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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Maggie Tokuda-Hall and her debut novel, The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea

    Entrevista con una autora: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

    Maggie Tokuda-Hall es la autora del libro ilustrado ganador de la Medalla de Oro de Parent's Choice, Also an Octopus, ilustrado por Benji Davies. Vive en Oakland, California, con su esposo, su hijo y…

  • Author Rebecca Serle and her latest novel, In Five Years

    Entrevista con una autora: Rebecca Serle

    Rebecca Serle es autora y guionista de televisión, residente en Los Ángeles. Serle codesarrolló la exitosa adaptación televisiva de su serie juvenil Famous in Love, y también es autora de The Dinner…

  • Author Celia Laskey and first book Under the Rainbow

    Entrevista con una autora: Celia Laskey

    La obra de Celia Laskey ha aparecido en Guernica, The Minnesota Review y otros medios. Tiene una maestría en Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Nuevo México y fue finalista del Premio de Cuento para…

  • Author Annabeth Albert and her latest novel, Conventionally Yours

    Entrevista con una autora: Annabeth Albert

    Cuando no está añadiendo nuevas obras a su colección, Annabeth Albert es una escritora de romance del noroeste del Pacífico con múltiples publicaciones. Sus populares romances LGBTQ+ incluyen varias…

  • Author John Scalzi and his latest novel, The Last Emperox

    Entrevista con un autor: John Scalzi

    John Scalzi es un autor de ficción especulativa, bestseller del New York Times y galardonado, cuya obra se ha traducido a más de 20 idiomas. También ha trabajado como consultor creativo para la serie…

  • Author Marie Benedict with her latest novel, Lady Clementine

    Entrevista con una autora: Marie Benedict

    Marie Benedict es abogada con más de diez años de experiencia como litigante en dos de los principales bufetes del país y para empresas de la lista Fortune 500. Es miembro del Salón de la Fama de…

  • Cynthia Hand and her latest novel, The How and The Why

    Entrevista con una autora: Cynthia Hand

    Cynthia Hand es autora de varios libros para adolescentes, éxitos de ventas del New York Times, incluyendo la trilogía Unearthly, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, The Last Time We Say Goodbye y My Lady…

  • Peter Swanson and his latest book, Eight Perfect Murders

    Entrevista con un autor: Peter Swanson

    Peter Swanson es autor de seis novelas, entre ellas The Kind Worth Killing, ganadora del premio New England Society Book Award y finalista del CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger y Her Every Fear, libro del…


Reviews by Daryl M.

  • Cover image for Being Henry : the Fonz . . . and beyond

    Being Henry : the Fonz . . . and beyond

    • By: Winkler, Henry, 1945-
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Henry Winkler has worked as an actor, director, producer, and is the author of several series of children’s books. Now, with Being Henry, Winkler tells the story of his own life and it is a fascinating read.Winkler writes his memoir with charm and grace. He describes the difficulties that faced...
  • Cover image for Unnatural Ends

    Unnatural Ends

    • By: Huang, Christopher
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Sir Lawrence Linwood, the Lord of Linwood Hollow and a tyrant of a father, is always pushing his adopted children to meet unreasonable demands. Three adult children, Alan, Roger, and Caroline, have escaped their father and their home, but not unscathed. When Sir Lawrence dies, his children return home, as...
  • Cover image for The Shadow Glass

    The Shadow Glass

    • By: Winning, Joshua
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    The line between artistic genius and madness is razor fine and artists often madly dance along, and across, that line while they are working to manifest their vision. Jack’s father, Bob Corman, was no exception. Bob put everything he had into The Shadow Glass, an epic fantasy film done entirely...
  • Cover image for Midnight at the Houdini

    Midnight at the Houdini

    • By: Dawson, Delilah S.
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, magic is: 1) the use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces, and 2) the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand. In her new novel, Midnight at the Houdini, Delilah S. Dawson tells a tale filled...
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    Kill Show

    • By: Sweren-Becker, Daniel
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    What is it about true crime that fascinates us? Why, over a century later, are we still fascinated with the brutal murders of five women in the Whitechapel district of London? What draws people to the life and death of notorious bank robbers Bonnie & Clyde almost a century later...
  • Cover image for The Road to Roswell

    The Road to Roswell

    • By: Willis, Connie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    UFO, the mere mention of this acronym (unidentified flying object) conjures images of flying saucers and beings, ranging from short to tall, who are slender, with large dark eyes and green or gray colored skin. Sometimes they wear shiny silver jumpsuits!Since 1947, when debris from the crash of an unidentified...
  • Cover image for A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

    A Season of Monstrous Conceptions

    • By: Rather, Lina
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Sarah has always known she is different. Her parents never missed an opportunity to remind her. They never faltered in telling her how she was one of the children being born in England who were monstrous, with claws, too many eyes, or mouths, or with fur, tales, or scales, or...
  • Cover image for Mister Magic : a novel

    Mister Magic : a novel

    • By: White, Kiersten
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Val has lived on the ranch for as long as she can remember. In fact, she has no memories of when she wasn’t living here, in rural Idaho, with her father. She teaches riding to the locals, but rarely leaves beyond supply runs to a local town. Her entire life...
  • Cover image for The circumference of the world

    The circumference of the world

    • By: Tidhar, Lavie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    A mathematician, a rare book dealer, and a gangster search for a rare science fiction paperback named Lode Stars. They each have their reasons (some bordering on obsession) and their searches will cause their paths to cross, alter their destinies, and, quite possibly, transform our understanding of reality.  In his latest...
  • Cover image for I'll stop the world : a novel

    I'll stop the world : a novel

    • By: Thoman, Lauren
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Time travel is a staple of fiction. For well over a century writers have imagined different ways to propel their protagonists backwards and forwards through time. Sometimes they are merely observers, allowing the author to speculate on past motivations or future developments. But just as often, the protagonist is sent...