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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author David J. Skal and his latest book, Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond

    Entrevista con un autor: David J. Skal

    David J. Skal es autor de numerosos libros, entre ellos Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, Screams of Reason y Something in the Blood. Skal reside en Glendale, California. Su último libro es Fright…

  • Author Lindsay Ellis and her debut novel, Axiom's End

    Entrevista con una autora: Lindsay Ellis

    Lindsay Ellis es autora, finalista del Premio Hugo y videoensayista, y crea contenido en línea sobre medios, narrativa y teoría cinematográfica. Tras obtener su licenciatura en Estudios…

  • Author Elsa Hart and her latest book, The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

    Entrevista con una autora: Elsa Hart

    Elsa Hart es autora de varias novelas de misterio aclamadas ambientadas en la China del siglo XVIII, incluida Ciudad de tinta, uno de los mejores libros de Publishers Weekly de 2018. Nació en Roma…

  • Author Caroline B. Cooney and her latest novel, Before She Was Helen

    Entrevista con una autora: Caroline B. Cooney

    Caroline B. Cooney es la autora más vendida de novelas de suspenso, misterio y romance para adolescentes, con más de 15 millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Su última novela, "Antes de…

  • Jody David Armour and his latest book, N*gga Theory: Race, Language, Unequal Justice, and the Law

    Entrevista con un autor: Jody Armour

    Jody David Armour es profesor de la Facultad de Derecho Gould de la USC. Forma parte del profesorado desde 1995. Su experiencia abarca desde demandas por lesiones personales hasta demandas sobre la…

  • Jon Wiener and his latest book, Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties, co-authored with Mike Davis

    Entrevista con un autor: Jon Wiener

    Jon Wiener es editor colaborador de The Nation desde hace mucho tiempo y presentador y productor de "Start Making Sense", el podcast semanal de la revista. Es profesor emérito de Historia de Estados…


Reviews by Daryl M.

  • Cover image for Crossings : consisting of three manuscripts

    Crossings : consisting of three manuscripts

    • By: Landragin, Alex
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Crossings, Alex Landragin’s debut novel is as difficult to define as it is to describe. At its most elemental, Crossings is a collection of three novellas that collectively tell a story. There are elements of several different genres present: historical fiction, mystery, fantasy, and romance. And, perhaps most surprising, the...
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    Before She Was Helen

    • By: Cooney, Caroline B.
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Helen Stephens lives a quiet life in Sun City, a retirement community in South Carolina. She regularly plays cards in the clubhouse with other residents of the complex, including her neighbors Joyce and Johnny. While she is mostly retired, she continues teaching some Latin classes at a local high school...
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    It Came From the Sky

    • By: Sedoti, Chelsea
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Sixteen-year-old Gideon Hofstadt prefers an orderly life and an orderly future. In his schoolwork, he excels in the sciences, but struggles with the vagaries of the humanities. It is the same way he struggles with his relationships with his family, friends, and his maybe boyfriend, Owen. Gideon cares about Owen...
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    The Operator

    • By: Berg, Gretchen
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    In a world where most people walk around with a telephone on their person that can allow them to contact someone anywhere in the country, or the world, easily and directly, it may be a bit of a shock to realize that as little as 50 years ago many people...
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    The Darwin Affair

    • By: Mason, Timothy
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    It probably goes without saying that when Charles Darwin published his revolutionary theories regarding evolution, and their supporting evidence, in The Origin of Species in 1859, there was controversy. Even today, 160 years later, Darwin’s theory of species evolving over time still engenders strong feelings of resistance to his ideas...
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    The Ghosts of Sherwood

    • By: Vaughn, Carrie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    The earliest references to Robin Hood date back to the 14th century, and the earliest surviving copies of the story are from the 15th century. The details may change, but the core of the legend concerns a nobleman turned outlaw with a band of followers known as the Merry Men...
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    A Star is Bored

    Kathi Kannon is the daughter of a famous actress mother, and went on to gain her own fame as Princess Talara in the space spectacular, Nova Quest. She has gone on to work as a script doctor and written several novels, but several decades later she is a star in...
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    Pretty as a Picture

    • By: Little, Elizabeth
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    A young film editor in need of a job is offered one that, at first, seems too good to be true: working for an Oscar-winning director on a high-profile project on location. But, as we all know, if something seems too good to be true, it more than likely is...
  • Cover image for When we were magic

    When we were magic

    • By: Gailey, Sarah
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    After graduation, prom night is often the penultimate event in the life of a high school senior. Students may save, plan and dream about the night for months or even years prior to going. So what happens when the prom doesn’t go the way you planned? What if something truly...
  • 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...