Tag: Blog Tour

Advance Review Copy, Fiction, Sci-Fi / Fantasy

TNBBC’s Blog Tour of The Next Best Fantasy Book Series (a.k.a. TNBFBS!)

*tolmsted puts down David Maine’s The Gamble of the Godless and picks up her Great Fantasy Novel Checklist.* Inexperienced young hero in possession of great power of which he is initially unaware – check. A world familiar enough to be comfortable, but strange enough to be intriguing – check. A pantheon of gods unique to this world – check. Magic – check. Talking animals (not … Continue reading TNBBC’s Blog Tour of The Next Best Fantasy Book Series (a.k.a. TNBFBS!)

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Advance Review Copy, Fiction

Blog Tour: The Secret ‘Inner’ Life of Emily Dickinson by Jerome Charyn

The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson: A Novel is Jerome Charyn’s love letter to the poet.  He admits as much in his author’s note.  His attachment is not unusual.  Others have attempted  first person, fictionalized accounts of Dickinson’s life.  What is astonishing is the skill with which he assumes the voice of the poet, completely capturing the ferocity of her attachments and the violence in … Continue reading Blog Tour: The Secret ‘Inner’ Life of Emily Dickinson by Jerome Charyn

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