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Book Review: Such Great Heights by Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social (coming Aug 26, 2025, from @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). The complete cultural history of the indie rock explosion. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #SuchGreatHeights #NetGalley
13.08.2025 20:22 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon @theagwrites.bsky.social (published July 1, 2025, by @delreybooks.bsky.social @randomhouse.bsky.social ). A romantasy adventure connected to the world of @criticalrole.bsky.social . mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #TuskLove #NetGalley #CriticalRole
12.08.2025 19:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: In Deadly Company by L.S. Stratton (coming Sept 2, 2025, from Union Square & co.). A high stakes investigation turned tragic. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #InDeadlyCompany #NetGalley
10.08.2025 20:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Bought this one off of the spinner racks back in the day.
08.08.2025 14:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I had a subscription to SSOSV. I remember this one coming in the mail.
08.08.2025 14:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (published January 2023 by @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). A book within a book gripping tale. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #TheVilla
06.08.2025 19:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Memoirs of a Lyrical Man by Steven Templar @steventemplar.bsky.social (published Nov 2023 by Mysterious Ink Press). A time-travel tale full of intrigue and secrets. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #MemoirsOfALyricalMan #TheTapestryOfTime
31.07.2025 17:33 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: A History of Punk by Stephen Palmer (coming Aug, 31, 2025, from White Owl Books @penandswordbooks.bsky.social ). A detailed look at the punk movement in the UK and beyond. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #AHistoryOfPunk #NetGalley
29.07.2025 20:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: The Linchpin Writer by John Matthew Fox (published Oct 2022 by @bookfoxwriter.bsky.social ). Highly recommended for writers to raise their craft to the next level. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #TheLinchpinWriter
24.07.2025 12:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Tonight in Jungleland by @peteramescarlin.bsky.social (coming Aug 5, 2025, from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social ). A detailed looking at the making of Bruce Springsteen's #BorntoRun album. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #NetGalley #TonightinJungleland @brucespringsteen.net
23.07.2025 14:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@brendansmith.bsky.social how was Soft Cell opening for Simple Minds? I have been a SC fan since my junior year of high school (‘82).
22.07.2025 21:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I saw it this morning as I was getting ready to head out to work. On the top of my list for viewing tonight.
22.07.2025 19:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh, wow. This is a dark day indeed.
22.07.2025 19:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Bat Out of Hell (by various authors, published Jul 15, 2025, from @blackstonepub.bsky.social ). A collection of short stories loosely inspired by the classic Meat Loaf album. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #BatOutOfHell
21.07.2025 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: L.A. Women by Ella Berman (coming Aug 5, 2025, from @berkleypub.bsky.social b ). A tale of the complex friendship between two women across a decade. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #LAWomen #NetGalley
19.07.2025 18:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Murder at the Wham Bam Club by Carolyn Marie Wilkins (coming Jul 29, 2025, from Kensington Publishing). A psychic mystery set in 1920's Illinois. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #MurderAtTheWhamBamClub #NetGalley
16.07.2025 01:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Fever by Margo Donohue @brooklynmargo.bsky.social (coming Aug 26, 2025, from Kensington Press). The complete history of #SaturdayNightFever mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #Fever #NetGalley
13.07.2025 00:17 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Book Review: Cesar Romero - The Joker Is Wild by Samuel Garza Bernstein (coming Aug 26, 205, from University of Kentucky Press). An in-depth look at the life of the Hollywood star. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #CesarRomero #TheJokerIsWild #NetGalley #Batman66 #FalconCrest
10.07.2025 11:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I like how literary that album is. So many references.
09.07.2025 18:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social n (coming Sept 30, 2025, from @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social s ). The enjoyable fifth installment in the #ThursdayMurderClub series. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #TheImpossibleFortune #NetGalley
08.07.2025 19:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You are most welcome.
03.07.2025 10:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Last Night at the Disco by Lisa Borders @lisaborders.bsky.social (coming Oct 7, 2025, from @regalhouse.bsky.social ). A deliciously dark character study set against the days of disco. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/07/book... #LastNightAtTheDisco #NetGalley
02.07.2025 13:49 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Book Review: Like a Bullet by Andrew Cartmel (coming July 18, 2025, from @titanbooks.bsky.social ). The latest adventure of the Paperback Sleuth. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #LikeABullet #PaperbackSleuth #NetGalley
30.06.2025 10:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Death of an Ex by Delia Pitts (coming Jul 15, 2025, from @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). The sequel to 2024's Trouble in Queenstown. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #DeathOfAnEx #NetGalley
29.06.2025 11:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book Review: Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman @carolgoodman.bsky.social (coming July 15, 2025, from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social ). An isolated-island mystery with heavy Greek themes. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #WritersAndLiars #NetGalley
26.06.2025 10:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Brendan, that is a great pic of you and Moon. Thank you for sharing it.
25.06.2025 00:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Brandon, I left a comment on the video for John. Another for his father-daughter collabs: 1980’s “Should’ve Never Let You Go” by Neil Sedaka and daughter Dara. And, yes, I owned the 45 rpm.
24.06.2025 17:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I did not know this particular piece of trivia. As a huge fan of the 60’s Batman show (grew up on it, own the BluRay set from years back) this was a fun learn. Thanks.
24.06.2025 16:36 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Planning to watch over my lunch break today. Yay!!!
24.06.2025 15:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Book Review: Dialogue by Robert McKee (published 2016 by @hachettelibrary.bsky.social ). An excellent reference for writers. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #Dialogue #WritingCommunity
22.06.2025 19:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
