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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author J.M. Miro and and his debut novel, Ordinary Monsters

    Entrevista con un autor: JM Miro

    JM Miro vive y escribe en el noroeste del Pacífico. Su primera novela es Monstruos Ordinarios y recientemente habló sobre ella con Daryl Maxwell para el blog de LAPL. ¿Cuál fue tu inspiración para…

  • Author Luivette Resto and her latest poetry book, Living on Islands Not Found on Maps

    Entrevista con una autora: Luivette Resto

    Luivette Resto estudió en la Universidad de Cornell, donde obtuvo su licenciatura en Literatura Inglesa y una especialización en Historia Latina de Estados Unidos. Posteriormente, estudió con Martín…

  • Author Liz Michalski and her latest novel, Darling Girl

    Entrevista con una autora: Liz Michalski

    Liz Michalski, exreportera y editora, ahora escribe artículos sobre interés humano, vida y salud como escritora independiente. Vive con su familia en Massachusetts, donde le encanta leer cuentos de…

  • Author B.L. Blanchard and her debut novel, The Peacekeeper

    Entrevista con un autor: BL Blanchard

    BL Blanchard se graduó del programa de honores de escritura creativa de UC Davis y fue becaria de escritura en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Boston. Es abogada y miembro de la tribu…

  • Author Jennifer McMahon and her latest novel, The Children on the Hill

    Entrevista con una autora: Jennifer McMahon

    Jennifer McMahon es autora de diez novelas, entre ellas los best sellers del New York Times "Promesa de no contar" y "La gente del invierno". Vive en Vermont con su pareja, Drea, y su hija, Zella. Su…

  • Author Eddie Robson and his latest book, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

    Entrevista con un autor: Eddie Robson

    Eddie Robson es un escritor británico de comedia y ciencia ficción, conocido por su comedia "Bienvenidos a Nuestro Pueblo", "Por Favor, Invadan con Cuidado" y su trabajo en diversos spin-offs de la…

  • Author Timothy Hallinan and his latest book, Rock of Ages

    Entrevista con un autor: Timothy Hallinan

    Timothy Hallinan ha sido nominado a los premios Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity y Silver Dagger. Es autor de veintidós libros ampliamente elogiados, incluyendo los thrillers de Poke Rafferty sobre…

  • Author Julian David Stone and his latest novel, It’s Alive

    Entrevista con un autor: Julian David Stone

    Julian David Stone creció en la Bahía de San Francisco y finalmente se mudó a Los Ángeles para estudiar cine y luego dedicarse al mundo del entretenimiento. Su trabajo anterior incluye guiones para…

  • Author Paul Cornell and his latest novel, Rosebud

    Entrevista con un autor: Paul Cornell

    Paul Cornell ha escrito episodios de Elementary, Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood y muchas otras series de televisión, incluyendo su propia serie infantil, Wavelength. Ha trabajado para todas las…


Reviews by Daryl M.

  • Cover image for The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

    The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

    • By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    A young noblewoman is betrothed by her parents into an unwanted, arranged marriage. A young pirate struggles to survive and protect his brother from the dangers inherent in the life they have been forced to live. A mermaid is captured and threatened with death because her blood, when drunk, allows...
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    Conventionally Yours

    • By: Annabeth Albert
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    A common theme in novels, motion pictures and television is the fine line between love and hate. One only has to look at William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (or it’s modern reincarnation 1999’s Ten Things I Hate About You) for an example of supposed loathing turning to love...
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    Under the Rainbow

    • By: Celia Laskey
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    In a recent survey, the small town of Big Burr, Kansas has earned the title of “most homophobic town in the U.S.”  The non-profit that conducted the survey, Acceptance Across America (AAA), determines that the appropriate response to their findings is to send a task force to Big Burr. They...
  • Cover image for Upright Women Wanted

    Upright Women Wanted

    • By: Gailey, Sarah
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Esther just watched her best friend die. Beatriz was found to be in possession of “inappropriate” materials, and for that she was hanged in the town square. Esther’s father spoke from the podium about the dangers of “deviance” all the while keeping his eyes locked on Esther.  Beatriz’s death was a...
  • Cover image for Oona Out of Order

    Oona Out of Order

    • By: Montimore, Margarita
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Imagine it is New Year’s Eve, 1982. Oona is 18 years old and will be 19 at midnight as the year changes to 1983. She has her whole life ahead of her, including the type of life altering “big decisions” that face everyone at that age. But, when Oona opens...
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    Heart of Junk

    • By: Geddes, Luke
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Hmm, what could the following all have in common: an aging antique mall in Wichita, Kansas, where well established and novice sellers are struggling to keep the doors open in the age of online shopping; a child beauty pageant queen who has mysteriously vanished; and the hosts of a phenomenally...
  • Cover image for Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel

    Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel

    • By: Swanson, Peter
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    The owner of a Boston bookshop specializing in mysteries posts a list of books on the store’s blog. It is entitled “Eight Perfect Murders” and it lists the novels he feels have described unsolvable murders. These are murders in which the killers cannot be connected with their crimes. Years later...
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    Ormeshadow

    • By: Sharma, Priya
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    It is often stated that “The meek will inherit the earth.” While that is a nice sentiment, it is not affirmed by history. More often than not, those who hold their tongues and think before speaking, as well as those who avoid confrontation and violence to resolve conflict are the...
  • Cover image for Riot Baby

    Riot Baby

    • By: Onyebuchi, Tochi
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Ella has what she refers to as her Thing. It allows her to see things that have not yet happened. As a young girl growing up in Compton, California, this is more of a curse than a blessing. Ella is rarely happy by the future she sees. And, as she...
  • Cover image for Made things

    Made things

    • By: Tchaikovsky, Adrian, 1972-
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Coppelia is not quite a thief and not quite a con-artist. What she is, or could be if she were living a different life, is an artist. A builder who could create function and beauty from raw materials, but only in a different life. A life where her parents hadn’t...