Storms and Secrets by Claire KingsleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Eden Blitz
Dystopian Novel
Date Published: May 2, 2025
In 4029, Homo convertibilis has replaced Homo sapiens and their
scientists study the "Pierre de Vent," a collection of political, historical,
and ancient sacred texts written by the "founding father," who is the
reference of the new society.
2054, to combat the chronic anemia of the sedentary population, who live cloistered and under government tutelage, the pharmaceutical company Orson and Orson, of which Nucleus is the main shareholder, developed a regenerative pill called Jouvence. Everyone is clamoring for it. "Unfortunately," the side effects of the miracle product affect the libido of the consumers, causing them to literally die of pleasure.
Nucleus manipulates governments to gradually rid the planet of the surplus humans who no longer have a place in a society where finance has supplanted mass consumerism. His hope is to turn Earth into a true Eden for his people who are, in his eyes, the only humans worthy of survival. However, a persistent infertility crisis amongst his kind, casts a dark shadow over his once-promising vision of a utopian future. Meanwhile, in the Metropolis, some Sedentaries, including Winston, manage to escape the systematic and inevitable extermination set in motion by Nucleus.
Will they be able to survive the persecution of the army of liberty and the reactivation of the GMO seeds of hyper-accumulating hyacinths that has covered the entire planet?
Gripping, provocative, and chillingly prescient, Eden: The Final Solution is a dystopian tour de force that challenges the limits of progress, morality and reimagine the Orwellian dystopia, shaped by the excesses and anxieties of our time. Fans of Brave New World and 1984 will find themselves enthralled—and terrified—by this haunting vision of the future.
About the Author
Pascal Bouquillard is a jack-of-all-trades. After graduating from the
“Baccalauréat économique et social” in France, he pursued
classical music studies at the “École Normale de Musique de
Paris”, taught for almost 30 years, acted on American stages in South
Carolina and published acoustic versions of his favorite songs on the YouTube
channel, “pascalsguitar”.
At the end of the ’80s, he spent several years touring Europe and French-speaking countries with the “Trio Français de Guitare”, which he co-founded and which specialized in transcriptions of works by early 20th-century composers. Unfortunately, focal dystonia prevents him from pursuing a career as a classical guitarist. He then obtained a scholarship to the “Maitrise de Musique Baroque de Versailles”, where he played tenor and was introduced to conducting.
In the ’90s, he co-founded the progressive rock band Saens, in which he was composer, singer, bassist and acoustic guitarist, and with whom he released three albums: Les Regrets d’Isidore D, Escaping From The Hands Of God and Prophet In A Statistical World.
In 1997, he conducted Benjamin Britten’s opera “Noah’s Ark” at the Cathédrale Saint Louis in Versailles, the Église Saint Augustin in Paris and the Théâtre de Poissy. That same year, he was invited to conduct a group of musicians from the Orchestre National de France at the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, on the occasion of Mstislav Rostropovich’s 70th birthday.
He then moved to the USA to find the woman he was to marry. Interested by the turn the world economy is taking, he returns to his original political passions.
After more than 5 years of research and reflection as part of a virtual focused group of French citizens, and driven by the anxieties provoked by his discoveries, he launched into the writing of “Eden” and the “Practical Guide toward an Atomic Democracy”.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Continuity Blitz
Life Beyond the Credits
Memoir
Date Published: 09-09-2025
Publisher: Punctuate Press
Academy member Bonnie Clevering spent 50 years in Hollywood, designing
hair for dozens of stars including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Kristen Stewart,
Al Pacino, and Jennifer Lopez under the direction of icons like Christopher
Nolan, Oliver Stone, and Steven Soderbergh. After uncovering an enormous stash
of production Polaroids and behind-scenes photos she took, Bonnie decided it
was time to tell some lovely stories about her time in Hollywood.
Continuity By Bonnie Clevering: Life Behind the Credits will be released on Punctuate Press (distributed by APG) on September 9. It will uniquely come in two formats: a paperback memoir, and a beautiful hardcover coffee table book with hundreds of photos. While stories about Nancy Sinatra’s old wives tale helping Bonnie get pregnant, making dinner for the Ocean’s Eleven cast, and how hair creates character are certainly delightful, Bonnie also shares deeply about being a woman in Hollywood, the consequences of saying “no” (and “yes”), single motherhood, and legacy.
