June Lorraine Roberts

Starry Starry Night by celebrated Canadian author Shani Mootoo is forthcoming on September 23, 2025 with Book*hug Press! Request a review copy. ✨

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The Most Anticipated Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2025 Our favorite science fiction and fantasy authors are coming back with brand new books this year, and we can't wait to read them!

Cinder House on a most anticipated list! 🔥

Ella would be THRILLED at the profusion of lady knights she's keeping company with here. And by thrilled I mean doing her utmost to hit on all of them.

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In The Spotlight: Tom Mead’s Death and the Conjuror Visit the post for more.

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Vision Problems and Book Review: Shatter Creek Insight Discover insights into 'Shatter Creek' by Rod Reynolds while I navigate my vision surgery. Join me in exploring this gripping read!

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For weeks I've been doing research for an article on independent bookstores and coop, but it's been tough to get folks on the record to speak about this.

If you're an independent bookstore or traditional publisher willing to talk about coop, I'd love to hear from you: newsletter@janefriedman.com.

In The Spotlight: Tom Mead’s Death and the Conjuror Visit the post for more.

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Rod Reynolds: Shatter Creek As I mentioned in my last post, I'm having some vision problems that will need surgery in the near future. Seemingly nothing too serious but I'm waiting on an appointment with the Ophthalmologist. Therefore, I'm sharing farther below, a post from the inestimable Rave Crime Reads for the review of Shatter Creek. ~ June Lorraine Roberts

Rod Reynolds: Shatter Creek

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm having some vision problems that will need surgery in the near future. Seemingly nothing too serious but I'm waiting on an appointment with the Ophthalmologist. Therefore, I'm sharing farther below, a post from the inestimable Rave…

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Big Chief: A Fixer's Tale of Tribal Politics and Corruption Explore the gripping tale of Mitch Caddo, a fixer in a Native American election, and the moral dilemmas he faces amidst community corruption.

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M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer: Bop City Swing and Dietrich Kalteis: Dirty Little War Visit 1951 and the 1920s for Some Retro Crime Bop City Swing “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing.” – Duke Ellington Tap into the San Francisco’s jazz sce…

Murder in Common did a mini review of "Bop City Swing" (thank you @junelorrainer.bsky.social ) . Tip of the fedora to my co-author @russellthayer10.bsky.social and deliciously noir artist @frankvatel312.bsky.social (he did that banger of a cover). murderincommon.com/2025/07/20/m...

Her Body Tanned and Wet Down at the Reservoir* A recent interesting post from Moira at Clothes in Books has got me thinking about reservoirs. Many communities depend on them, and of course, some communities have been drowned to create them. The…

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It’s Clear We’re Going to Get Along* Humans are by nature social beings. Even introverts need at least some social interaction. Spouses can serve that purpose, but not everyone’s married or with a partner. And that’s where companions …

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M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer: Bop City Swing and Dietrich Kalteis: Dirty Little War Visit 1951 and the 1920s for Some Retro Crime Bop City Swing “It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." - Duke Ellington Tap into the San Francisco's jazz scene. It's bebop and swing bands all around and homicide Detective Tom Keegan digs the scene. Vivian Davis works as the hitter Gunselle and is hired to take out a politician who "really deserves it".

M.E. Proctor & Russell Thayer: Bop City Swing and Dietrich Kalteis: Dirty Little War

Visit 1951 and the 1920s for Some Retro Crime Bop City Swing “It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." - Duke Ellington Tap into the San Francisco's jazz scene. It's bebop and swing bands all around and…

In The Spotlight: Vito Zuppardo’s True Blue Detective Visit the post for more.

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Jon Hickey: Big Chief There seems to be a run on books about fixers these days. Or maybe it's just what comes my way and what I decide to read. As I'm a but under the weather today, I'm sharing the Kirkus Review on this book. It's a well considered review and billed as: ""A fixer for a Native American tribal leader is caught in the drama of a tense election season."

Jon Hickey: Big Chief

There seems to be a run on books about fixers these days. Or maybe it's just what comes my way and what I decide to read. As I'm a but under the weather today, I'm sharing the Kirkus Review on this book. It's a well considered review and billed as: ""A fixer for a Native…

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Storage Space ‘I think a storage unit would be the best idea,’ Ray proposed. ‘Then we won’t have to worry.’ ‘Not bad,’ Cal responded. His brother usually did have good ideas. ‘I’ll make some phone calls and chec…

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C.S. Porter: Salt on her Tongue

"I'm not there anymore, I'm not her anymore." Homicide Detective Kes Morris has been cleared to get back on the job. A problem with little white pills had her in rehab and on extended medical leave. She's chomping at the bit to be back and working in the city on a…

I’m Not Waitin’ Around For a Man to Save Me* As society has changed, it goes without saying (but I’ll say it) that many people’s views on a lot of things have changed. There are myriad examples of this; I’ll just focus on one: views of people…

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In The Spotlight: Gail Langer Karwoski’s A Brush With Murder Visit the post for more.

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Jurica Pavičić: Red Water The Dalmatian Coast of Croatia - 1989 Silva Vila is missing. Last seen one night with a local boy she never came home. Her twin brother Mate checks her secret hiding place and discovers her passport and cash are gone. This is the beginning of desperate search by her family. As time moves on without a clue to her disappearance, Jakov her father, drives for endless miles to outlying areas.

Jurica Pavičić: Red Water

The Dalmatian Coast of Croatia - 1989 Silva Vila is missing. Last seen one night with a local boy she never came home. Her twin brother Mate checks her secret hiding place and discovers her passport and cash are gone. This is the beginning of desperate search by her…

I Ain’t Got Nobody* Humans are hard-wired to be social and to live in groups. Most of the time, that works well; everything (e.g. the security of the group, feeding everyone, raising young, etc..) is easier when done …

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Three Choices for a Sunday in June Rex Constanzo lives a dull family life. It's work, home, sleep, work... ad nauseum. That is until the day he's sees Max Adams. The guy who made his life a living hell in high school. So begins an interesting take on the release of long-buried trauma. A deftly handled story, A Trail of Blood on the Snow by Sam Lee brings you along as Constanzo descends into obsession and madness.

Three Choices for a Sunday in June

Rex Constanzo lives a dull family life. It's work, home, sleep, work... ad nauseum. That is until the day he's sees Max Adams. The guy who made his life a living hell in high school. So begins an interesting take on the release of long-buried trauma. A deftly…

In The Spotlight: Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower Visit the post for more.

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Home Fires Burn by Anthony Bidulka is one of my favourite reads this year. The people in places and perspective are just so beautifully drawn.

This episode of NBN has been a long time coming! I’m delighted to share my conversation with Kern Carter about his acclaimed YA novel, Boys and Girls Screaming (Dancing Cat Books, 2022).

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Ji Hong Sayo: Angelhunting "I guess we're both in...call them high-risk professions." Seamus Caron has quite the friend in Sandra Blair. She's a homicide detective in Toronto, and Caron? He's a PI who operates on both sides of the legal line with his own personal sense of reparation. He also goes thru secretaries like water but he seems to have found a real gem in Maxwell Moscovitz who can roll with the punches.

Ji Hong Sayo: Angelhunting

"I guess we're both in...call them high-risk professions." Seamus Caron has quite the friend in Sandra Blair. She's a homicide detective in Toronto, and Caron? He's a PI who operates on both sides of the legal line with his own personal sense of reparation. He also goes…

Fantastic piece Miss Morgan 🙂

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