Book Review: No Job For a Man by John Ross Bowie @johnrossbowie.bsky.social (published Nov 2022 by @pegasusbooks.bsky.social ). A memoir about life's journey of discovery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #NoJobForAMan

Book Review: Jekyll & Hyde: Winter Retreat by Tim Major @timjmajor.bsky.social (coming Oct 21, 2025, from @titanbooks.bsky.social ). The engaging second book in the Victorian era mystery series. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #JekyllAndHydeWinterRetreat #NetGalley #bookreview

Book Review: Aces Full (coming Nov 11, 2925, from @torbooks.bsky.social ). Another collection of Wild Cards tales, edited by George RR Martin mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #WildCards #NetGalley #AcesFull #BookReview

Book Review: The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens @chevystevens.bsky.social (coming Oct 7, 2025, from @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). A dark tale of the perils of picking up strangers in the 70's. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #TheHitchhikers #NetGalley

Book Review: Don't Stop by Alan Light (coming Nov 4, 2025, from @atriabooks.bsky.social ). A look at a classic album and why we still love it so. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #DontStop #NetGalley #FleetwoodMac #Rumours

Book Review: The Man of Many Fathers by Roy Wood Jr. @roywoodjr.bsky.social (coming Oct 28, 2025, from @crownpublishing.bsky.social ). A memoir full of humor and heart. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #TheManOfManyFathers #NetGalley

Book Review: Vagabond by Tim Curry (coming Oct 14, 2025, from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social ). The thoroughly entertaining memoir from a one-of-a-kind talent. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #NetGalley #Vagabond

Book Review: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Craig Inciardi (coming Sep 30, 2025, from @diversionbooks.bsky.social ). The outrageous definitive and untold history of the Rock Hall. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #RockAndRollHallOfFame #NetGalley

Book Review: Disney's Animated Classics by Stephen Rötzsch Thomas @srotzschthomas.bsky.social (coming Sep 30, 2025, from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social ). A comprehensive guide to the classics. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #DisneysAnimatedClassics #NetGalley

Book Review: The Fallbacks - Bound for Ruin by Jayleigh Johnson (published Mar 5, 2024, from @randomhouse.bsky.social ). The first book in this D&D inspired series of novels. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/09/book... #TheFallbacks #BoundForRuin #DungeonsAndDragons

Book Review: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas (coming Sept 30, 2025, from @berkleypub.bsky.social ). A murder mystery set in a Texas library. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #TheLibrarians #NetGalley

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Book Review: Night People by Mark Ronson (coming Sept 16, 2025, from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social ). This engaging memoir looks at his time as a DJ in 90's New York City. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #NightPeople #NetGalley #MarkRonson

Book Review: The Fairley Brothers in Japan by David Starkey (coming Sept 16, 2025, from Keylight Books : Turner Publishing . A tale of family and music. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #TheFairleyBrothersInJapan #NetGalley

Book Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner (coming Sept 9, 2025, from @simonandschuster.bsky.social ). The brilliant biographical education of an artist. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #LinManuelMiranda #TheEducationOfAnArtist #NetGalley @pollackpelzner.bsky.social

Book Review: Robert B Parker's Showdown by Mike Lupica @mikelupica.bsky.social (coming Nov 25, 2025, from @putnambooks.bsky.social ). The next novel in the long running Spenser series. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #RobertBParker #Showdown #Spenser #NetGalley

Book Review: Children of the Roses by Warren Adler (rerelease coming September 2025). The sequel to his classic The War of the Roses. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/08/book... #ChildrenOfTheRoses #NetGalley

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Book Review: The War of the Roses by Warren Adler (published 1981, with a new film coming soon). The classic dark tale of materialism and divorce. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #TheWarOfTheRoses #NetGalley

Book Review: Grommets by Rick Remender, Brian Posehn and Brett Parson @remender.bsky.social @blitzcadet.bsky.social t (coming July 8, 2025, from @imagecomics.com ). A heartwarming nostalgic tale of young skaters. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #Grommets #NetGalley

Book Review: A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin (published Jun 17, 2025, by Knopf Books). A killer debut mystery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... @evilevehall.bsky.social #ANovelMurder #NetGalley

Book Review: A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux (published September 2018 by Mira/Harlequin). A small town murder mystery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #AWillingMurder #AMedlarMystery

Book Review: Toil and Trouble by Wendy Corsi Staub @wendycorsistaub.bsky.social (coming July 1, 2025, from @severnhouse.bsky.social ). Book seven in the Lily Dale Mystery series. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #ToilAndTrouble #NetGalley #LilyDale

Book Review: Revolution by James Campion (coming Aug 7, 2025, from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social ). A well-done and detailed look at Prince, The Band and the Era. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... #Revolution #NetGalley

Book Review: Etiquette for Lovers and Killers by Anna Fitzgerald Healy (coming July 1, 2025, from @penguinrandom ). A stylish 60's romantic murder mystery from a debut author. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #EtiquetteForLoversAndKillers #NetGalley

Book Review: A Legionnaire's Guide to Love and Peace by Emily Skrutskie (coming Jun 24, 2025, from @delreybooks.bsky.social ). A fantasy romance set in the ranks of the battlefront army. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #NetGalley #ALegionnairesGuideToLoveAndPeace

Book Review: Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson (coming Jun 10, 2025, from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social ). A dark novel presented in a reverse order. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #KillYourDarlings #NetGalley

Book Review: Killer Deals at Mayview Mall by Steven Templar (coming June 3, 2025, from Mysterious Ink Publishing). A most-excellent nostalgia drenched new murder mystery series. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... @steventemplar.bsky.social #KillerDealsAtMayviewMall #NetGalley

Book Review: Stupid TV Be More Funny by Alan Siegel @alansiegella.bsky.social lLA (coming Jun 10, 2025, from @grandcentralpub.bsky.social ). An informative look at the making of the first decade of The Simpsons. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #StupidTVBeMoreFunny #NetGalley #TheSimpsons

Book Review: Pop Kill by Jimmy Palmiotti, Dave Johnson and Juan Santacruz (coming Aug 19, 2025, from @madcavestudios.com os ). An over-the-top, violent and sexy take on cola wars. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/05/book... #PopKill #NetGalley @jimmypalmiotti.bsky.social