The Bodhisattva

It’s only right that we host a contest for a book of one of our contributors over at the BSC! I’ve got two copies of Craig Gidney’s Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories a collection Publishers Weekly said of Those who don’t mind a little digging should find several gems. .
BookSpot Central acquired two [...]

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First edition of my column Ja-ken-pon is up (issue#111) at BookSpot Central. I talk a little A Game of Thrones, Star Wars and some other mischief! I give brief thoughts on James Luceno’s Millenium Falcon and Order 66 by Karen Traviss and my introduction to A Song of Ice and Fire goodness.
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*opens window and admires the craftsmanship*
A day late, but the window repairmen doesn’t work on Thanksgiving so here we are now for the weekly look that was at the BookSpot Central!
-Exclusives:
Recently pointed to as one of the best books of the year by Publishers Weekly, The BSC is on point bringing you the first chapter [...]

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Overt at BookSpot Central I posted my latest edition of BookSpot Beat, this time with author Hal Duncan! The BookSpot Beat is our shorter interview format - 10 questions, topic specific and shooting the breeze style!
To get primed for his forthcoming Escape From Hell! (remember we have the exclusive prologue) Hal and talk Hell.
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Yesterday over at BookSpot Central I announced another opportunity to get free book goodness! I have a signed copy of the latest from bestselling novelist Jane Lindskold, Thirteen Orphans!

As evocative and moving as Charles de Lint’s Newford books, with the youthful protagonists and exciting action of Mercedes Lackey’s fantasies, Thirteen Orphans makes our world [...]

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Damon hijacks my BookSpot Beat feature (it may be time for Tomio’s Noise) to talk with writer E.E. Knight and specifically, dragons. Knight is the author of several novels most of which are in one of either two series - Age of Fire and Vampire Earth.
Check out the interview!
I’ve got a couple more of my [...]

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The 5th week of the Dark Sword Miniatures/BookSpot Central contests are here!. Tomorrow the winner of last week’s contest for the Jaime will be named - get in on the last hours you have! This week we bring a member of the Night Watch!!
Every Monday at BookSpot Central will be Masterworks Monday and we will [...]

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Special contest here as though I love offering up the reads no matter what they are to to BookSpot fanbase I love it when we are able to do so for the Heliotrope Alumni! Yesterday I posted a contest for a signed copy of Heaven’s Bones by Samantha Henderson! After we take over the [...]

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More exclusive goodness! I have the first chapter from the latest novel by one of my favorite writers! Yesterday over at BookSpot Central I put up the first chapter to a How to the Dead Dream by Lydia Millet. Her previous novel, Oh Pure and Radiant Heart was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke [...]

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Bringing some beauty to the contest bag of goodies! Over at BookSpot Central I posted a contest that gives our readers a chance to be one of five winners of a copy of The Engine’s Child by Holly Phillips.

Synopsis:
From acclaimed author Holly Phillips comes a major work of visionary fantasy in the vein of [...]

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