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AUDIOBOOK – Seventy-seven days are the release of the hardback and Kindle editions of the award-winning Ecscala's Wish, I am thrilled to announce that the Audiobook is now available at Audible and AppleBooks. The book was masterfully narrated by Tom Garland, an improv comedian and actor from…

Mom’s Choice Awards® Names Escala’s Wish a Gold Recipient Award-winning romantasy Escala’s Wish has received the Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Award, a distinction recognizing excellence in family-friendly books and storytelling. The Mom’s Choice Awards honor titles that demonstrate high standards of…

Walking Through Fantasy and Faith with Christina Weigand Some writers simply tell stories, while others create worlds filled with faith, courage, and the quiet strength of becoming your true self. Today, I’m happy to introduce Christina Weigand. She’s a writer, a wife, a mother of four, and a Nana…

World’s Greatest Magazines Interview The World’s Greatest Magazine, an online publication based in Australia, published an in-depth interview today featuring me and Escala’s Wish. The piece dives into the origins of the story, the world of Valla, and the themes that shaped the novel, offering an…

Talking Writing and Life with Ed Londergan Some writers arrive at storytelling late in life, while others seem to carry it with them from the very beginning. Ed Londergan belongs firmly in the latter camp. Writing stories since childhood, shaped by a deep love of reading and the influence of a…

Escala’s Wish Wins the PenCraft Best Book Award for Fantasy What Winning a PenCraft Award Really Means (and Why It Matters) Escala’s Wish has been selected as the PenCraft Best Book Award Winner for Fantasy. Almost immediately after sharing annoucement like that is a fair and very reasonable…

A Conversation with Gina LoBiondo: Stories, Bears, Dragons, and Cinderella Gina LoBiondo has been telling stories for most of her life—long before she ever thought about publishing or book awards. She started writing at 13, mostly because she had a big imagination and loved fairy tales. Like many…

“Escala’s Wish”Takes Second Place at the International Firebird Book Awards For the 4th Quarter of 2025, Escala’s Wish earned Second Place in the Firebird Fantasy/Dark Fantasy category, a distinction that highlights the book’s quality and places it among the top-rated indie titles recognized by…

Escala’s Wish receives Kirkus’ “GET IT” Award I’m incredibly proud to share that Escala’s Wish has been awarded the Kirkus “GET IT” Award. If you’re not familiar with what that means, here’s why this matters. Kirkus Reviews is widely regarded as the most respected and toughest review outlet in…

Escala’s Wish Receives “RECOMMENDED” Award from Bookview Review Bookview Review has issued a "RECOMMENDED" Gold badge award for my novel Escala's Wish. I was very excited to receive the award. This is the third positive review and the second award the book has received. I am blown away by the…

Escala’s Wish Earns a Strong Kirkus Review Kirkus is known for being one of the toughest. They don’t hand out praise lightly and are willing to publish blunt criticism when a book doesn’t work. That’s why a strong Kirkus review is considered a meaningful mark of quality by librarians, publishers,…

BookLife Reviews Esacla’s Wish Escala's Wish was reviewed my Booklife on January 2, 2026. I am absolutely thrilled with this review—it exceeded my expectations and truly means a great deal to me. BookLife is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious literary review outlets in the industry,…

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Meet the Author behind “Paper World” – An interview with Maureen Cummins I’m part of a number of Facebook writing groups, but my favorite by far is Fellowship of Human Authors. It’s a genuinely supportive community, and through it I’ve met some wonderfully interesting authors—many of whom you’ve…

Heather is an amazing woman who is making a difference in the lives of youth people and people who are battling MS. Her book "Whispers Through the Forests" is available on Kindle and in paperback all proceeds go to support MS charities. davejames.com/magic-resili... #booktok #ms #books #authors

Meet Author Heather Russell-Kay who is an amazing woman who, in addition to running a tutoring company, runs drama classes for people with MS and other chronic illnesses. She has written a book of fairy tales reimagined classic fairy tales through a lens of chronic illness. Check out my interview!

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Meet Author Joni M. Kerr: From Chalkboards to Storybooks Some people collect souvenirs when they travel. Joni M. Kerr collected stories—classroom by classroom, country by country, child by child. Over the course of a 38-year teaching career, Joni didn’t just educate students; she immersed herself…

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Interview with Madeleine Arnold, Author of Box of Darkness Today I am thrilled to share a truly special feature on the blog—an interview with author Madeline (Maddie) Arnold, daughter of Pastor Dane Burk, about her powerful new memoir, Box of Darkness. For readers who were moved by Educated by…

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing author MaryEllen Whitton for my blog, and I’m thrilled to share the full interview with you. davejames.com/meet-maryell... #booktok #books #maryellenwhitton

Meet MaryEllen Whitton: The “Accidental” Author MaryEllen Whitton didn’t set out to become an author. In fact, she calls herself an “accidental” one — a woman who began writing not for an audience, but for her daughter, during a moment of struggle that needed light. What started as simple…

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We Didn’t Do It: Trash Panda Publishing Responds to “Trashed Panda” Allegations PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trash Panda Publishing Issues Firm Denial of Involvement in “Drunk Raccoon Liquor Store Incident." Northborough, MA — In light of recent highly publicized allegations involving a…

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The Author who speaks to the sou: Interview with Q.M Gatlin davejames.com/2025/12/04/t... #QMGAtlin #author #booktok #beautifulchaos #beyondtoday #mybrainmyway #shadesofdarkness #escalaswish

The Author Who Speaks to the Soul: A Conversation with Q.M. Gatlin I am thrilled to be interviewing Q.M. Gatlin, who has been incredibly busy in 2025—publishing five books in a single year. Her debut of the year, Beautiful Chaos (February 2025), is a hybrid collection of poetry, artwork, and…

Escala’s Wish Giveway – 100 Kindle Copies Goodreads Book Giveaway Escala's Wish by David James Giveaway ends December 12, 2025. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

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Rediscovering the Magic of Choice: An Interview with Author Lulu Smyles Remember "Choose Your Own Adventure Books?" When I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with Choose Your Own Adventure books. I’d spend entire afternoons hunched over those slim paperbacks, flipping back and forth between…