Book Spotlight: Jew in Jail

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Jew in Jail by Gary Goldstein

Jew in Jail is the true story of the nearly six years Gary Goldstein spent incarcerated in various prisons that comprise the state of New York's Department of Correctional Services, upon his plea of guilty to robbery, which was a direct result of his past addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling.

The book details what it was being a minority behind bars, his attempts at recovery from addiction under the worst possible circumstances imaginable, and insights into what the prison system in New York State was like itself.

Jew in Jail is available at:

Amazon

Barnes and Noble

Author Bio:

Gary Goldstein was born on October 18, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Long Island University in 1983, and is a selected member of Sigma Delta Chi, and Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.
Before Gary's conviction, he worked for both CBS News and Sports, and NBC Sports, as a researcher/producer, and has also worked at other media outlets and sports production companies in the Tri-State area as well. Since his release in 2004, Gary has also been employed in the construction industry, but is now retired from that line of work.
Gary is single and has no children. He enjoys reading, writing, music, working out, spending time with family and friends, dating, and going to the beach.
Gary still resides in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, and is currently working on his next book project, while also focusing on his motivational and inspirational speaking career.

You may contact Gary at Gman18NYC@aol.com  for book signings, interviews, or speaking engagements.

Gary's Website:   http://www.jewinjail.com/

Gary on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/jewinjail

Gary on Goodreads:  http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4314781
Gary on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/gary_goldstein

Book Spotlight: Web of the Spider Queen

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Song of the Ancestors Book I: Web of the Spider Queen by John Grover

A long vanquished evil has returned to the beautiful and peaceful realm of Orum. An evil that will stop at nothing to plunder and enslave all of the realm's people and lay waste to its lands. An evil that refuses to die, that has ravaged every realm it has touched. Its name is Sinnia, the Spider Queen and she has set her eyes back on the one world that eludes her grasp.

Combining elements of horror and sword and sorcery, John Grover weaves an epic fantasy tale full of action, mystery and suspense. 

You can find Web of the Spider Queen on Amazon

Author Bio:

John Grover is a dark fiction author residing in Massachusetts. He completed a creative writing course at Boston's Fisher College and is a member of the New England Horror Writers, a chapter of the Horror Writers Association.

Some of his more recent credits include Best New Zombie Tales Vol 1 by Books of the Dead Press, The Book of Cannibals by Living Dead Press, The Vermin Anthology, The Northern Haunts Anthology by Shroud Publishing, The Zombology Series by Library of the Living Dead Press, Morpheus Tales, Wrong World, The Willows, Alien Skin Magazine, Aurora Wolf and more.

He is the author of several collections, including the recently released Terror in Small Doses for Amazon Kindle as well as various chapbooks, anthologies, and more.

John's Website:  www.shadowtales.com

Book Spotlight: Of Good and Evil

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Of Good and Evil by Gerald Griffin

Ron Sheffield, a gifted but tormented Green Beret, plagued by suicidal guilt because of his "special" abilities, is discharged from the army for going "crazy." Immediately, he is brutally beaten and shot by the Mafia, and is hospitalized near death. His life is dramatically saved by Amber Ash, who also possesses "special" abilities; and from there the two are propelled against mobsters, terrorists and an unsavory government cell out to kill them over Iraqi documents Ron possesses from his army service.
To save his sanity, Ron is forced  into becoming a Mafia hit man, targeting only fallen mobsters. This brings Ron and Amber into contact with the powerful and secret society, Eros; this contact eventually actualizing Ron's mental gifts to a point beyond his imagination. Ron is confronted with the imminent nuclear obliteration of a major American city by a suicidal terrorist cell that only he can possibly stop, but finds it impossible to do so. Cliff-hanging ending in a spiritual fight against tyranny.




You can find Of Good and Evil at:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/  (Paperback and Kindle)
Barnes & Noble: http://www.bn..com/
Books-a-Million: http://www.booksamillion.com/
Publisher: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/OfGoodAndEvil.html

Author Bio:

Gerald was born in Flint, Michigan, receiving his AS and BBA in his home town. Receiving his MA and Ph.D. in psychology from Michigan State University, upon graduation he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, there joining the private practice of another psychologist. A year later, Gerald established his own private practice in Atlanta as a Consulting Psychologist, his professional activities including marriage counseling, psychotherapy, psychological evaluations and executive consultation. While in private practice, Gerald wrote the published nonfiction book THE SILENT MISERY---WHY MARRIAGES FAIL. Following this, during his 18 years as a Consulting Psychologist, he also wrote the three published novels THE CORRUPTORS, THE DEATH DISCIPLE and THE LAST COMING. While in private practice Gerald was listed in Who's Who in Georgia; Marquis Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Personalities of the South; Personalities of America; Outstanding Atlantans; Notable Americans and Dictionary of International Biography. Easing out of private practice, Gerald entered writing full-time, at first concentrating on screenplays and ghost-writing, producing two published ghost written books. Then moving to Gainesville, Georgia, he returned to novels, writing the published suspense thriller OF GOOD AND EVIL and is currently putting the final polishing touches to its sequel A TIME OF RECKONING. Gerald is a member of International Thriller Writers, is divorced, has two grown sons and is presently engaged.

