Rebecca Crunden's Blog, page 36
January 29, 2022
Author Interview: G.M. Nair
Be sure to check out Duckett & Dyer: Dicks For Hire on Amazon!
1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?
Hardback. They look more stately and dignified than paperbacks, and if you have enough, they encourage you to settle down, because it’s hell to have to move them.
2. Pick a genre, any genre!
Sci-Fi without a question. It’s been my go-to since I was a kid. Advanced tech, mind-bending but plausible physical concepts and the existential crises that come with it? Yes please.
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January 26, 2022
Author Interview: Boots
Be sure to check out Afterlands: After the Harrowing!
What book shaped your childhood most?
The most obvious that springs to life is Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. It’s a work of pure imagination, both charming and terrifying in some aspects, and the spareness of the language (and even context) makes it all the more powerful. Whatever my great love of words, picture books have always been an equal, if not greater inspiration.
What made you want to write? Does it still ...
January 23, 2022
Film Review: The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016)
I have a real fondness for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). I liked the casting, the storyline, the cinematography. It was fun and beautifully shot and moved along at a cracking pace. All in all, it’s just an overall fun fantasy movie. I hadn’t watched The Huntsman: Winter’s War, it’s sequel, however. Not for any particular reason, though. Just never got around to it. I finally decided to give it a go and I’m so glad I did – somehow Eric’s story has much, much more romance than Snow White...
January 22, 2022
Film Review: My Son (2021)
My Son isn’t a movie I expected, which is always a good one to find! I saw that it had James McAvoy and Claire Foy, so I figured it would be amazing – and it was wonderfully well acted and filmed! The cinematography was brilliant and atmospheric, everything very grim and misty. It felt in equal parts a drama, mystery, suspense, thriller and action. But like, each moment felt distinct in and of itself, too, if that makes sense. The movie would turn a corner with one genre and slid into the ne...
January 21, 2022
Author Interview: John St. Clair
Be sure to check out Stain’s Door!
Interview:
1. Paperback, hardback, eBook, or audiobook?
I honestly love all formats. For long term collecting, I prefer hardbacks. I do find myself buying and reading a lot of indie paperbacks, especially in 2021. My Kindle is also jam packed with lots of reading material. I will listen to the occasional audiobook, however nothing beats printed words on a page in my humble opinion.
2. Pick a genre, any genre!
My debut novel is Russian histori...
January 20, 2022
Author Interview: N S Ford
Be sure to check out We Watch You!
Interview:
1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?
Definitely paperbacks, they are cheaper and more lightweight than hardbacks. I don’t listen to audiobooks, I haven’t got the attention span for them.
2. Pick a genre, any genre!
I can’t choose one … classics, thrillers, science fiction, memoir! Those are the genres I read the most.
3. What is the first book you remember reading?
I remember looking at Where the Wild Things Are by Mauric...
January 19, 2022
Reviews & Interviews Roundup
Book Review: Dim Stars (2020)
Book Review: The 13th Zodiac (2021)
Children’s Book Review: Annabelle & Aiden (2016)
Children’s Book Review: Lola: The Bracelet of Courage (2021)
Children’s Book Review: Jack the Unicorn (2021)
Children’s Book Review: The Adventures of Addy: The Tale of the Prince and the Dragon (2021)
Children’s Book Review: How to Hug a Cloud (2021)
Children’s Book Review: Bats at the Library (2008)
Author Interview: Eva Seyler
Author Interview: Amy Campbell
Author Interview: L.A. Wasie...
January 17, 2022
Author Interview: Eva Seyler
Be sure to check out The War in Our Hearts!
Interview:
Paperback, hardback, audiobook?
Audiobook! I devour hundreds of hours of audiobooks each year, thank you ADHD brain that cannot focus on reading if my hands aren’t occupied doing something else as I listen. As for physical copies, I prefer paperbacks.
Pick a genre, any genre!
Honestly my first love is nonfiction, especially about historical figures/events, because much of that information feeds into the historical fiction I wri...
January 16, 2022
Author Interview: Amy Campbell
Be sure to check out Tales of the Outlaw Mages!
Interview:
1. Paperback, hardback, audiobook?
Paperback and audiobook. I “read” faster with audio but for eyeball-reading I love me a good paperback. (I don’t have a lot of time to sit and read so audio is super helpful!)
2. Pick a genre, any genre!
Fantasy. Always fantasy. Bonus points for horses/equines/dragons/griffins.
3. What is the first book you remember reading?
Billy and Blaze (an old school horse b...
January 14, 2022
Book Review: Dim Stars (2020)
Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans by Brian P. Rubin
Plenty of his classmates were drafted into the Fleet when the Forger War broke out, just like he was. But none of them became galaxy-famous war heroes when they were still teenagers. Dash hadn’t aspired to much before the war started, so he wasn’t sure how to aspire to anything at all once it ended.
Oh, this book! You simply must give this book a go! It’s charming and wonderful!
Firstly, it must be pointed out that this...
