![]() Jed and Dyrk chat to Travis Baldree - a prolific audiobook narrator whose narration credits include Cradle by (past guest on the show) Will Wight. Listen to our previous episode with Travis here: Samir, who joins me to talk about his debut Fantasy novel The Crew, the first book in The God Dust Saga series, which was published on November 29, 2022. ![]() We’re joined again by author and audiobook narrator Travis Baldree to discuss his cozy fantasy hit, Legends & Lattes! Samir by Timy Novem7 minute read It’s my pleasure to host Sadir S. Visit our website to send us a question (and see bonus content): Įmail us: MORE ABOUT OUR HOSTS & OUR BOOKS: Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus episodes: 15:31 - Question 4: How do I network in the writing community? ![]() 11:52 - Question 3: How do I stay motivated? 6:56 - Question 2: Should I make an author website? 1:32 - Question 1: What can I do if my writing goes off track? We answer a big batch of listener questions from you, our wonderful listeners! Thanks to all of our patrons for funding the show, and an extra-special shoutout to our Legendary Wizard patrons, Taylon, Daniel and Luis! This episode was produced and edited by Adrian M. ![]() Thank you all for listening and supporting the show-without you, we wouldn't have gotten this far. An eARC was received from the author in exchange for an honest review. Tears are shed, laughs are had, and, as expected, chaos ensues. Samir ‘s debut Fantasy novel, the first book in The God Dust Saga series. Wizards, Warriors & Words has come to an end, and we've gathered together for our final episode to wish you all farewell. ![]()
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Although they are poor, the family lives a relatively happy life until one day, Coyotito is bitten by a scorpion and his life is threatened. The novella takes place in a remote seaside village where a young family of three live: Kino, Juana, and their infant son, Coyotito. What real life lessons do we learn from literature?. ![]() What shapes a person's life more fate or free will?.Why is money often seen as evil throughout literature?. ![]() ![]() ![]() The third movement of the eco-composer John Luther Adams’ newest work, “Vespers of the Blessed Earth,” called “Night Shining Clouds,” references this paradox of natural beauty fueled by man-made disaster, a phenomenon for the age of climate change that probably deserves its own Latin name. ![]() It was only later, scrolling through headlines from the West coast, that I realized their startling colors were caused by smoke from the wildfires then burning in California and Oregon. They seemed like a gift from the planet in a time of global tumult. I took pictures of pink, hazy dusks in the Northeast, gawking at the spectacle of them. From Colorado to Virginia, the sun glowed like a hot red disc, and social media feeds filled with photos of blazing orange sunsets. In the summer of 2021, Americans across the country looked up and noticed strangely brilliant skies. ![]() ![]() ![]() Before Miles could grieve, Caitlin’s look-alike stumbled back into his life, with no memory. Then, just when he thought he’d never learn the truth, her body was discovered. So when she disappeared and Miles was accused of foul play, his world shattered. ![]() ![]() Sheriff Miles Monahue had fallen hard for Caitlin Collier, meeting and marrying her in less than a month. Originally released by Harlequin Intrigue in 2007. But there was no shaking her off and there was no way she was going to let him get killed – again. The last thing he wanted to do was draw TJ into a web of high-stakes corruption. He needed TJ’s silence, her help and her kisses more than he wanted to admit. Inexplicably Sean had survived and was now undercover. Undaunted, she maneuvered through corridors of power, exposing the secrets hidden behind every door on Capitol Hill.only to smack right into the broad, familiar chest of Sean McNeal – in the flesh. Fall in love with three beloved stories from bestselling Harlequin Intrigue authors Elle James, Rita Herron and Carol Ericson!Īfter surviving an American Embassy bombing that killed her boss and her lover, Sean McNeal, TJ returned to Washington and set out to find out who did it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The people had doubts and fears that America could not maintain Independence and would either revert to English rule or become a subject of France, who at the time were allies. Many colonists were still loyal to England. Maier points towards Thomas Paine’s Common Sense as one work that helped convince the people. While Congress and the signers of the Declaration were mostly in on the American experiment, by forming armies and holding meetings, many of the people or masses were still skeptical. The idea that the Declaration of Independence is owned by the American people comes from a few facts about the colonists that Maier discusses. ![]() The second argument is that the document is malleable and that it and other texts can be changed to fit the ideals of the American people, but only if they do not lose sight of the documents true purpose. The first being that the document and the ideas surrounding it are owned by the American people and that they are for the American people. In Pauline Maier’s American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence it is possible to see two arguments pertaining to the near mythical document. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to London, Shadowhunters are met by an uptick in unexplainable demon attacks. Lucie and James have spent their childhood hearing about their mother and father’s battles in the Clockwork War, but they never thought that they would find themselves at war with an inexplicable enemy. For years London has seen very few demon attacks. ![]() The series follows Will Herondale and Tessa Gray (from our favorite, The Infernal Devices trilogy!) and their teenage children, Lucie and James in the early 1900s. Chain of Gold is the first book in Clare’s latest Shadowhunter trilogy, The Last Hours. In the latest Shadowhunter Chronicles series installment, take a trip back in time to Edwardian London, England. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() King, 63, laughs as she remembers the trip that inadvertently turned into the 2012 novel Garment of Shadows, which, a starred Booklist review noted, captured the feel of the old city “with sensuous clarity.” Wouldn’t this maze of streets be the perfect setting for a person trying to sort out their past, she thought? Wasn’t it also perfect that Fez was in the midst of a civil war in 1924-the year that is the setting for many of her bestselling mystery novels featuring her intrepid character Mary Russell, the much younger wife and intellectual peer of the legendary Sherlock Holmes? Instead, as she wandered the ancient city’s narrow and twisting streets, she began to think about one of writing’s popular plots: that of a character who suffers from amnesia. ![]() King went to the walled Moroccan city of Fez, intending to have a lovely vacation with her daughter and son-in-law. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was a gift that had been posed to look carnal, seductive. Frost gleamed in his hair like diamonds against dark velvet, yet he hadn't been outside long enough to acquire the frost from nature. Yes, that's exactly what he was, I realized, my scowl deepening. A pale blue ribbon, tied in a perfect bow. ![]() Eyes narrowed, I reached out with a gloved hand and slid one finger under the material. One of his hands rested behind his head, and the other was bound to his penis with a - what the hell was that? I crouched down. The man's legs were slightly spread and bent at the knees. I tuned them out and intensified my focus on the body. The faint murmurs of their chatter echoed in my ears. He was only recently dead heat still radiated from him and curled into the icy night sky.Īlien Investigation and Removal agents, also known as A.I.R., were scouring the area, meticulously searching between every blade of brittle grass, every grain of dirt. In fact, not a single blemish marred the perfection of his skin. Moonlight spilled in every direction, and withered foliage mockingly framed his muscular physique. Steele, a thirty-six-year-old Caucasian male, six feet four, approximately two hundred and thirty pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, lay naked across a bed of crisp winter leaves. and I was standing over a dead body, I had to agree. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please consider visiting the AK Press website to learn more about the fundraiser to help them and their neighbors. In Oakland, California on Maa fire destroyed the AK Press warehouse along with several other businesses. 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Queen Katharine has waited her entire life to wear the crown. #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns with the highly anticipated third book in the Three Dark Crowns series! And while Arsinoe, Mirabella, and Katharine all have their own scores to settle, there is another queen stirring things up on Fennbirn Island. ![]() |