Blog: http://geraldggriffin.blogspot.com
Web Site: http://www.authorgeraldgriffin.com


Short Excerpt- Chapter 1- Beginning:

They were all dead; except for one.

Ron grimaced. "Not again!"

Staying low and zigzagging in a quick pattern,Ron hastened over to Lieutenant Uebelacker. He was the last man on his team still alive; barely.

Mortally wounded, Uebelacker was lying motionless on the ground. His blackened face and military garb were soaked in patches of blood.

"Wh...where did they all come from?" Uebelacker attempted to focus in spite of his pain. His eyes were half closed in agony, and his breathing was labored.

"Hush, Lieutenant," Ron said, kneeling over him. "I'm getting you out of here."

"No. I can't move. Save yourself, Captain."

Again, bullets begin flying all about them. Death abounded. Ron, still kneeling, returned fire from his machine gun and remained untouched, but Uebelacker took another bullet. He jerked in agony, as though something had exploded in his head.

Ron's return fire halted the incoming fusillade, but now he was out of ammo. Suddenly an Arab was upon them, unleashing a dagger; its sharp blade glittering in the moonlight. With uncommon speed, Ron jumped to his feet, sidestepping the Arab's charge, in the same instant hitting him squarely in the throat with the barrel of the submachine gun, smashing his windpipe.The deadly blow hurtled the Arab backwards to the ground. He saw no more.

Hastily, Ron returned his attention back to Uebelacker. The lieutenant's eyes were closed. On his knees again, Ron gently shook him. "Lieutenant."

There was no answer.

Ron quickly took his pulse. It was indistinct. Then, with enormous effort, Uebelacker partially opened his eyes in a bewildered stare; rapid gasps coming from the back of his throat. "You're not wounded," he grimaced painfully. "No...no blood." His mouth fell open with his final breath.

Ron looked at him stunned. Then he cradled Uebelacker's head in his arms. "No," he pleaded. "Not you too. Don't die on me, Lieutenant. Don't!" Ron's breathing suddenly became shallow. He felt like a being without substance. "No," he protested. "This isn't right."

Save Community

The TV show Community is irreverent, sarcastic, satirical and subversive.  Should such a show be saved from cancellation?  Yes!  The answer is a resounding yes!

In today’s uber-PC world we need a show that mocks (in a good way) foibles and silliness, satirizes trends, and rifts on the geek, the chic, and the iconic.  This is the show that made paintball a spaghetti western, threw claymation and anime into the mix just because it could, and turned a goof on Dr. Who into a recurring reference.  (Their version, Inspector Spacetime, was turned into a viral fan favourite; check out the videos and websites listed at the bottom of this post if you want to see what fans did).

But alas, this gem of rebellious laughs languishes in the ratings basement and now teeters on extinction.  Even now it lashes out, with this week’s episode skewering the beloved Glee with a black mix of distorted Christmas song and fiendish style.  It is a bastion of the dysfunctional, the impudent, and embraces that dysfunction with flippant acceptance.

So I make a plea to all you geeks, freaks and TV lovers, to protect the television world from the banal, the bright and the happy.  Save Community, save this precious defiant spot of television. Save the subversive.

 
Inspector Spacetime Websites:
http://io9.com/5844151/it-only-took-a-few-days-for-communitys-doctor-who-spoof-to-become-a-full+blown-internet-meme/gallery/1
http://madmanwithabooth.wikia.com/wiki/Inspector_SpaceTime_Wiki
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InspectorSpacetime
http://www.redbubble.com/people/rexraygun/works/7797863-inspector-spacetime?p=t-shirt

Inspector Spacetime Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I9yS8G8G9o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h792JXBkLuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMSyIgydYfs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSkKHbaZwDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8bFVCxj86Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQAgPaJvvHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKUngdcSgbg
    

Book Spotlight: Raven

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Raven by Nuayma Jeggels:

A girl, a coma, a Plague, and an empty grave.

