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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author Tod Goldberg and his latest anthology, Eight Very Bad Nights

    Interview With an Author: Tod Goldberg

    Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen books, including the award-winning Gangsterland trilogy and Living Dead Girl, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His…

  • Author M. L. Rio and her first novella, Graveyard Shift

    Interview With an Author: M. L. Rio

    M. L. Rio holds an MA in Shakespeare studies from King’s College London and Shakespeare’s Globe and a PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her bestselling first novel If We…

  • Translator, Shanna Tan of book Marigold Mind Laundry by Chŏng-ŭn Yun

    Interview With Translator, Shanna Tan

    Shanna Tan is a Singaporean translator working from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Her translations include Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum and Yeonnam-dong’s Smiley Laundromat by…

  • Writer Ryan Love and his debut novel, Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out

    Interview With an Author: Ryan Love

    Born and raised in the island town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, Ryan Love is a NCTJ-qualified journalist. He was the first Showbiz Editor at Digital Spy and has written for publications…

  • Performer and writer Kate McKinnon and her debut novel, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science?

    Interview With an Author: Kate McKinnon

    Kate McKinnon is an award-winning performer and writer who is celebrated globally for her work in film and television. Young readers will recognize her voice role as "Ms. Frizzle" in The Magic School…

  • Author Lilliam Rivera and her latest novel, Tiny Threads

    Interview With an Author: Lilliam Rivera

    Lilliam Rivera is a MacDowell Fellow and an award-winning author of eight previous works of fiction: four young adult novels, three middle-grade books, and a graphic novel for DC Comics. Her books…

  • Author Scott Thomas and his latest novel, Midwestern Gothic

    Interview With an Author: Scott Thomas

    Scott Thomas is the Stoker-nominated author of Kill Creek, which was selected by the American Library Association's reader committee as the top horror book of 2017, and of Violet, which was praised by…

  • Author Dan Kois and his latest novel, Hampton Heights

    Interview With an Author: Dan Kois

    Dan Kois is a writer, editor, and podcaster at Slate, where his work has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards and two Writers Guild Awards. He’s the author of the novel Vintage…

  • Author Peng Shepherd and her latest novel, All This & More

    Interview With an Author: Peng Shepherd

    Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and has lived in Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York, and Mexico City. Her second novel, The Cartographers, became a national bestseller, was…

  • Author Hildur Knútsdóttir and her latest novel, The Night Guest

    Interview With an Author: Hildur Knútsdóttir

    Hildur Knútsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1984. She has lived in Spain, Germany, and Taiwan and studied literature and creative writing at The University of Iceland. She writes fiction…


Reviews by Daryl M.

  • Book cover for To kill a mockingbird

    TEST: To Kill a Mockingbird

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  • Cover image for Another Fine Mess

    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...
  • Cover image for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    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...
  • Cover image for Good Dirt

    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...
  • Cover image for But Not Too Bold

    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...
  • Cover image for The Murder of Mr. Ma

    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...
  • Cover image for The Lost Story

    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...
  • Cover image for Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

    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...