A. Wrighton‘s epic fantasy “Defiance: Dragonics & Runics Part I” combines her love of history with her love of fantasy-sci fi. Those against the Council’s oppressive reign have long since been cast out to the fringes of society, their numbers and determination dwindling. Now there may be new hope for the Rogue Dragonics….

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In Eric Thomas’s novel “DRT” an overnight traffic reporter blames himself for a horrible fatal accident - and is then visited by the ghost of the driver. Or is he?

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As Christopher Ryan‘s hardboiled mystery-thriller “City of Woe” unfolds, how long can two detectives stick to strict police procedure when confronted with increasingly bizarre events that suggest the serial killer they’re after may be a .. demon? “City of Woe” is the first recipient of The Bookcast’s “Book of Exceptional Quality” distincton.

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bScott Bartlett‘s novel “Royal Flush” asks, can a man who throws his dates in a dungeon find a girlfriend? It’s the humorous tale of a man known only as The King. As his Kingdom careens toward catastrophe, he cruises seedy taverns looking for likely maidens. The King’s incompetence and weakness for beautiful women drag him deeper and deeper into trouble. He is even portrayed as a cross-dresser by the Kingdom Crier (the Kingdom’s most popular tabloid).

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Harvey Helms kept a diary for a number of years,the story of a young gay man who accidentally ends up as one of the very first male beauty advisors selling behind a department store cosmetic counter in the south. Now in his memoir called “blush: the unbelievably absurd diary of a gay beauty junkie,” Harvey introduces us to she-dragons, man drama, lipstick, Tammy Faye Baker, Senator Jesse Helms, plus more than a large dose of gay-man craziness

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Legend has it that the Minotaur was confined to the Labyrinth and slain by Theseus. But as David Gelber tells in his historical fantasy “Minotaur Revisited” the truth is far different.

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It’s a tale of revenge, redemption, and the world’s most beautiful crime. Adam Mansbach‘s novel “Rage is Back” introduces us to Dondi Vance, son of two famous — or infamous — graffiti artists from New York City’s “golden era” of subway bombing.

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From 2005 - RIP Jack Klugman, who died this week at age 90. My conversation with him seven years ago stays with me. And a nicer guy you’ll never meet.

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Is “historical fantasy” a contradiction in terms? It may be. but that’s how indie author Amre Cortadino describes her novel “Valley of the Shadows.” Based very broadly on the Old Testament’s Psalm 23, this book is the first in a series.

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Shame is very powerful. Useful in the moment, destructive when it lingers, shame is a burden all of us carry. Unless we learn how to free ourselves of that burden. Now Hollye Dexter and Amy Ferris, along with 25 other women they reached out to share their stories of the burdens of shame they carried.

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