midnight at the Houdini, Delilah S. Dawson tells a tale filled...
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    Kill Show

    • By: Sweren-Becker, Daniel
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    What is it about true crime that fascinates us? Why, over a century later, are we still fascinated with the brutal murders of five women in the Whitechapel district of London? What draws people to the life and death of notorious bank robbers Bonnie & Clyde almost a century later...
  • Cover image for The Road to Roswell

    The Road to Roswell

    • By: Willis, Connie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    UFO, the mere mention of this acronym (unidentified flying object) conjures images of flying saucers and beings, ranging from short to tall, who are slender, with large dark eyes and green or gray colored skin. Sometimes they wear shiny silver jumpsuits!Since 1947, when debris from the crash of an unidentified...
  • Cover image for A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

    A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

    • By: Rather, Lina
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Sarah has always known she is different. Her parents never missed an opportunity to remind her. They never faltered in telling her how she was one of the children being born in England who were monstrous, with claws, too many eyes, or mouths, or with fur, tales, or scales, or...
  • Cover image for Mister Magic : a novel

    Mister Magic : a novel

    • By: White, Kiersten
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Val has lived on the ranch for as long as she can remember. In fact, she has no memories of when she wasn’t living here, in rural Idaho, with her father. She teaches riding to the locals, but rarely leaves beyond supply runs to a local town. Her entire life...
  • Cover image for The circumference of the world

    The circumference of the world

    • By: Tidhar, Lavie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    A mathematician, a rare book dealer, and a gangster search for a rare science fiction paperback named Lode Stars. They each have their reasons (some bordering on obsession) and their searches will cause their paths to cross, alter their destinies, and, quite possibly, transform our understanding of reality.  In his latest...