Book reviews, dark reads, and genre insights from the shadows.https://authorgrahambrown.com/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-3/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/old-tricks-new-treats-interview-part-3/OLD TRICKS, NEW TREATS is book three of the BAG OF TRICKS trilogy: a compilation of short stories about San Francisco punks in the early 80's. Your author’s note mentions Read MoreMon, 17 Nov 2025 02:05:41 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-by-jennifer-musser/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/align-your-business-with-the-real-you-by-jennifer-musser/ Strategy isn’t just spreadsheets and KPIs. According to Jennifer Musser, it starts with self-awareness. In Align Your Business with the Real You, Musser introduces her 5C framework that links Read MoreSun, 06 Apr 2025 11:46:20 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/intersections-short-stories-from-rideshare-passengers-by-andrew-spink/ Book Summary: Nobody lies to their Uber driver. The anonymity functions like a truth serum, putting everyone’s raw and unfiltered selves on full display. But it is in those Read MoreMon, 24 Mar 2025 08:24:55 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/prioritize-us-unlock-lasting-love-with-one-simple-proven-test-by-nick-brancato/ Summary: What if the real reasons behind our arguments were hidden all along? The answer could change everything—starting today. Introducing Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Read MoreFri, 13 Dec 2024 17:25:46 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/thought-choice-power-charting-the-course-of-liberty-in-modern-society-by-plebeius/Summary: Thought Choice Power: Charting the Course of Liberty in Modern Society by Plebeius is a thought-provoking exploration of governance, civic responsibility, and the critical need for principled thinking in Read MoreThu, 12 Dec 2024 13:38:41 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/apricot-marmalade-and-the-edmondson-transmittal-by-lon-orey/ Summary: The war was not going well. The surprisingly effective Tet Offensive in late January 1968 had humbled and embarrassed the South Vietnamese and their American allies. It had Read MoreWed, 11 Dec 2024 18:01:10 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-crush-of-wine-and-war-by-molly-fumia/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-crush-of-wine-and-war-by-molly-fumia/Summary: "Here is a book of exquisite honesty and profound depth... Along the way grief becomes a dance in the dark and suffering turns to love." -Sue Monk Kidd, author Read MoreTue, 10 Dec 2024 13:00:51 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tangles-a-cold-war-love-story-and-mystery-by-by-kay-smith-blum/Summary: “In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age…a beautifully written, important story…Tangles packs a punch and hits close to Read MoreMon, 09 Dec 2024 13:00:49 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/universe-of-lost-messages-the-charismites-by-janet-stilson/Story Summary What if your child has special powers and can get people to do almost anything? What happens if the child is abducted? Izzie and Tristan were Read MoreSun, 01 Dec 2024 22:04:06 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/champagne-widows-by-rebecca-rosenberg/Summary: Sparkling Courage: Love, Loss, and the First Champagne Queen's Daring Legacy France, 1800s. Young widow Barbe-Nicole Clicquot possesses an extraordinary gift: Le Nez, an exquisite sense of smell required Read MoreSat, 30 Nov 2024 09:15:48 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/handmade-renaissance-faire-fashion/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/handmade-renaissance-faire-fashion/20+ Patterns for Crafting Faire-Ready Capes, Cloaks and Crowns―the Authentic Way! Renaissance Faires are popular all over the country. Some people spend all year preparing for their cosplay journeys to Read MoreFri, 29 Nov 2024 16:03:13 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/bones-of-the-apostle-by-john-amos/Story Summary: “Thomas, I’m bored. We need some excitement.” Back from their harrowing mission in the desert to recover a stolen statue of Aphrodite, detectives Flinders Petrie and Thomas Pettigrew Read MoreFri, 29 Nov 2024 12:27:29 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/think-in-4d-design-brilliant-user-experiences-and-valuable-digital-products/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/think-in-4d-design-brilliant-user-experiences-and-valuable-digital-products/“This is THE book for anyone who creates digital content or has wanted to. From new creators to experienced designers, Think in 4D will have you rethinking about the processes Read MoreWed, 27 Nov 2024 16:35:35 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-smart-mediterranean-diet-cookbook/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-smart-mediterranean-diet-cookbook/101 