This one also posted only on my old self-hosted site. I had to include it here to complete the set! I’m always a little sad when I reach the end of a great series, no matter how many times I read it. Narnia is no exception. And The Last Battle certainly wraps up the series. It is […]
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Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger, 2012
Keeper of the Lost Cities has been on my tbr list all summer. I know Shannon slightly through blog interaction, so I’m familiar with her shenanigans and her sparkling personality, and I watched her book travel through the publication process. I also adore the cover art, so of course I was curious to read it. […]
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia), by C.S. Lewis, 1954
Once again I’ve been delighted by my journey through Narnia with my son. Like all the others, we finished The Horse and His Boy in a week because neither of us wanted to put it down. (Though not moving on to math had something to do with it, too, I’m sure.) Though late in the series, this […]
One Space or Two?
Indie Life is a monthly feature hosted by the Indelibles. You may have seen this post already. Last month I accidently scheduled it for today of 2013. Oops! I quickly rescheduled it, but it showed up in some inboxes. Sorry about that! I planned on posting about time management today, but I found myself in a […]
Taylor Davis: A Lorry Named Myra
This is the last in a three-part series featuring the research that went into my newest book, Taylor Davis and the Clash of Kingdoms. (Part 1: Elmina Slave Fortress; Part 2: African Tricksters.) One of my favorite characters from my Taylor Davis novel is Q, an agent (angel) with a passion for WWI relics. Since […]
The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia), 1955
I published this post on my self-hosted blog last spring. Since the first five Narnia books are on this blog, I wanted to put this one here, too. I’m nearly done working my way through the Chronicles of Narnia with my son. This is the sixth and second-to-last book in the series. Oddly enough, it tells of […]
Taylor Davis: African Tricksters
This is the second in a three-part series featuring the research that went into my newest book, Taylor Davis and the Clash of Kingdoms. (Part 1: Elmina Slave Fortress.) One of the subjects I tackled in Clash of Kingdoms was the trickster. This is a figure in mythology who accomplishes his goals through the use […]
New from D. Robert Pease in the Noah Zarc Trilogy
Good news! Good news I wanted to share! I love this series and can’t wait to read the final book that releases TODAY! Today the Noah Zarc middle grade, science fiction adventure is complete with the release of the third book: Noah Zarc: Declaration. At the same time the Noah Zarc Special Omnibus Edition is […]
A Measure of Disorder (Mother Earth Series, book 1), by Alan Tucker
Who knew a simple science field trip could turn into such a whale of an adventure? Jenni Kershaw and her classmates can’t seem to find the bus for the return trip to school. Then they notice the landscape has changed, the vegetation is unfamiliar, not to mention the peculiar talking wildlife. They’ve been brought to […]
Taylor Davis: Elmina Slave Fortress
This is the first in a three-part series featuring the research that went into my newest book, Taylor Davis and the Clash of Kingdoms. Every time I write a new book, I enter the world in which my characters reside. Sometimes they bring me to places and events I’m not very familiar with. Sometimes I […]