Screens and the Ego is a collection of short-stories and essays by Jane-Marie Auret, a young author in her early 20s and a member of Gen Z. As a teacher, I was keen to read the book with the hope of gaining some insight into the struggles and everyday concerns of younger generations and also see how they might differ from my own experiences....
My follow-up to the award-winning (<- there are two separate links there, hehe) Friendship Games has begun.
Kirkus Reviews weighed in on Friendship Games with a starred review. Of thousands of books reviewed each year, only 10% of Kirkus reviewed books earn the coveted Kirkus star. By earning the Kirkus star, Friendship Games is automatically in consideration for the literary Kirkus Prize.
Friendship Games is officially an award winner (Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal) by the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA). I am kind of over the moon; this is a first for me.
Gosh, this was so fun! I talk about my books Alter Road and Friendship Games, plus other things like how writers work. I am a talking head on the Author Ecke podcast with author Travis Davis.
Today, July 5th, marks the 30th anniversary of the release of U2's album Zooropa (1993). The album was conceived as a 3-song or so EP follow-up to 1991's Achtung Baby. U2 wanted to add some new material to their ZooTV tour as they shifted from Europe to North America.
The last review at Readers' Favorite just dropped. It makes five-of-five five-star reviews:
The instruments aboard Avi Loeb's expedition ship are limited and provide only preliminary observations. The real analysis of the spherules will happen once the expedition has ended, and the team is back onshore.
I am eagerly following Avi Loeb's expedition. If you don't know who Avi Loeb is, or what his expedition is about, well, all I can say is, sit up and pay attention.
Two books down: Alter Road and Friendship Games.