Book Review: The Thousand Names, by Django Wexler
What would a young Napoleon have done to get his hands on magical weapons? That’s essentially the question Django Wexler explores in his...
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Book Review: Ring Shout, by P. Djèlà Clark
Hate made flesh. That’s what Klansmen are under their hoods in P. Djèlà Clark’s 2020 novella Ring Shout—not just men committing monstrous...
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Book Review: The Hidden Palace, by Helene Wecker
Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni is one of my favorite books. Set in 1899 New York City, the story serves up a unique blend of...
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New Release: Magic in the Mud Show
Magic in the Mud Show is out! This is my historical fantasy novella set in the Barnum & Bailey Circus of 1892. The story serves as a...
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New Release: Witch in the White City
Witch in the White City is out! (This is my new dark historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.) To buy it,...
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Bonus Content: White City, Dark Truths
In some of my earlier posts about Chicago’s World’s Fair of 1893—also known as the Columbian Exposition—I talked about how it was a grand...
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Bonus Content: Images of the Fair
In describing Chicago's first world's fair (also known as the World's Columbian Exposition), I realized that it's easy to hear "fair" and...
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Bonus Content: How Witch in the White City Began in a Museum
Note: The post below is a spoiler-free version of my afterword to Witch in the White City, a historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893...
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Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Gods of Jade and Shadow starts as a Mexican Cinderella story, except that the fairy godmother is a Mayan god of...
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Pre-Order: Witch in the White City
It's finally done! This is my historical fantasy/mystery set in the 1893 World's Fair. You can pre-order it for $0.99 here. (The price...
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