As many of you know, I work for a company called Berrett-Koehler Publishers. My employer’s favorite book is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary Edition today. I feel proud and happy; I contributed ideas and feedback for the “bonus chapter” which was added to the new edition. The author, BJ Gallagher, is an AMAZING lady, chock full…
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Quick Description: Frankenstein’s monster would deeply approve Mary Shelley, hold onto your hat! Here’s what you might have written had you been alive in the 21st century. Zero Echo Shadow Prime explores the same rich themes as Frankenstein (overreach of technology, human hubris, identity, the relationship between creator and creation, defying death) but does so…
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Quick Description: Creative apocalypse tale with a protagonist you really feel for How I found this book: I’ve been following Jason Cantrell’s blog and Twitter for a long time, so his debut novel finally being released was a big event for me. I’d followed him along his journey of creation, laughed at his jokes and…
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Quick description: Hilarious mythological satire, light-hearted yet meaningful- reminds me of Terry Pratchett How I found this book: Michael Munz caught my attention on Twitter with his witty quips. I’ve been a big supporter of him for a while now, and I’m thrilled by the way this book brought out all his humor and thoughtfulness. I’m…
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Quick description: Fascinating world-building and ideas, but plot moved slowly and I wanted more plot twistsHow I found this book: I’m friends with the president of “Authors Large and Small,” a wonderful book publicity firm that helps a lot of independent authors. She posted about her client’s book on her Facebook and the description was…
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Quick description: Fun romantic comedy with deeper truths about love How I found this book: I first noticed Liana on Twitter because her avatar was a picture of brightly rainbow-striped socks. It made her stand out from the crowd. I’m not the only one who likes the socks- she says on this link that an editor asked her…
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Quick description: Heartwarming, funny, and soothing to the spirit. I’ve decided to start publishing book reviews on my blog to support independent authors. This is my first-ever blogged review!