Brain-Healthy Recipes to Protect Your Mind and Boost Your Mood For many years, a Mediterranean diet has been touted as one that can help with weight and overall health. Read MoreWed, 27 Nov 2024 16:15:10 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/disrupt-with-impact-achieve-business-success-in-an-unpredictable-world/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/disrupt-with-impact-achieve-business-success-in-an-unpredictable-world/Packed with practical and realistic advice that is presented in a conversational and approachable style, Roger Spitz’s Disrupt with Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World offers a workable Read MoreTue, 26 Nov 2024 16:08:49 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/reqovery-how-i-tumbled-down-the-qanon-rabbit-hole-and-climbed-out/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/reqovery-how-i-tumbled-down-the-qanon-rabbit-hole-and-climbed-out/Politics and religion are two topics that are best avoided during a conversation if you want to keep things light and friendly. There is a reason for this rule that Read MoreMon, 25 Nov 2024 16:12:40 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/trespass-portraits-of-unhoused-life-love-and-understanding/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/trespass-portraits-of-unhoused-life-love-and-understanding/The glassy stare of the individual gracing the cover of this publication will mesmerize the viewer and compel further examination of this portrait collection illuminating a societal segment too often Read MoreFri, 22 Nov 2024 19:43:29 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/meesh-the-bad-demon-2-the-secret-of-the-fang-a-graphic-novel/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/meesh-the-bad-demon-2-the-secret-of-the-fang-a-graphic-novel/Ponderosa’s forests are being destroyed, putting fox-kind, trees, demons, and fairies in harm’s way. Guardian Meesh and Fairy Princess Nouna had no choice but to get to the root of Read MoreThu, 21 Nov 2024 18:37:09 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/cosmic-creatures-the-friendly-firecat/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/cosmic-creatures-the-friendly-firecat/The Friendly Firecat is the second book in the Cosmic Creatures series about a girl named Charlie, her family, and her best friend Random, a robot. They came to Earth Read MoreWed, 20 Nov 2024 17:49:59 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/not-nothing/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/not-nothing/Alex, twelve, is having a rough time. His dad is not around, his mother has serious mental health issues, and Alex, who did something very bad, has been sent to Read MoreTue, 19 Nov 2024 22:52:22 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/all-the-hidden-monsters/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/all-the-hidden-monsters/Since her werewolf turning, Sage just wants to join the local police and help, but her chance may have finally arrived. When her friend Lucy is found murdered, Sage again Read MoreMon, 18 Nov 2024 22:41:40 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/monologues-for-young-adults/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/monologues-for-young-adults/Mike Kimmel delivers sixty original works in Monologues for Young Adults, a collection of uplifting, thought-provoking, and conversational oratory pieces written for aspiring actors. Each unique monologue presents a relatable Read MoreFri, 15 Nov 2024 17:06:08 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/manga-biographies/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/manga-biographies/Charles M. Schulz, also known as Sparky, as his family would call him, was the creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts commics. Charles Schulz loved comics and drawing ever since Read MoreThu, 14 Nov 2024 16:13:57 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/a-dark-and-drowning-tide/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/a-dark-and-drowning-tide/Nothing has ever come easy for Lorelei, she's fought and clawed her way to get what she wants, making a fearsome reputation for herself, but even that isn't enough. She Read MoreWed, 13 Nov 2024 16:25:36 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-christmas-crush/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-christmas-crush/I'm all for a sweet, cheesy romance, but The Christmas Crush was so over-the-top that it made me cringe repeatedly. When Lawrence Higgin's cookie shop, Sweet L's, is threatened by Read MoreTue, 12 Nov 2024 14:56:19 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/famous-last-words/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/famous-last-words/Camilla wakes up for her first day back at work after having her daughter, only to find her husband isn’t there. Luke left a cryptic