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Book Excerpt:BEAUTIFUL, FRIGHTENING, AND SILENT by Jennifer Gordon
From the blurb: WINNER OF THE KINDLE AWARD FOR BEST HORROR/SUSPENSE 2020Adam, a young alcoholic, slowly descends into madness while dealing with the psychological scars of childhood trauma which are […]
The Candy Tree of Muttenz by Karena Stoner (Author), Luisa Galstyan (Illustrator)
All the things that children love about candy and Christmas can be found in abundance in this eclectic latest by Stoner. Francyli, a little girl, lives in a small village […]
BookView Interview with Author Karena Stoner
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked with Karena Stoner, the author of the top-selling guide for expatriates in Switzerland called “Bâlehoo: […]
Dream Phaze – Germination by Matt Watters
Dr. Saxon Zynn and his wife Margo are finally ready to witness the launch of their dream project – Dream Immersion, a super advanced virtual-reality-based technology that allows users to […]
BookView Interview with Author Matt Watters
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked with Matt Watters, an author and course developer and writer in the Vocational Education and […]
Everything That Came Before Grace by Bill See
Set against the iconic streets of Los Angeles, See’s deeply evocative novel dramatizes the inner turmoil of a single dad who is trying to take care of his daughter while […]
BookView Interview with Author Bill See
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to Bill See, a mainstay on the Los Angeles music and writing community since the […]
Tropical Deception: A Pancho McMartin Legal Thriller by David Myles Robinson
Robinson capitalizes skillfully on his intimate knowledge of legal system in this brilliant fourth installment in A Pancho McMartin Legeal Thriller series that gets the brilliant McMartin drawn into high-profile […]
BookView Interview with Author David Myles Robinson
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to David Myles Robinson, an author and a retired trial lawyer, specializing in personal injury and […]
Ka-Boom? by Alex Charns
This comical caper by Charns introduces a trio of religious activists who risk years of imprisonment to work toward disarmament and world without nuclear weapons. When Patrick M. O’Malley, a […]
BookView Interview with Author Alex Charns
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to Alex Charns, a Durham, NC criminal defense attorney, writer and hockey player, about his book […]
Sultan Road by David Celley
The twin specters of brutal killings and real estate fraud haunt this debut mystery by Celley, featuring LAPD Detective Carlos Aguilar. A seemingly innocent bar fight leads to killing of […]
BookView Interview with Author David Celley
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to David Celley, author and a retired IT consultant, about his recently released novel Sultan Road, […]
The Alternative History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by M.D. Missaiel
Missaiel’s swiftly paced, meticulously observed debut combines environmental commentary with gripping storytelling. Set in present and a futuristic Greco-Roman world, the plot explores the alternative history of our world in […]
BookView Interview with Author M.D. Missaiel
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to M.D. Missaiel about his writing and his recently released novel The Alternative History of the […]
The Elixirist: A Novel by Avraham Azrieli
Set in ancient Israel in the Old Testament times, Azrieli’s illuminating latest tells the story of a young man’s perilous quest for a mythical potion of love, which takes him […]
A Rift That Lies Between Us: A Novel by Nasiha Muna
Muna’s emotionally charged YA debut is a compelling exploration of emotions and unresolved feelings. Farisa, a Bangladeshi Muslim art student from a conventional family, is thrown together with the amiable […]
BookView Interview with Author Nasiha Muna
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to Nasiha Muna, the author of A Rift That Lies Between Us (read the review […]
Surrender: A Memoir of Nature, Nurture, and Love by Marylee MacDonald
MacDonald’s memoir is both an unforgettable and exquisitely written narrative of the complex psychological impact of adoption and a journey to understanding and acceptance. MacDonald was born to a fifteen-year-old […]
BookView Interview with Author Marylee MacDonald
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to the award-winning author Marylee MacDonald about her writing and her memoir Surrender, a searing […]
Beyond the Goodnight Trail by Roy V Gaston
Murder, daring escapades, adventure, and Indian lore enliven a Texan and New Mexican landscape bursting with hostile Comancheros, renegade Apache, murderous bandits, and the enduring Black Seminoles. When the former […]
Book Excerpt:Beyond the Goodnight Trail by Roy V Gaston
From the Blurb: When former Texas Ranger scout Pete Horse agrees to join his old friend Charlie Goodnight’s first trail drive across Texas to the New Mexico Bosque Redondo Navajo […]
Once You Know by Madeleine Van Hecke
In this stunning debut, Hecke delivers a moving chronicle of one family’s struggles as old secrets come to surface and unravel their lives. Trying to convince her parents to let […]
BookView Interview with Author Madeleine Van Hecke
Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors. Recently, we talked to Madeleine Van Hecke, a psychologist, educator, and word game inventor, who has recently released […]
