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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author Kathleen Kaufman and her latest novel, Of Monsters and Mainframes

    Interview With an Author: Barbara Truelove

    Barbara Truelove is an Australian author and game designer who writes about werewolves, monsters, space, and sometimes other things. Her interactive novel, Blood Moon, was released in 2023. When she’s…

  • Author Eric J. Guignard and his book, Scaring and Daring: Terrifying Takes on 15 Classic Tales: A Horror Writers Association Anthology

    Interview With an Author: Eric J. Guignard

    Eric J. Guignard is an author and anthologist of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books. He's twice won…

  • Author Lindy Ryanand her two novel, Bless Your Heart and Another Fine Mess

    Interview With an Author: Lindy Ryan

    Lindy Ryan is an award-winning author, anthologist, and short-film director whose books and anthologies have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. Several of…

  • Author Kathleen Kaufman and her latest novel, Fiend

    Interview With an Author: Alma Katsu

    Alma Katsu is the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of eight novels. Her books have been nominated and won multiple prestigious awards. She has written two spy novels (Red Widow and Red…

  • Author Giano Cromley and his latest novel, American Mythology

    Interview With an Author: Giano Cromley

    Born and raised in Montana, Giano Cromley is the author of two young adult novels and a collection of short stories. He is a recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council and was a…

  • Photographer Robert Landau and his visual book, Art Deco: Los Angeles

    Interview With an Author: Robert Landau

    Robert Landau is a photographer and author of several visual books, including the internationally acclaimed Rock 'N' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip. His photographs have been shown all over the…

  • Author Arvind Ethan David and his graphic novel, Trouble is My Business

    Interview With an Author: Arvind Ethan David

    Arvind Ethan David is a Stoker Award-nominated graphic novelist who has also written chart-topping Audiodramas, television, and plays. Arvind is also a producer of film and theater, including the Emmy…

  • Gareth Brown and the cover of his book The Society of Unknowable Objects

    Interview With an Author: Gareth Brown

    Gareth Brown is the author of the international bestseller The Book of Doors. He wanted to be a writer from a very young age, and he completed his first novel as a teenager. For the last twenty years…

  • Direct Descendant book cover by Tanya Huff

    Interview With an Author: Tanya Huff

    Tanya Huff may have left Nova Scotia at three, and has lived most of her life since in Ontario, but she still considers herself a Maritimer. On the way to the idyllic rural existence she shares with…


Reviews by Daryl M.

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    Another Fine Mess

    Ang Evans Funeral Parlor ay halos kasinghaba na ng bayan sa Timog-Silangang Texas kung saan ito matatagpuan. Ito ay isang negosyong pang-henerasyon, pinangangasiwaan at ipinapasa sa mga babaeng Evans. Nariyan si Ducy, ang kasalukuyang matriarch ng pamilya, na anak ni Pie, na misteryosong nawala labingwalong taon na ang nakalilipas...
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    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    • By: Schwab, Victoria
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Noong 2020, ipinakilala ng VE Schwab sa mga mambabasa si Addie LaRue, isang dalagang gumawa ng kasunduang Faustian upang maiwasan ang isang hindi gustong kasal sa unang bahagi ng ika-18 siglong France. Sa The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, sinusundan ni Schwab si Addie sa paglipas ng mga siglo habang si Addie, sa pamamagitan ng kanyang sariling tuso at lakas ng kalooban, ay humuhubog...
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    Good Dirt

    • By: Wilkerson, Charmaine
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Noong sampung taong gulang si Ebony "Ebby" Freeman, siya lamang ang nakasaksi sa isang bigong pagnanakaw sa bahay na nagresulta sa pagkamatay ng kanyang labinlimang taong gulang na kapatid na si Baz, at sa pagkawasak ng isang napakahalagang pamana ng pamilya. Ang katotohanan na si Ebby ay anak ng isang kilalang pamilyang Itim...
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    But Not Too Bold

    Binago ng buhay ni Dália ang umaga nang matagpuan ng katulong ang makinilyadong sulat na nagsasabing: "UMANGKA NG BAGONG TAGAPAG-INGAT NG MGA SUSI; MAAGAPAN; BAGO MAGBUKAS-BULAN NG LIWANAG" Alam ng lahat sa Capricious House ang ibig sabihin ng sulat at kung sino ang sumulat nito. Ang may-akda nito ay ang Ginang ng Capricious House, si Ginang Anatema, isang napakalaking gagamba/tao...
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    The Murder of Mr. Ma

    • By: Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, SJ
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Noong 1924 sa London, si Lao She, isang mahiyain at batang akademiko, ay ipinatawag sa tahanan ng matematikong si Bertrand Russell. Pagdating niya, ipinaliwanag ni Russell na ang isang kaibigan at kasamahan, si Hukom Dee Ren Jie, ay maling inaresto kasama ang isang grupo ng mga Tsinong mapang-asar. Natatakot si Russell na kung ang pagkakakilanlan ni Dee ay...
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    The Lost Story

    • By: Shaffer, Meg
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Labinlimang taon na ang nakalilipas, nawala sina Jeremy at Ralph habang nasa isang field trip sa Red Crow State Forest sa West Virginia para sa pagtatapos ng pasukan. Sandaling naroon sila, at pagkatapos ay nawala na sila. Paulit-ulit na hinalughog ang kagubatan, ngunit walang nakitang bakas ng mga batang lalaki. At...
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    Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

    Buong buhay ni Arthur Edwards ay nanirahan sa maliit na bayan ng Northbridge sa hilagang Inglatera. Lumaki siya roon. At nakilala at pinakasalan niya ang kanyang asawang si Madeleine, sa Northbridge. Sa Northbridge nila pinalaki ni Madeleine ang kanilang dalawang anak, sina Elizabeth at Patrick. Tulad ng karamihan sa maliliit na bayan, anuman ang...
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    Star Struck

    • By: McCown, Marjorie
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    Nang iwan ng mga mambabasa si Joey Jessup sa pagtatapos ng Final Cut ni Marjorie McCown, natuklasan niya ang pagkakakilanlan ng mamamatay-tao na pumatay sa Assistant Director na si Courtney Lisle sa set ng isang malaking-budget na superhero movie. Nakaligtas siya sa isang tangkang pagpatay sa sarili niyang buhay nang ang mamamatay-tao ay nagtakda...