note and isn’t answering his Read MoreMon, 11 Nov 2024 22:19:48 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/dogs-breakfast/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/dogs-breakfast/“Political chaos at its best. Author Tom Navratil creates a story that illuminates one man’s agenda to get himself to the top using unorthodox practices, causing him to step into Read MoreFri, 08 Nov 2024 15:12:55 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/draakensky-a-supernatural-tale-of-magick-and-romance/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/draakensky-a-supernatural-tale-of-magick-and-romance/Charlotte Knight is at a crossroads in her life; her long-term relationship ended so she agrees to an employment opportunity halfway across the country that promises to further her career. Read MoreThu, 07 Nov 2024 20:15:24 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/imperfect-a-story-about-loss-courage-and-perseverance/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/imperfect-a-story-about-loss-courage-and-perseverance/Vida Shamsa is the epitome of resilence, courage, resourcefulness, and motherhood. Vida and her husband Kamran lived in America during the early years of their marriage. Kamran was diagnosed with Read MoreWed, 06 Nov 2024 19:25:26 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-merchant-of-venice-play-on-shakespeare/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-merchant-of-venice-play-on-shakespeare/In an epic undertaking, 36 playwrights have been commissioned to translate 39 plays of Shakespeare. One of them, Elise Thoron, has taken on The Merchant of Venice. In this play, Read MoreWed, 06 Nov 2024 01:40:58 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/what-to-do-if-you-meet-a-bear/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/what-to-do-if-you-meet-a-bear/Whenever you are hiking, it is also important to think of the possibility of meeting the animals that you share the forest with. This book is so full of information Read MoreMon, 04 Nov 2024 15:31:30 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-gulf-book-three-of-the-pulse/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-gulf-book-three-of-the-pulse/A series of events separates Jack Broderick from the rest of his family, and he desperately tries to find his way back to them. Massive solar flares sent humanity back Read MoreTue, 29 Oct 2024 13:38:47 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/fairy-poems/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/fairy-poems/I have never been let down by adding a volume of Everyman’s Library to my own collection. What with their fine beribboned pages and respectful presentation of material, the books Read MoreMon, 28 Oct 2024 22:49:31 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/thick-with-trouble-penguin-poets/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/thick-with-trouble-penguin-poets/The richness of language and sturdy voice that runs throughout Amber McBride's poetry collection Thick With Trouble/ is so vivid, at times the speaker's leap off the page to confront Read MoreFri, 25 Oct 2024 09:26:26 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/beyond-here-be-monsters/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/beyond-here-be-monsters/On the outer edge of maps, beyond the known world, cartographers use the phrase “Here be monsters” to indicate hidden dangers. A simple phrase that both warned and inspired potential Read MoreThu, 24 Oct 2024 21:47:50 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-one-week-writing-workshop-7-days-to-spark-boost-or-revive-your-novel-by-karin-adams/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-one-week-writing-workshop-7-days-to-spark-boost-or-revive-your-novel-by-karin-adams/ About the book: You've always wanted to write a novel and have been nurturing a great idea. Perhaps you’ve made a pile of notes—even written several chapters. But as Read MoreThu, 24 Oct 2024 10:13:46 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/how-america-works-and-why-it-doesnt-by-william-cooper/ Book Summary: Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. A big Read MoreSun, 07 Jul 2024 12:21:11 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/born-in-space-unlocking-destiny-by-jeremy-clift/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/born-in-space-unlocking-destiny-by-jeremy-clift/ About the Book: Seven infants, conceived artificially aboard a rotating space habitat as an experiment to populate the solar system. A fugitive mother anointed as an alien Priestess, determined Read MoreWed, 12 Jun 2024 13:17:23 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-3-interview-with-rick-moskovitz-author-of-the-pinocchio-chip/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-3-interview-with-rick-moskovitz-author-of-the-pinocchio-chip/ The Pinocchio Chip is a first-person