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Book Review: Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Tor Books (2024) 416 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s...Read More
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Book Review: Familiaris by David Wroblewski

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Familiaris by David Wroblewski Familiaris: Blackstone Publishing Inc. (2024) 992 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble ... again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with...Read More
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Book Review: Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Dune by Frank Herbert Dune: Chilton Books (1965) 720 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's...Read More
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Book Review: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins American Dirt: Flatiron Books (2020) 400 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And...Read More
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Book Review: The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint

Posted on October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint The Onion Girl: Tor Books (2001) | Blackstone Audio, Inc. (2009) 512 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description In his stunning works of magic and danger in the modern...Read More
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The Unfun Side of Authoring

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
There's nothing like juicing up on strong black coffee, firing up your website, and getting ready to write a blog post only to find... website configuration issues. Say it with me: "This work is unfun." Today, instead of talking about...Read More
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Book Review: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo The Familiar: Flat Iron Books (2024) 400 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get...Read More
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Finding Focus at Write on the Ranch Retreat 2024

Posted on September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Last weekend, I attended a writing retreat called "Write on the Ranch" at the K Diamond K guest ranch. First, let me tell you, the guest ranch experience was terrific. They provided great food (served family style), tons of animals,...Read More
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Book Review: Aestus: Book 1: The City by S. Z. Attwell

Posted on September 6, 2024September 5, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Aestus: Book 1: The City by S. Z. Attwell Aestus: S.Z. Attwell (2020) 704 Pages Amazon | Not Available on Bookshop.org Book Description An underground city, built centuries ago to ride out the devastating heat. A society under attack. And...Read More
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Book Review: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

Posted on August 30, 2024August 23, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo The Fox Wife: Henry Holt and Co. (2024) 400 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Manchuria, 1908. In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway....Read More
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Book Review: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott Thistlefoot: Anchor (2022) | Random House Audio (2022) 448 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description The Yaga siblings—Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist—have been estranged...Read More
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Book Review: The Last Dreamwalker by Rita Woods

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 by Jami Fairleigh
The Last Dreamwalker by Rita Woods The Last Dreamwalker: Forge Books (2023) 272 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description In the wake of her mother's passing, Layla Hurley unexpectedly reconnects with her mother's sisters, women she hasn't been allowed to...Read More

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