By Shannon Yarbrough on May 16, 2012
Jon Marshall is a Brisbane dermatologist who lasers bananas as well as he does skin and has a penchant for making even simple situations more complicated. From Ash–his running buddy–to Katie–his coffee friend–to Lily–his daughter known affectionately as the Bean–Jon tries to keep the women in his life in neat compartments but ultimately finds that poetry readings, errant cats, and the Lemonheads all make life what it is–messy and blurry and vibrant.
Posted in Literary, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged contemporary fiction, contemporary humor, exciting press, nick earls, parenthood fiction, perfect skin |
By Shannon Yarbrough on May 7, 2012
I really really wanted to like this book, and I was totally enthralled by the first half of it. I love a good mystery where the lead character is not a police investigator or FBI detective. Here, we have Elle Bramasol who is a true crime writer who is elicited by a big Hollywood director named Eliot Kingman to write his story after he ends up in prison for the murder of one of his researchers.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, Mystery/Suspense, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged b.e. scully, modern day vampire, vampire diary, vampire fiction, vampire true crime, verland, verland: the transformation |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 27, 2012
I fully admit I probably never would have read this book had it not been free. I also quickly realized I could only handle it in small doses, so I read 2 or 3 of the essays each night and then gave it a rest until I completed it.
Posted in Anthology, Educational, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged advice for writers, agent advice, free writing advice, j.a. konrath, novel advice, publishing advice, scott nicholson, write good or die, writer advice |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 13, 2012
And Death Dreamt Us All by Cheryl Anne Gardner Twisted Knickers Publications ISBN: 978-0982214541 Copyright © December 2011 $7.99 Paperback $2.99 Kindle 138 Pages ABOUT: Rowan lives at the edge of reality. After witnessing a terrible childhood tragedy, her life has evolved into a shifting state of death and decay. Barely a night without restlessness, [...]
Posted in Experimental/Narrative, Horror/Supernatural, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged and death dreamt us all, cheryl anne gardner, speculative fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 9, 2012
Thanks to the Discovery Channel and A&E, there are enough “reality” shows to entertain or educate us on what life might be like for a troubled young African American man who finds himself locked away at too early of an age.
Posted in Anthology, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged african american anthology, african american fiction, african american short story, black fiction, fat from papa's head, tony lindsay, young african american fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 5, 2012
Imagine being the outsider amongst a dozen siblings. You are the one who is eager to fit in and be a good worker like your older brothers, but you are labeled “worthless” by your father. You yearn for the attention of your mother, but she is too busy raising your younger siblings and attending to the family household.
Posted in Biography/Memoir, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amish childhood, amish memoir, amish nonfiction, childhood abuse, childhood memoir, orva schrock, worthless boy |
By Shannon Yarbrough on March 31, 2012
Spargo Postle’s collection of poetry, Alone Among Many, appealed to me because there’s a lot of movement in his poems. Spargo’s style is to keep his verses extremely short. Reading several of the poems back to back may even give you the sense of falling as your mind races down the page along with your eyes.
Posted in Poetry, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged alone among many, createspace poetry collection, spargo postle |
By Shannon Yarbrough on March 19, 2012
Being a dog lover and owner myself, I had high hopes for Joel Robitaille’s book, A Dog’s Religion. It’s a bit of a coming-of-age story with its lead character working in an animal shelter which provides a catalyst for his outlook on life, while outside the shelter we become wrapped up in his personal life involving girlfriends and various other pals.
Posted in Relationships/Women's Lit, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged a dog's religion, animal fiction, animal shelter fiction, dog fiction, dog romance, joel robitaille, relationship fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on March 15, 2012
When you start reading The Blue Ticket it begins with a slow train ride to a small Southern town and sets itself up to be a quaint little charming story about a college boy named Harley returning to his Aunt’s farm for the summer.
Posted in Erotica, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged Gabriel Garçonnière, gay erotica, kindle erotica, male erotica, military erotica, small town erotica, supernatural erotica, The Blue Ticket |
