Short Stories – DG Reads

I received a gifted copy of EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE by Sarah Maria Griffin from Tor Books! Rating: 3.5 / 5 EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE follows Shell, a young woman trying to find herself. She's recently broken up with her fiancé, lost her job, and moved home to live with her parents. When… Continue reading EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE by Sarah Maria Griffin

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi

April 4, 2025April 1, 2025 DG Reads

I received a gifted copy of WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi from Tor Books! Publication Date: 3/25/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE begins in a museum where a rock from the moon is held in a locked display case for viewing. When the museum staff notice that… Continue reading WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi

Book Review

FINAL CUT by Charles Burns

January 23, 2025January 22, 2025 DG Reads

I received a gifted copy of FINAL CUT by Charles Burns from Pantheon. Rating: 4 / 5 FINAL CUT is a graphic novel compiling volumes one through three of Dedalus. We are following Brian, an artist who has made sci-fi / horror films with his friend Jimmy. The two are joined by a few more… Continue reading FINAL CUT by Charles Burns

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BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke

January 18, 2025January 16, 2025 DG Reads

Rating: 4 / 5 BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke is a horror novella following Steve Brannigan, a man struggling with grief in the wake of his baby daughter's death. With his wife unable to face coming home to the house where she died, Steve is left to try to hold himself together and make his… Continue reading BLANKY by Kealan Patrick Burke

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CRAFT: STORIES I WROTE FOR THE DEVIL by Amanda Lima

July 23, 2024July 18, 2024 DG Reads

I received a gifted copy of CRAFT: STORIES I WROTE FOR THE DEVIL by Amanda Lima from Tor Books! Publication Date: 6/18/2024Rating: 4 / 5 CRAFT: STORIES I WROTE FOR THE DEVIL is a short story collection. It begins with an opening story in which a writer meets and sleeps with the devil at a… Continue reading CRAFT: STORIES I WROTE FOR THE DEVIL by Amanda Lima

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THE REFORMATORY by Tananarive Due

March 13, 2024February 27, 2024 DG Reads

Rating: 5 / 5 THE REFORMATORY by Tananarive Due is set in Florida in 1950. Robbie is a twelve year old Black boy sent away to the Gracetown School for Boys for the crime of kicking the white son of a big landowner when defending his older sister. The school has been the scene of… Continue reading THE REFORMATORY by Tananarive Due

Book Review

SPIN A BLACK YARN by Josh Malerman

March 8, 2024February 26, 2024 DG Reads

Thank you to Del Rey / Random House for the gifted copy of SPIN A BLACK YARN by Josh Malerman! Rating: 3.5 / 5 SPIN A BLACK YARN is a collection of five horror novellas. "Half the House is Haunted" follows a sister and brother in a potentially haunted house. In "Argyle" a dying man… Continue reading SPIN A BLACK YARN by Josh Malerman

Book Review

Cookbook Feature: THE POWER FIVE by Michael Crupain

November 11, 2023November 6, 2023 DG Reads

I received a complimentary copy of THE POWER FIVE: ESSENTIAL FOODS FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH by Michael Crupain as part of a TLC Book Tours scheduled tour. Thank you to the author, National Geographic, and TLC Book Tours for the gifted copy! Publication Date: 11/7/2023 I am always on the lookout for new cookbooks and new… Continue reading Cookbook Feature: THE POWER FIVE by Michael Crupain

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THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy

November 3, 2023November 2, 2023 DG Reads

I received a complimentary copy of THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy as part of a TLC Book Tours scheduled tour. Thank you to the author, Heliotrope Books, and TLC Book Tours for the opportunity to read this story collection! Publication Date: 9/23/2023 THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT is a collection of thirty short stories, described… Continue reading THE KAFKA STUDIES DEPARTMENT by Francis Levy

Book Review

OUT THERE SCREAMING by Various Authors

November 2, 2023October 30, 2023 DG Reads

Thank you to Random House for the gifted copy of OUT THERE SCREAMING: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW BLACK HORROR edited by Jordan Peele. Thank you also to PRH Audio for the gifted audiobook copy. Publication Date: 10/3/2023Rating: 4 / 5 OUT THERE SCREAMING is a collection of short stories focusing on "terrors of the supernatural… Continue reading OUT THERE SCREAMING by Various Authors