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Daryl M.

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Posts by Daryl M.

  • Author J.M. Miro and and his debut novel, Ordinary Monsters

    Interview With an Author: J.M. Miro

    J.M. Miro lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. His debut novel is Ordinary Monsters and he recently talked about it with Daryl Maxwell for the LAPL Blog. What was your inspiration for Ordinary…

  • Author Luivette Resto and her latest poetry book, Living on Islands Not Found on Maps

    Interview With an Author: Luivette Resto

    Luivette Resto attended Cornell University, where she earned her BA in English Literature and a minor in U.S. Latinx history. She later studied under Martín Espada at the University of Massachusetts…

  • Author Liz Michalski and her latest novel, Darling Girl

    Interview With an Author: Liz Michalski

    A former reporter and editor, Liz Michalski now crafts articles on human interest, living, and health as a freelance writer. She lives with her family in Massachusetts, where she loves reading fairy…

  • Author B.L. Blanchard and her debut novel, The Peacekeeper

    Interview With an Author: B.L. Blanchard

    B.L. Blanchard is a graduate of the UC Davis creative writing honors program and was a writing fellow at Boston University School of Law. She is a lawyer and enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie…

  • Author Jennifer McMahon and her latest novel, The Children on the Hill

    Interview With an Author: Jennifer McMahon

    Jennifer McMahon is the author of ten novels, including the New York Times best-sellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. She lives in Vermont with her partner, Drea, and their daughter…

  • Author Eddie Robson and his latest book, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words

    Interview With an Author: Eddie Robson

    Eddie Robson is a British comedy and science fiction writer best known for his sitcom Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully and his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television…

  • Author Timothy Hallinan and his latest book, Rock of Ages

    Interview With an Author: Timothy Hallinan

    Timothy Hallinan has been nominated for the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity, and Silver Dagger awards. He is the author of twenty-two widely praised books, including the Poke Rafferty Bangkok thrillers…

  • Author Julian David Stone and his latest novel, It’s Alive

    Interview With an Author: Julian David Stone

    Julian David Stone grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, eventually relocating to Los Angeles to study filmmaking and then enter the entertainment business. His previous work includes screenplays for…

  • Author Paul Cornell and his latest novel, Rosebud

    Interview With an Author: Paul Cornell

    Paul Cornell has written episodes of Elementary, Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood and many other TV series, including his own children’s show, Wavelength. He’s worked for every major comics company…


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

    埃文斯殯儀館的歷史幾乎與它所在的德克薩斯州東南部小鎮一樣悠久。這是一家世代相傳的家族企業,由埃文斯家的女性掌管並傳承至今。現任家族女家長杜西是皮伊的女兒,皮伊在十八年前神秘失蹤…
  • Cover image for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    • By: Schwab, Victoria
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    2020年,V.E. Schwab向讀者介紹了艾迪·拉魯,一位在18世紀初法國為了逃避不情願的婚姻而與魔鬼達成交易的年輕女子。在《艾迪拉魯的隱形人生》中,Schwab跟隨艾迪的腳步,穿越數個世紀,見證了艾迪如何憑藉自己的機智和堅強的意志,塑造…
  • Cover image for Good Dirt

    Good Dirt

    • By: Wilkerson, Charmaine
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    埃博尼「艾比」弗里曼十歲那年,她親眼目睹了一起入室搶劫案,這場搶劫案最終導致她十五歲的哥哥巴茲被槍殺,一件價值連城的家族傳家寶也被毀壞。而艾比出身於一個顯赫的黑人家庭…
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    But Not Too Bold

    達莉婭的生活在那天早晨徹底改變了。那天早上,女傭發現了一張打字紙條,上面寫著:「緊急,黎明前僱用新的鑰匙保管員!」任性莊園裡的每個人都知道這張紙條的含義,也知道是誰寫的。它的作者是任性莊園的女主人,安娜特瑪夫人,一個體型龐大的蜘蛛人…
  • Cover image for The Murder of Mr. Ma

    The Murder of Mr. Ma

    • By: Nee, John Shen Yen, Rozan, SJ
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    1924年的倫敦,靦腆的年輕學者老舍受邀前往數學家伯特蘭·羅素的家。到達後,羅素解釋說,他的朋友兼同事狄仁傑法官被誤認為是與一群中國煽動者一同被捕。羅素擔心如果狄仁傑的身份…
  • Cover image for The Lost Story

    The Lost Story

    • By: Shaffer, Meg
    • Reviewed By: Daryl M.
    十五年前,傑里米和拉爾夫在西維吉尼亞州紅鴉州立森林參加學年結束的實地考察時失蹤了。前一刻他們還在,下一刻就消失了。森林被反覆搜尋,但始終沒有找到兩個男孩的任何蹤跡。而且…
  • Cover image for Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

    Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out

    亞瑟·愛德華茲一生都生活在英格蘭北部的小鎮諾斯布里奇。他在那裡長大,在那裡遇到了他的妻子瑪德琳,並與她結婚。瑪德琳和他在諾斯布里奇養育了他們的兩個孩子,伊麗莎白和帕特里克。和大多數小鎮一樣,無論…