Libraries, A Thing of the Past?
Well, according to UK author Terry Deary, they are. As reported in the Guardian and the Sunderland Echo, Deary claims that libraries are cutting into the income of authors and publishers by allowing...
View ArticleGood-Bye to E.L. Konigsburg
In honor of famed children’s novelist, E.L Konugsburg, Dueling Librarians has decided to change the July review from Trueman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, to Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William...
View ArticleAlive In Necropolis Review Update
Back in April of this year, Dueling Librarians reviewed Alive In Necropolis, the first novel by author Doug Dorst. As our review comments progressed, Renee and I had a few questions about the book...
View ArticleThe Gate (Book One of The Gate Trilogy) by Renee L. Ramsey is Now Available
Mutiny on the Computer! Thoughts on a Writing Life – Episode 10 So it finally happened. I finally got my stuff together and published the first in a young adult trilogy titled "The Gate." Of course, as...
View ArticleThe Gate Book Trailer is Now Live on YouTube!
Hello all! This is just a quick note to say check out the new book trailer for The Gate: Many thanks to Andres R. Acosta for his amazing work on this video!
View ArticleThe Humble eBook Bundle is Back and Better Than Ever!!
If you're looking for some new DMR free reading material, would like to control who benefits (authors, charity, a tip to the host, or all three), as well as how much you want to pay, look no father...
View ArticleSmart Quote
“[D]on’t ever apologize to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that’s what they’re there for. Use your library). Don’t apologize to this author for buying...
View ArticleNovels for New Fantasy Readers
As a lover of fantasy fiction, I am always excited to introduce non-readers of the genre to some of the amazing books out there. As a means to this end, I have complied a short list of some of my …...
View Article10 Tips for Writing a Winning Author’s Bio
Mutiny on the Computer! Thoughts on the Writing Life – Episode 12 There are literally hundreds of blogs and sites out there instructing aspiring authors on how to craft a well received author's bio, so...
View ArticleMutiny on the Computer! – Chapter 12 – Making Time to Write
What? A Year?! Finding the time to write. Yes folks, it has been a year since my last post about writing. Cyndi and I – who now live, not only in different cities, but also different countries – had...
View ArticleRenee’s Reads: Top Five Fantasy Novels (So Far)
We write a lot of blogs here at Dueling Librarians. Some require some amount of research, and some are purely opinion. I would like to say that the blogs that are pure opinion are easier to write, but...
View ArticleRenee’s Reads: Top Five Mystery Novels (So Far)
Two weeks ago, I listed my Five Top Fantasy Novels (so far), a process made difficult because of the many brilliant books I have read in that genre. This week, I tackled mystery novels, which was...
View ArticleTemper Tantrums – Why The Beef With J.K. Rowling?
When I was younger, I have to admit, I put out a few reviews on Goodreads that were negative in perhaps unbalanced ways. There are still a few books out there that – even today – fill me with...
View ArticleRenee’s Reads: Top Five Sci Fi Novels (So Far)
If there is a genre that I read more often than the rest, it is fantasy. Back when I wrote the Top Five Fantasy Novels (So Far) list, I had too many options. When it came time for the Top … Continue...
View ArticleThe Gate (Book One of The Gate Trilogy) by Renee Ramsey Is Now Available
Mutiny on the Computer! Thoughts on a Writing Life – Episode 10 So it finally happened. I finally got my stuff together and published the first in a young adult trilogy titled “The Gate.” Of course, as...
View ArticleTemper Tantrums – Why The Beef With Cuddly Penguins
In a continuing series called “Temper Tantrums,” Cyndi and I are discussing books that raise the ire of individuals to strange and perplexing levels. In the last installment, I took a look at J.K....
View ArticleTemper Tantrums: Why People Love to Hate Vladimir Nabokov
There are many novels that stand out for their controversial nature; D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928), Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899), and Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (1857) were...
View ArticleRemembering Terry Pratchett
There are good authors; there are great authors. But it takes a singularly exceptional sort of writer to make the anthropomorphic personification of Death your favorite character. I first came across...
View ArticleThe Reason For The Layoffs
It took three days for the storm to break long enough to make the jump. The sky had gone from a flat expanse of white, impossible to discern individual clouds, and had transformed into a deep cobalt...
View ArticleLiterary Courage
“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Thoreau may have been talking about music with that...
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