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  Review: Devil’s Pocket offers YA action, intrigue

  In today’s society where everyone gets a trophy no matter how you finish, it’s no wonder that kids get so excited about do-or-die worlds like The Hunger Games, the Divergent series, or The Maze Runner. The imaginary free-for-alls that make those books and movies so popular seem to provide kids…

  October 13, 2015
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  Review: The Dead Student is exciting, psychological thriller

  New York Times best-selling author John Katzenbach knows how to get into people’s heads, whether it’s in the psyche of his characters, or the minds of his readers. His newest novel, The Dead Student (The Mysterious Press, Oct. 6), is a perfect example. Katzenbach wastes no time shaking things up…

  October 13, 2015
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  Review: The New World excites, then settles into a lull

  by G. Robert Frazier Welcome to the New World, Jim Hawkins; it’s savage, untamed, and wholly unpredictable. Hawkins, the son of Robert Louis Stevenson’s more renowned Jim Hawkins of Treasure Island fame, and his companion Natty get a rude introduction to life in North America courtesy of author Andrew Motion’s…

  October 5, 2015
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  Review: Constance Kopp a heroine worth waiting for

  Author Update (9-28-15): Author Amy Stewart promises a sequel in the Kopp sisters story due in 2016. Also, movie and/or TV offers in the works. Read more at http://nurph.com/LitChat/chats/2481 – by G. Robert Frazier Constance Kopp could be just the leading lady Hollywood has been waiting for. She’s independent, resourceful, intelligent,…

  September 28, 2015
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  Review: Author Todd Moss counts down to excitement in Minute Zero

  by G. Robert Frazier  In the life of every country, at a moment of extreme national disruption, there is a brief period of breakdown, when everything is uncertain. That is the moment to act, to shape events how you want them to go. That is Minute Zero. State Department Crisis…

  September 28, 2015
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  Trigger warnings on textbooks, novels border on ridiculous

  by G. Robert Frazier I don’t mean to sound insensitive or cold, but this whole push for trigger warnings on virtually everything is ridiculous. According to the Washington Post article, four students, who are members of Columbia’s Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board, say trigger warnings are needed on certain texts dealing with…

  September 14, 2015
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  Review: Gray Lady a unique, warm story of family, friends, life

  Home is where stories happen. Where lives, young and old, come together. Where lives are celebrated, changed forever, mourned, and remembered. Where birthdays are observed, Christmas presents opened, children conceived, marriages endured or shattered. Where the events of the day are witnessed, recapped, debated, and put in perspective. Where laughs…

  August 3, 2015
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  Reading and Writing for the Web 7/22

  Every day I scour the web for articles on reading and writing to further my education about my craft and try to share the best of those articles with you here. Today, I thought I’d focus on reading. One of the most common, reiterated pieces of advice for writers of…

  July 22, 2015
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  Review: Action heroine peels back secrets, kicks ass in The Mask

  Taylor Stevens has created a tough, intelligent action hero in the character of Vanessa Michael Munroe, one in whom many readers will want to spend time with. Munroe’s sharp wit, keen mind, and physical abilities are all evident in Stevens’ new novel, The Mask ($24, Crown Publishers). All of Munroe’s…

  July 20, 2015
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  Book Review: The Accident makes mistake of being too wordy

  I like short, snappy sentences and paragraphs. And lots of white space. Stories read faster. Your eye swiftly races through the action, reading from left to right, from top to bottom, the pages turning. James Patterson novels are a perfect example. Most of his books feature paragraphs of two or…

  January 21, 2015