When Shardaie wakes up, she doesn’t know who she is, why she can’t understand emotions, why she has been unconscious for nearly nine of her thirteen years, or why the dead just won’t stay dead. The only clue to her past is a locket, but the Plague, which finally stretches its unnatural hand to her village, forces her to leave and to learn to protect herself. But everything has a cost: the protection against the undead reveals a secret that Shardaie and her classmates just don’t want to accept, and at the end, Shardaie realises that some secrets shouldn’t be revealed. Secrets have the power to destroy, and the power to change her view on humanity for ever.

 

Book Links:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/raven/id453282970?mt=11

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CI7ES6

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raven-nuayma-jeggels/1104562078

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/73208

 

 

Author bio:

Nuayma Jeggels lives in South Africa with her imaginary cat named Pookie. When she isn’t writing or reading, she is battling mathematics and gravity. Her favourite colour is violet. Her favourite meal is lasagne.

You can find Nuayma at her Blog, on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, or Goodreads

Supernatural: The Death of Bobby Singer

My thought on last night's episode of Supernatural.  Alert, there are Spoilers!

 The Death of Bobby Singer

The Fall Finale episode of Supernatural, Death’s Door, may be the last we, the viewers, see of Bobby Singer.  If it is, the send-off for Bobby was done with dignity, humour and a heart-breaking touch of tragedy.
Most of the episode happens inside Bobby’s head as he travels through his memories -a step ahead of a Reaper- looking for a way to communicate vital information to Sam and Dean.  He is aided by Rufus (great to see that character again) and has to face his darkest memories.  Some secrets are revealed and we see some tender moments in the relationship between Bobby, Sam and Dean.  Overall the trip through memory lane gave some bittersweet insight and said a fine farewell to the character.
But the episode also left questions, mainly, what happens next?  Will Bobby stay dead, or return as a ghost, possibly to be hunted down?  Personally I hope they let him die in peace, as much as I would miss the character.  I think that’s the way Bobby should go out.
The other key question of course is: How will Sam and Dean handle Bobby’s demise?  Because whatever happens, whether Bobby stays or goes, there will be consequences for Sam and Dean and a major fallout storyline.  My guess is this finally flips the crazy switch in Dean’s head and he goes off on a revenge kick along the lines of dear old Dad Winchester.  This may leave Sam on his own, emotionally speaking, to deal with the loss of Bobby, and with a head full of Lucifer that could have serious ramifications.  Regardless of how things play out this episode bodes to be a turning point in Supernatural.

Book Spotlight: The Sulphur Diaries

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The Sulphur Diaries by Georgina Kamsika:

Alice is in deep trouble.

The police have found her covered in blood and surrounded by corpses.  The dazed teenager explains that she had befriended an angel to help her escape her tiny Yorkshire village that is situated over a gate to hell.

Why?  Because the Harvest was coming and the love of her life was up for selection.

For more information, including first three chapters to read or download, see Georgina Kamsika's author website.

Released by Legend Press, The Sulphur Diaries is available as a paperback at Amazon.co.uk, Waterstones and WH Smith or in Kindle (UK site).  Also available from the US Amazon on Kindle.

Author Bio:

Georgina Kamsika was born in South Yorkshire, the youngest child to her Anglo-Indian immigrant parents. After attending a local catholic school, she escaped to university in Nottingham and began writing. Many years later, she began taking her writing seriously and has had several speculative short stories published in magazines and the odd anthology. She is lucky enough to have three friends who write and they work together weekly, sharing ideas, discussing writing techniques and motivating each other.

She admits to being a geek and whenever she’s not writing, she loves reading and walking her two dogs in the local woods. Her partner, Andy, is very patient and supports her at all times, even when her only response is ‘shush, go away. Writing’.

The Sulphur Diaries Excerpt:

“There is blood everywhere, on the walls, on the tables; I’m not sure what I just stood in, but it’s slippery.

Johnny! I scream, to be heard over the racket from outside, but there’s no answer and I can’t see him in the dim light. There’s a wet thump against the outer wall, though I daren’t look out of the windows. If I do, I might never be able to look away.

The shrieking outside is like nothing I’ve ever heard, and I freeze. Clenching my hands to stop their trembling, I peer into the gloom. Soft red light from some torches show me nothing but a puppet-show of shadows fighting outside. I recognise some of the locals: Mr Higgins, the Croft twins, their shapes easy to pick out as they struggle against the imps.

There seem to be more of them now. Where are they coming from? I remember calling to Lyle – not even an hour ago, however much it feels like days – but why are these imps attacking, why–”