by Cammi Woodall | Jul 15, 2022 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
I struggled to find a book to review this month. I actually started this article six different times about six different books. Each time I quit after a paragraph. My problem is I am in a reading slump. I have several books I want to read, but when the first page...
by Cammi Woodall | Jun 17, 2022 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track, Uncategorized
This month in 1816, Mary Shelley attended a house party thrown by her good friend Lord Byron. That summer had been particularly dreary for England – torrential downpours, gray skies, and abnormally cold temperatures had Europeans dubbing this ‘the year without a...
by Cammi Woodall | May 20, 2022 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
I struggled to decide on a book for this week’s review. I want to do different genres, new authors, and imaginative ideas. So, I started a list of books I’ve read (and loved) that could fit the speculative fiction criteria. What new thing could I bring to the readers?...
by Cammi Woodall | Apr 15, 2022 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
What do you think of when I say ‘Jurassic Park’? Lex and Tim being pursued in the kitchen by velociraptors? John Williams’s musical score soaring during dinosaur chase scenes? That phenomenal scene at the end where the banner floats down around the roaring T-Rex? That...
by Cammi Woodall | Mar 18, 2022 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
I have been in a reading drought lately. Nothing seems to capture my attention. Don’t you hate that? I have skipped around to different genres but haven’t found that book yet. The one whose story will keep me up all night flipping pages. That one novel that will make...