At least, you know that this is probably a sex-laden book! Premise Deception(When books about vampires, elves, and mermaids are really one big literary sex romp/cheesy love story)    Why do I commonly feel like the only blogger facing this woeful dilemma of premise duplicity? How many of you have signed up for book reviews, based on…

Before Harry Potter, there was Prospero from Shakespeare’s infamous magic play:The Tempest    Introduction to “Magic Month”    “Magic” is a word that conjures many images in our minds of a fancifully dressed wizard,brandishing a wand, who is set on casting some kind of enchantment upon us. Within the dictionary, the term “magic” interestingly relates…

Is it possible to cram this huge experience into a nutshell? Highlights of Book Expo America     Whether you want to admit it or not, words are inherently limited compared to the full emotional capacity of your thoughts. Then again, the best writers have the ability to deceive you into thinking otherwise. For example,…

BEA is “fun-tastic” Yes, I’m using the Buffy the Vampire Slayer vernacular to express how much I love the tiring affair that is called BEA. Its still a bundle of fun, and I can’t wait to write more updates once every muscle tendon in my body does not hurt. Right about now, I’m snoozing and…

Preemptive BEA Reflections  Tomorrow, I depart for BEA, and hopefully I’ll continue seeking out new methods of improving this blog. By talking with other bloggers sometimes, I learn that a lot of the stressful elements of blogging are pretty universal feelings. Having books that are so mediocre that one can’t possibly express their feelings about it…