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Daryl M.

Librarian


Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author Marshall J. Moore and his latest novel, The Henchperson's Guide to Unionizing

    Interview With an Author: Marshall J. Moore

    Marshall J. Moore is the author of the Son of a Sailor cozy fantasy trilogy, the Rites of Resurrection epic fantasy trilogy, and over thirty published short stories. His latest novel is The…

  • Author Ellen Datlow and her books, Lovecraft's Brood and All Hallow's Eve

    Interview With an Editor: Ellen Datlow

    Ellen Datlow lives in New York and co-hosts the monthly Fantastic Fiction Reading Series at KGB Bar. Her most recent publications are Lovecraft’s Brood and All Hallows Eve, and she recently talked…

  • Author Avind Ethan David and his latest novel, The Great Game

    Interview With an Author: Arvind Ethan David

    Arvind Ethan David was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, educated in England, and currently lives in Southern California with his family. His debut novel is The Great Game, and he recently talked about…

  • Author Blair Palmer Yoxall and his debut novel, Treat Them as Buffalo

    Interview With an Author: Blair Palmer Yoxall

    Blair Palmer Yoxall (he/him/his) is an award-winning writer and poet. Blair is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and is of Métis and settler parentage. He enjoys fly-fishing in the Alberta…

  • Author Sunyi-Dean and her latest book, The Girl With A Thousand Faces

    Interview With an Author: Sunyi Dean

    Sunyi Dean (she/her) is a biracial fantasy author who was born in Texas, grew up in Hong Kong, and now resides in North England. She writes speculative fiction with a weird slant. Her new novel is The…

  • Author Lee Goldberg and his latest book, Murder by Design

    Interview With an Author: Lee Goldberg

    Lee Goldberg is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy novels. His latest novel is Murder by Design, and he recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog.


Reviews by Daryl M.

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    Brokeula

    • By: Seidlinger, Michael J.
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.

    James  Sugre is a vampire. He has lived for centuries, but has made some questionable choices. Bad choices, when it comes to investments. Now, he is broke. He has no money and is deep in debt. He can’t even afford his own reflection (they are available for a fee from Vampire Nation, an international conglomerate that both governs and provides for the world’s vampire population).

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    Mazywood

    • By: Due, Tananarive
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.

    Wishes. We all make them, either silently to ourselves or possibly as a breathless whisper as we drop a coin in a fountain. The reason behind them can range from whimsical to deadly serious. And, in the "real world," they are, to quote Douglas Adams, "mostly harmless." In the world of fiction, however, wishes are entirely different. 

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    Another Fine Mess

    La funeraria Evans existe prácticamente desde que se fundó el pueblo del sureste de Texas donde se ubica. Es un negocio familiar que se ha transmitido de generación en generación entre las mujeres Evans. Está Ducy, la matriarca actual de la familia, hija de Pie, quien desapareció misteriosamente hace dieciocho años...
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    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    • By: Schwab, Victoria
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    En 2020, V.E. Schwab presentó a los lectores a Addie LaRue, una joven que hace un pacto fáustico para evitar un matrimonio no deseado a principios del siglo XVIII en Francia. En La vida invisible de Addie LaRue, Schwab sigue a Addie a través de los siglos mientras ella, gracias a su astucia y fuerza de voluntad, moldea...
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    Good Dirt

    • By: Wilkerson, Charmaine
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Cuando Ebony "Ebby" Freeman tenía diez años, fue la única testigo de un robo fallido en su casa que resultó en la muerte a tiros de su hermano Baz, de quince años, y la destrucción de una valiosa reliquia familiar. El hecho de que Ebby sea hija de una prominente familia afroamericana...
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    But Not Too Bold

    La vida de Dália cambió la mañana en que la criada encontró la nota mecanografiada que decía: «CONTRATAR A UN NUEVO GUARDIÁN DE LAS LLAVES; URGENTE; ANTES DEL AMANECER». Todos en la Casa Caprichosa sabían lo que significaba la nota y quién la había escrito. Su autora era la Señora de la Casa Caprichosa, Lady Anatema, una gigantesca criatura mitad araña, mitad humana...
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    The Murder of Mr. Ma

    • By: Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, SJ
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    En Londres, en 1924, Lao She, un joven académico tímido, es convocado a la casa del matemático Bertrand Russell. Al llegar, Russell le explica que un amigo y colega, el juez Dee Ren Jie, ha sido arrestado por error junto con un grupo de agitadores chinos. Russell teme que si se descubre la identidad de Dee...