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Radio Riel Nominated for Favorite Second Life Radio Stations

October 17, 2017January 22, 2019Bookstacks News, Off The Shelfavi awards, off the shelf, radio, radio riel, second life

Off the Shelf airs on the Radio Riel stations, and we were thrilled to hear it was nominated for an Avi Award. See the details below, and please VOTE FOR RADIO RIEL!!! Contact: Gabrielle Riel FOR

Horror in SL

September 3, 2017January 22, 2019Book Groups, Bookstacks News, Eventsplaces to visit

The October Country Undead Group tells me the members have set up a number of places streaming both old radio shows and readings. Yesterday, for example, I heard a reading of “Herbert West: Reanimator.” It

Interview with Marjorie M. Liu

August 12, 2017January 22, 2019Bookstacks News, Off The Shelfhistorical mysteries, independent publishing, mystery, publishing industry, radio riel, science fiction, seanan mcguire, star wars

This week, Simeon and Kghia interview Marjorie M. Liu, author of both urban fantasy and comicbooks. Marjorie talks about her past work as well as her newest Dirk & Steele novel, In the Dark of Dreams, which comes

Cozy Mystery Discussion: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

July 13, 2017January 22, 2019Book Discussion, Cozy Mysteries, Footlight Confidentialcozy mysteries, crime fiction, mississippi, mysteries, Tom Franklin

Join Lludmila Mirrikh Monday, February 20 at 11 am PST or Tuesday, February 21 at 5 pm PST for a discussion of the southern mystery novel, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin. There was never any proof that

National Novel Writing Month in Second Life

April 30, 2017January 22, 2019Bookstacks News, Eventsauthor interview, avi awards, book collections, podcast, publishing industry, Tom Franklin

(Inter)National Novel Writing Month kicks of November 1, and Second Life is providing some terrific support for for participants. Things kick of October 31, from 6-9 pm PDT/SLT, at Milk Wood. Graphic by June Faramore (SL:

Off the Shelf Interview with Vicki Pettersson Now Available

April 6, 2017January 22, 2019Awen, Events, Off The Shelfbook collections, books, cozy mysteries, ebooks, fantasy, mysteries, podcast

The Off the Shelf interview with Vicki Pettersson is now available for download. Vicki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Signs of the Zodiac series. This dark urban fantasy series features Joanna Archer, a

Janny Wurts Interview

March 13, 2017January 22, 2019Bookstacks News, Off The Shelfauthor interview, book covers, cover art, cycle of fire triology, fantasy, Janny Wurtz, novels, podcast, publishing, war of light and shadow

This week Kghia and Simeon speak with Janny Wurts, author of The War of Light and Shadow series, The Cycle of Fire Trilogy, and co-author with Raymond E. Fiest of The Empire Trilogy. Wurts has written

Off the Shelf Interview with Donna Fletcher Crow

March 8, 2017January 17, 2019Bookstacks Newsauthor interview, book collections, books, fantasy, horror, Lauren Weyland, mysteries, publishing industry, seanan mcguire, second life, space opera, star wars

In this episode of Off the Shelf, Kghia and Simeon speak to Donna Fletcher Crow, author of many series’ of books, including: the historic mystery series The Monastery Murders, The Cambridge Chronicles, Daughters of Courage, and the Lord Danvers