Book Reviews
A Good Contemporary Book Read: Plot Summary & Review for Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
In my mind, it’s not often that the back-cover description of a book matches to a T what the book is about or conveys without hyperbole what makes it unique and special. The back-cover of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine has one of those few en-pointe descriptions. “[It’s] the story of a…heroine whose deadpan weirdness…
Read MoreAn Incomplete List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books by Black Authors
Like you, I’m watching the protests all across America this week and realizing that racism is more pervasive than I thought, still, and that I need to be more active in doing what I can to get rid of it once and for all. To start compiling a list of constructive actions I can take,…
Read MoreTop Nine Writing Books and Book Deals
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been writing for many years. Professionally, I’ve written hundreds if not thousands of blog posts, magazine articles, newsletters, white papers, product web pages, etc. and edited many more, plus a few books. And on the side, I’ve written fiction for seven years now. I have four complete manuscripts–all in the…
Read MoreMy Top Five Cookbooks: Cookbook Reviews
I don’t know about you, but I definitely feel like mine and my family’s eating habits have changed since we’re home 99% of the home under pandemic isolation. Obviously, I’m tempted to eat more frequently because the pantry and fridge are RIGHT THERE. And when I cook dinner, I’ve tried to be more purposeful about…
Read MoreVideo Game Review: Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
I’ve played Zelda in its various incarnations for years, since Nintendo 64, always playing 100% through the games. So it wasn’t a surprise to me that I loved this game, with a few caveats. Want the details? Read on… Awesome Gameplay The gameplay was awesome: For me, that means there’s enough of a challenge defeating…
Read MoreSix Great Escape Books and Book Deals
Six great books to help you escape–in different ways–from the isolation of pandemic-induced quarantine
Read MoreUnique Science Fiction: A Book Review
It’s not often you find science fiction books with black main characters (at least in my experience), especially in YA, but I found one such book–actually, three–and highly recommend it. It’s Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. What is Binti About? From Amazon: Binti, a young Himba girl, has the chance of a lifetime:…
Read MoreTop 10 Affiliate Marketing Tips
Say you’re someone who, because of the current pandemic, lost their job. You’re desperately looking for another full-time job–among so many others–while trying to come up with ways to earn money online as a possible alternate source of income in the meantime. Or say you’re a married someone who stays at home and cares for…
Read MoreCover Reveal for Jennifer Nielsen’s Next Books
Whether you’re a fan of historical fiction or fantasy fiction, middle-grade or young-adult, you’ll find something to be a fan of in Jennifer Nielsen’s books. She’s written 18 books, 3 of them historical and 15 of them fantasy, and she’s coming out with another historical and another fantasy in the next year. If you want…
Read MoreFantasy Books Plot Summary and Book Deal: All the Crooked Saints
Certain authors have a way of describing both characters and setting that synergistically rouses both a shine of style and a patina of point-of-view that is entirely unique but patently important to the telling of a particular story. Maggie Steifvater is one such author, and All the Crooked Saints is one of those stories. What…
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