Month: June 2023

Monday musing

What does the author want on their cover?

What makes the ideal book cover? It depends on whom you ask. By Scott Bury Author Ben Bova, who was also editor of Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact magazine, described the cover meetings he attended every month. Everyone had a different desire for the cover of the magazine, he […]

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Thursday teaser

An anniversary: Walking Out of War

Today is the 79th anniversary of Operation Bagration, when the USSR began its final great drive to push the Germans out in 1944. This presents it through the eyes of a man who was there, in this book By Scott Bury A colonel stepped up behind Lieutenant Vasileyev, his battle […]

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New Book Announcement , Thursday teaser

New book release: Paden

Enjoy this sample from Book 14 of the Phantom Lover series By A.J. Llewllyn    …“He’s gone again,” my daughter said and sobbed. “He’s gone.” Isolina continued to weep as I vanished with a puff of smoke into the wind, but my son—my glorious, brilliant, beautiful Lopaka—didn’t even look up […]

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Thursday teaser

Childhood Memories: The Door on the Right

A Thursday teaser from the latest dystopian science-fiction novel, and this month’s reward to new subscribers By Elyse Salpeter Bexley, Saige and Hayden sat on the floor of Hayden’s room that evening after dinner. Saige patted her friend’s arm. “Why are you so upset tonight, Hayden? You still worried about […]

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