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Behind the story of The Cat in the Stacks mysteries

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Miranda James is the pseudonym for Dean James, the New York Times bestselling author of the “Cat in the Stacks” cozy mystery series. For this profile and interview, James discussed the series and why he became a writer.James was first influenced by mysteries more than forty years ago when he read Nancy Drew and many of the juvenile series books. He said, “I have a large … [Read more...] about Behind the story of The Cat in the Stacks mysteries

Behind the story of The Innocent Sleep

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Karen Perry is the pen name for two Dublin-based authors, Karen Gillece and Paul Perry. Their debut novel, “The Innocent Sleep,” addresses a number of issues, which the writing team talk about in this interview.Parental fear and the pressure that deep personal loss can place on a marriage are central issues in “The Innocent Sleep.” The book is both a crime novel and an … [Read more...] about Behind the story of The Innocent Sleep

Tucson Festival of Books

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The Tucson Festival of Books is on March 15 & 16 this year and the big question is, will it be warmer than it was last year? We had everything from gorgeous sunshine to rain to snow last year. Granted, there wasn’t a lot of the white stuff, but there were flurries and it felt pretty darned cold to those of us standing out in a booth all day long.Once again, I’m in the … [Read more...] about Tucson Festival of Books

The KISS principle in scams

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Here’s the deal. The scammers have learned that we’ve learned that they use bogus links to lure us to websites where they can download viruses and malware. From an optimist’s standpoint, this means it’s time for new tricks because the old ones aren’t working as well. Maybe. It could also mean this guy was just plain lazy. Or, that they're now applying the KISS principle.In … [Read more...] about The KISS principle in scams

The Horn King series returns with a new adventure

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“The Dragon God” is the second book in San Diego author Brae Wyckoff’s Horn Kings series. This book picks up with the protagonists discovering a new threat to the realm. While Raina teleports the Dwarf King El’Korr and a group of dwarves to the West Horn King’s capital city, Bridazak and his friends search for the parents of Spilf.The story alternates between the two … [Read more...] about The Horn King series returns with a new adventure