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Michael May

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May 29, 1967

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Michael May writes the comic Kill All Monsters (co-created and drawn by Jason Copland) and other cool adventure stories. He's also the host or co-host of numerous podcasts on a variety of pop culture topics. ...more

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Michael May I've never had writer's block. That's possibly because I'm lucky, but I don't think so. Too many other writers whom I respect say that they don't beli…moreI've never had writer's block. That's possibly because I'm lucky, but I don't think so. Too many other writers whom I respect say that they don't believe in it either.

The key - at least for me - seems to be always thinking about stories and writing. I don't wait until I'm at the keyboard; I'm taking in inspiration and thinking about it all the time: in the car, in the shower, before I fall asleep. By the time I sit to write, I already know more or less what I want to say (though it's important and fun to leave room for surprises!).(less)
Michael May It's a lot of fun to hold my book in my hand or to hear strangers tell me how much they enjoyed it. But the best part is when I've written "The End" o…moreIt's a lot of fun to hold my book in my hand or to hear strangers tell me how much they enjoyed it. But the best part is when I've written "The End" on a final draft and know that I've created something that I'd want to buy and read even if I hadn't written it.(less)
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Jane and the Stillroom Maid by Stephanie Barron

Although I love the entire Austen Mysteries series so far, some of the individual books can drag. Barron's version of Austen is always a great, funny, observant, courageous detective, so she and her supporting cast and all of the historical details that Barron includes are enough to keep me interested. But some of the books have had stretches in which I was eager to get back to the investigati Read more of this blog post »
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The Golem of Veni...
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Joyland
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by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
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Michael Michael said: " I sometimes forget how great King is. He's earned a reputation as a wordy writer, but even his longer books are immersive and compelling. When he's tighter on the story - like he is in the less-than-300-page Joyland, he's magical. King is always stro ...more "

 
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Billy and the Beast by Nadia Shireen
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My second Billy book by Nadia Shireen. Billy and the Pirates was a free-form sea adventure; this one's got a fairy tale quality as Billy and her cat encounter a hungry monster and use their wits to trick it out of eating them and a bunch of cute fore ...more
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I'm an unapologetic cover-judger, so when I saw this at a book fair, the beautiful painting on its front immediately grabbed me. When I saw it was a novel about Mary Shelley (and oh yeah, her husband too, I guess), I had to have it.

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My second Billy book by Nadia Shireen. Billy and the Pirates was a free-form sea adventure; this one's got a fairy tale quality as Billy and her cat encounter a hungry monster and use their wits to trick it out of eating them and a bunch of cute fore ...more
Vagabond by Tim Curry
"Listened to this on a long car ride. Really interested in the book in general, but especially the audiobook as it’s read by Curry himself.

Great book. Curry’s voice is really rough throughout due to his stroke. It goes in and out and his speech is ha" Read more of this review »
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I'm an unapologetic cover-judger, so when I saw this at a book fair, the beautiful painting on its front immediately grabbed me. When I saw it was a novel about Mary Shelley (and oh yeah, her husband too, I guess), I had to have it.

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The Golem of Venice Beach by Chanan Beizer
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Super cute, both in art and story. Sounds like it's being made up by a kid as they go along; in a good way. It's a bunch of random, surprising events, but they hold together and form a story. We bought one more in the series when we got this one, so ...more
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The Beautifull Cassandra by Jane Austen
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This was a recent find at a used bookstore. I've never read Jane Austen's work from her teen years before, but this is delightful. Both the story and the illustrations. ...more
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Monster Rally by Charles Addams
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I love Charles Addams' cartoons and this little paperback size is a nostalgic format for me (I read so many comics collections in this size as a kid back in the day), but Addams' work deserves (needs?) to be seen much larger. ...more
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