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Here are some links to Civilian Reader abroad (or, other people experimented with the idea that I had something interesting to say): "Turning the Tables" by Mark Lawrence "Blogger Query" on A Fantastical Librarian Guest Post on Jo Fletcher Books Blog (18th & 19th Century Fantasy Worlds) Interview with me on Jo Fletcher Books Blog Interview with…
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Excerpt (1): NEW ADVENTURES IN SPACE OPERA, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Tachyon Publications)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/07/23/excerpt-1-new-adventures-in-space-opera-edited-by-jonathan-strahan-tachyon-publications/
Published: July 23, 2024 12:00
Next month, Tachyon Publications are due to publish New Adventures in Space Opera — a fantastic new collection of science fiction, edited by Jonathan Strahan and featuring a great many talented authors. To celebrate the pending release (it’s out on August…
Quick Review: WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE RIVER by Shannon Bowring (Europa Editions)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/07/16/quick-review-where-the-forest-meets-the-river-by-shannon-bowring-europa-editions/
Published: July 16, 2024 14:37
A very welcome return to Dalton… It’s been five years since Bridget Theroux’s death shocked the small town of Dalton, Maine, leaving behind husband Nate and daughter Sophie, now a vibrant young child. Nate doesn’t always know how to answer her questions,…
Quick Review: WHERE ARE YOU, ECHO BLUE? by Hayley Krischer (Dutton)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/07/16/quick-review-where-are-you-echo-blue-by-hayley-krischer-dutton/
Published: July 16, 2024 13:54
A novel about celebrity, fandom, and the price of ambition following a journalist’s obsessive search for a missing Hollywood starlet When Echo Blue, the most famous child star of the nineties, disappears ahead of a highly publicized television appearance…
Excerpt: YOKE OF STARS by R. B. Lemberg (Tachyon)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/07/02/excerpt-yoke-of-stars-by-r-b-lemberg-tachyon/
Published: July 2, 2024 12:00
A couple of weeks ago, Tachyon Publications published Yoke of Stars by R. B. Lemberg, the third book in the author’s Birdverse series. To mark the occasion, the publisher has provided us with an excerpt to share with CR readers. Here’s the synopsis: In…
New Books (June 2024)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/22/new-books-june-2024/
Published: June 22, 2024 12:00
Featuring: David Bell, Sarah Brooks, James S.A. Corey, Fiona Davis, Candice Fox, Austin Grossman, Maya Kessler, Daniel Konstanski, Talia Lavin, Tim Robey, Jason Schreier, Andrea Stewart * David Bell, STORM WARNING (Berkley) A man living on a Florida…
Excerpt: STORM WARNING by David Bell (Berkley)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/21/excerpt-storm-warning-by-david-bell-berkley/
Published: June 21, 2024 12:00
Next week, Berkley is due to publish the latest novel from thriller author David Bell: Storm Warning. To mark the occasion, we have an excerpt to share. Here’s the synopsis: A man living on a Florida barrier island must protect his family from both an…
Quick Review: I HOPE THIS FINDS YOU WELL by Natalie Sue (Borough Press)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/18/quick-review-i-hope-this-finds-you-well-by-natalie-sue-borough-press/
Published: June 18, 2024 17:31
Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back? Jolene certainly doesn’t. She’s riddled with anxiety, depressed, and hates her coworkers. The less she knows about them, the better. So when a catastrophic IT f*ck up grants her access to…
Quick Review: THE EDGE by David Baldacci (Grand Central)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/15/quick-review-the-edge-by-david-baldacci-grand-central/
Published: June 15, 2024 16:50
Travis Devine returns, in a strange mystery in small-town Maine The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets — can Travis Devine uncover the truth…
Excerpt: WE SPEAK THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN by Premee Mohamed (ECW Press)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/14/excerpt-we-speak-through-the-mountain-by-premee-mohamed-ecw-press/
Published: June 14, 2024 12:30
This week, ECW Press publishes the latest novel from Premee Mohamed! We Speak Through the Mountain returns to the post-apocalyptic society of the acclaimed The Annual Migration of Clouds. Check out the synopsis: Traveling alone through the…
Excerpt: PIECE OF MY HEART by Penelope Tree (Moonflower)
https://civilianreader.com/2024/06/11/excerpt-piece-of-my-heart-by-penelope-tree-moonflower/
Published: June 11, 2024 15:25
Piece of My Heart, the debut novel by Penelope Tree was recently published by Moonflower Books. A former model, Tree drew on her own experiences in the 1960s fashion industry to compose this novel. The publisher has provided CR with this short excerpt, to…