Updates! A Review, an Interview, and a Bookshop

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This news roundup is for people who haven’t been paying attention to my social media channels for the past month or so, though if you subscribe to this blog but aren’t following me on social media, one wonders what exactly it is you’re doing. So, for those three people out there who fit this highly specific category, this one’s for you:

Déjà View received its latest—and probably last—professional review (better late than never!), from the good folks at The US Review of Books. Did they like it or not? Only one way to find out! Click the link below. (Here’s a hint: If they didn’t like it, I wouldn’t advertise their review on this blog.)

The US Review of Books review of Déjà View

I enjoyed their review, so I sent them some feedback, and they liked my feedback so much, they posted it on their website. You can read the feedback at the link below:

MTP Feedback on The US Review of Books review of Déjà View

I should say I had one quibble with their review, in the only negative comment, where the reviewer felt “the villains are a touch one-dimensional.” While I admit there is one villain who is one-note (she was intentionally written that way), there is one who decidedly isn’t. In fact, after reading the book, I had a few people tell me how surprised they were that this person ended up being a villain.

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In other MTP news, I was recently interviewed by Helen Garraway, the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of the epic fantasy Sentinal series and the fantasy romance SoulMist series. (I realize I reblogged her blog of the interview last week, but the email about it ended up in my Spam box, which I imagine happened to others as well, so I’m reposting it here.) Garraway is a fellow BookFest award winner whose own book was also featured on the Nasdaq Board in Times Square last month, so do yourself a favor and check out her books and website at www.helengarraway.com. I want to thank Helen again for the great questions. You can read my interview at the link below:

MTP Interviewed by Helen Garraway

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In other, other MTP news, the awesome new bookshop The Neverending Story at 9 W. Main Street (Montauk Highway) in Babylon, NY, is now selling Danger Peak and Déjà View! With a name like “The Neverending Story,” you know my ’80s-set novels belong there. If you live in the Long Island area, stop by and say hello to owner Colleen and her eclectic collection of books. Once again, I want to extend a big “Thank you” to her.

On a somewhat related note, I was also told my books are available for purchase at Tiny Raccoon Books, located at 277 Railroad Avenue in Sayville, NY (also Long Island, for those not in the know). Pop in and check out my novels and the rest of the books at this hip bookstore, which also occasionally features live punk performances and something called a “Silent Book Club.” What’s a “Silent Book Club”? I’m not sure! All the more reason to check them out.

Whew! That’s a lot of news! I hope you guys didn’t mind me unloading, but I wanted a record of these updates on my website as opposed to being lost in the shifting, often disappearing sands of social media. Until next time, same MTP time, same MTP channel.

MTP

P.S.: Next blog: Another break

P.P.S.: Déjà View is now available on Amazon (where the third, latest, and last edition of the book has been updated to include the Kindle eBook) and Barnes & Noble:

AmazonBarnes & Noble