About the Author
Bonnie Clevering, in a nearly 5-decade career as a Motion Picture Hair Stylist, has trussed the tresses of hundreds of actors including Hilary Swank, Bette Davis, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, and Kristen Stewart. Her impressive resume includes iconic films and TV series like Hello, Dolly!, RoboCop, Any Given Sunday, Ocean's Eleven, Erin Brockovich, Office Space, The Twilight Saga, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, totaling over 120 productions. She earned membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2001.
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The Blue Riders Blitz
Historical Thriller
Date Published: June 28, 2024
New York, 1890s
The newspaper war between William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World is raging, while in Cuba a brave band of Cuban rebels are struggling to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Spain.
As war fever builds, Cassie O'Conner, one of the first female reporters of the era, goes undercover in an insane asylum, where she makes a discovery of historic proportion: a plot to assassinate President William McKinley. But before she can act on her discovery, Cassie is kidnapped and whisked away to Cuba, forcing the Journal and the World to join forces in a daring rescue attempt.
Can they return her to Washington, D.C. in time to stop the assassination of the president?
Full of action, adventure and romance, THE BLUE RIDERS is a fast-paced, hard-to-put down historical thriller.
About the Author
Jim Lester holds a Ph.D in history and is the author of three successful young adult novels--Fallout, The Great Pretender and Shadow Games as well as two exciting historical thrillers, Deadline:New York and Call to a Nightmare. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, he now makes his home in Colorado.
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Monday, September 8, 2025
The Exchange and Other Calamities Blitz
Horror / Collection
Date Published: 07-22-2025
Publisher: Anuci Press
Evil lurks in the darkness, clawing its way towards unsuspecting victims . . .
A woman living with fibromyalgia finds an artifact that unleashes a reality she never thought possible . . . at a steep price.
Two high school
seniors take part in a tradition that brings them face-to-face with the
monstrous truth behind a haunting, dark urban legend.
The face behind a
popular YouTube ghost hunting show travels to the scene of a horrific event to
find fresh horrors there.
Fate takes a bite out of a young woman who
ventures into the wilderness to grieve her mother.
Best-selling author,
Theo Anderson, takes part in a sleep study that turns her into the very thing
she fears.
Hold your breath as you immerse yourself in five harrowing stories written by bestselling author, Mallory McCartney. Fans of her gripping Black Dawn series will be kept on the edge of their seat by this horror collection inspired by real life events!
About the Author
Mallory McCartney currently lives in Sarnia, Ontario with her husband, their dachshunds Link, and Leonard and their sphynx cats Luna, Legolas, Ivy and Lily. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she can be found day dreaming about fantasy worlds or bingeing her favorite horror movies.
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Saturday, September 6, 2025
Review: Mockingjay
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Mockingjay closes The Hunger Games trilogy with a gut punch of war, loss, and resilience. Where the first book was about survival and the second about rebellion, the third is about the devastating cost of revolution—and it doesn’t shy away from the horrors of conflict.
Katniss is no longer just a girl with a bow—she’s the face of a movement, a reluctant symbol manipulated by leaders on both sides. What makes her so compelling here is her vulnerability: she is traumatized, grieving, and often broken, but she continues forward because she must. Her story is not about glory; it’s about survival in a world that demands sacrifice.
The romance thread reaches its heartbreaking resolution. Peeta, broken and hijacked by the Capitol, is both a symbol of love’s fragility and its resilience. Gale’s harder edges and ruthless strategies force Katniss—and readers—to confront the morality of war. The love triangle ends not in melodrama, but in the quiet recognition of who Katniss needs to survive, not just who she desires.
The war sequences are raw and brutal. Collins doesn’t glorify battle—she shows us its destruction, the toll it takes on children, families, and entire districts. The loss of beloved characters (Finnick, Prim) hits like a physical blow, reminding us that revolutions are never without cost. And the ending—bittersweet, subdued, but deeply resonant—reminds us that healing is possible, even if scars remain.
This isn’t a triumphant finale, but it’s the right one. Mockingjay forces us to grapple with trauma, power, and the messy truth of human resilience. It’s dark, heartbreaking, and necessary—a masterpiece of YA dystopia that dares to tell the truth about war.
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