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THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrea Stewart

I met Andrea Stewart a few years ago at a local author event, and have been tracking her career ever since.  I'm so excited to feature her Adult SFF novel, THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER, the first in the Drowning Empire trilogy:   The…
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MACHINATIONS, the first in the Last Resistance series by Hayley Stone

I first interviewed Hayley Stone when I featured her fantasy Western Make Me No Grave.  Her recently released book with Audible, MACHINATIONS, also stars a bad-ass heroine, this time in a robot apocalypse:   Waking up as a clone…
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WE ARE NOT FREE by Traci Chee

Traci Chee is one of my favorite authors to interview, and I've featured all three books in her Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy:  The Reader, The Speaker, and The Storyteller. Ever since I heard the premise for WE ARE NOT FREE,  I couldn't wait…
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DRIFTWOOD by Marie Brennan

I've featured Marie Brennan's books before, for both Turning Darkness into Light and Within the Sanctuary of Wings. When I heard the premise of DRIFTWOOD, I was immediately hooked:   Who is Last? Fame is rare in Driftwood-…
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Indie Author Spotlight: The Golden Dreg World by D.K. Dailey

When I first heard about this YA series from D.K. Dailey, I was immediately intrigued by its premise. The first two books in the series are now available for purchase, and are especially relevant in the current times we live in:   Finding…
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FALL OF THE CROW, THE THIRD IN THE DARK TOMORROW SERIES, BY JEREMIAH FRANKLIN

I first featured Jeremiah Franklin's Dark Tomorrow series here. FALL OF THE CROW, the third in the series, is set to debut next week, on July 21st:   Having endured the doomsday virus, the global blackout, and a series of violent…
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Indie Author Spotlight: Carolyn Chambers Clark

I have mad respect for indie authors. They shoulder a ton of work, and act as their own publishing houses, all while writing on top of it all. This week, I'm spotlighting author Carolyn Chambers Clark and her mystery, CANDY, MURDER & ME: When…
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DEFY OR DEFEND by Gail Carriger

Gail Carriger is one of my favorite authors to read, as well as interview. If you haven't yet subscribed to her newsletter, you should absolutely do so here: http://gailcarriger.com/chirrup. I also featured her here and here.   SPY Dimity…
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THE PERFECT ESCAPE and LOATHE AT FIRST SIGHT by Suzanne Park

I met Suzanne Park at YallWest last year, and she was absolutely delightful. She has two books coming out this year; her #ownvoices YA rom-com THE PERFECT ESCAPE, which debuted yesterday, and her adult romance, LOATHE AT FIRST SIGHT due out…
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THE AMAZING LIFE OF AZALEAH LANE by Nikki Shannon Smith, illustrated by Mari Lobo

Nikki Shannon Smith has written a lot of children's nonfiction, and THE AMAZING LIFE OF AZALEAH LANE is her first chapter book. It's the kind of own-voices story I was craving back when I was a children's book selector, and I look forward to…