account of an AI’s quest for the Holy Grail of consciousness: human emotions. It delves deep into the essence of what it Read MoreSat, 08 Jun 2024 16:09:19 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-11-of-the-haircut-who-would-be-king-by-robert-trebor-blog-tour/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-11-of-the-haircut-who-would-be-king-by-robert-trebor-blog-tour/Introducing “The Haircut Who Would Be King” by Robert Trebor This is a satirical portrayal of Donald Trump's ascent to power and his unconventional alliance with Vladimir Putin. Trump, depicted Read MoreThu, 06 Jun 2024 15:55:53 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-15-interview-with-authors-of-fenix-and-the-firework-fliers-a-dance-it-out-creative-movement-story/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/part-15-interview-with-authors-of-fenix-and-the-firework-fliers-a-dance-it-out-creative-movement-story/ Introducing “Fenix and the Firework Fliers” by Once Upon a Dance, Christine Herbert and Scott Partridge Embark on a thrilling adventure with Fenix, a brave firefly, determined to Read MoreSat, 25 May 2024 13:44:30 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/belonging-matters-blog-tour-by-julie-ryan-mcgue-part-3/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/belonging-matters-blog-tour-by-julie-ryan-mcgue-part-3/ Introducing “Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship” by Julie Ryan McGue "Belonging Matters" is a book that addresses adoption and its impact on identity, family, and kinship. Read MoreSat, 18 May 2024 15:06:45 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tree-pose-by-susan-rogers-john-roosen/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tree-pose-by-susan-rogers-john-roosen/ About the Book: Escape to Tasmania they said … But what was supposed to be a dream for Ric Peters and Elaina Williams has turned into a nightmare. The Read MoreThu, 16 May 2024 14:43:23 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/eden-by-jamie-lisa-forbes/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/eden-by-jamie-lisa-forbes/ About the Book: Rowen Hart has been raised as the pampered son and only child of a prominent family in the small community of White Rock, North Carolina. It's Read MoreTue, 23 Apr 2024 18:14:12 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/running-with-grace-a-wall-street-insiders-path-to-true-leadership-a-purposeful-life-and-joy-in-the-face-of-adversity-by-lori-van-dusen/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/running-with-grace-a-wall-street-insiders-path-to-true-leadership-a-purposeful-life-and-joy-in-the-face-of-adversity-by-lori-van-dusen/About the Book: Nothing about Lori Van Dusen's childhood indicated she'd become one of the nation's top independent financial advisors. She was born prematurely on the wrong side of the Read MoreSun, 11 Feb 2024 15:40:19 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/soulscapes-by-lee-woodman/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/soulscapes-by-lee-woodman/About the Book: Soulscapes, the fifth volume in Lee Woodman's "scapes" series, is an exploration of the way we reach for godliness or soul in our lives and relations. As Read MoreMon, 05 Feb 2024 23:32:55 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tick/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/tick/Book Summary: In a moment of desperation, Brad Hughes made an impassioned promise to God, but when should his responsibilities end? This question plagues Brad, a widower and owner Read MoreSun, 24 Dec 2023 12:43:02 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/lightning-bugs-and-aliens-a-small-town-coming-of-age-story-by-daniel-babka/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/lightning-bugs-and-aliens-a-small-town-coming-of-age-story-by-daniel-babka/Book Summary: During the summer of 1960, five imaginative, adventurous 13-year-olds, free from computers, cell phones and social media, suddenly must grapple with the loss of childhood security in Read MoreMon, 04 Dec 2023 09:14:28 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/who-is-anna-stenberg-by-tracey-norman/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/who-is-anna-stenberg-by-tracey-norman/Book Summary: When her murderous father escapes from an institution, a young girl is forced to flee to safety with secretive pickpocket Anna. Disguised as a boy called Read MoreSun, 03 Dec 2023 08:41:39 GMThttps://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-buffalo-butcher-jack-the-ripper-in-the-electric-city-by-robert-brighton/https://authorgrahambrown.com/posts/the-buffalo-butcher-jack-the-ripper-in-the-electric-city-by-robert-brighton/Book Summary: Summer 1901, and the great Pan-American Exposition welcomes the world to Buffalo, New York—Queen of the Lakes . . . the Electric City. Eight million visitors throng Read MoreSun, 03 Dec 2023 07:34:34 GMT