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Dark, soulful tales that haunt long after the last page.
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift My rating: 4 of 5 stars Pray none of our humorless politicians read this essay! View all my reviews
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book would have been a slam-dunk five stars if the ending hadn’t made me so mad. The story is so rich, so detailed, so enthralling, that for most of the 900+ pages I knew it would have a five-star review from me. ::::SPOILER…
My critique partner and long-time friend Gayleen Rabakukk has posted an interview with me and Carrie Jones over on her blog. Being an excellent journalist, Gayleen has done another good job. If you spread the word about her blog, where she’s always reviewing young adult literature, you can win the ARC of After Obsession I…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars As an AP English teacher, I’d heard colleagues snub this book pretty often, complaining that the writing was bad, the story was bad, etc. With that, and a huge TBR pile, anyway, I put off reading it for years. My…
I tell ya what, this working with a major publisher is A-OK with me. Bloomsbury sent out around 90 advance reader copies (ARCs) of the book to review bloggers, and those reviews are starting to show up online. I’m going to link to a few of them here, ‘cause I likes to share. The first…
The UPS man brought me a gift today. I had no idea what it was, as I wasn’t expecting anything, and the envelop he left behind was pretty thin. I tore it open and found anthrax. Just kidding! It was porn. No, wait! It was this: Okay, the picture doesn’t do it justice. Here’s what…
Okay, I have to admit that I have watched all the Harry Potter movies, but had not read the books. I’d been meaning to, honestly, but hadn’t gotten around to it. After seeing the last film, though, I hunted down Sorcerer’s Stone and began reading it. I’m really liking it. It’s written for a younger…
By finished, I mean a first draft. But hey, after three years of working on it, that feels like a major accomplishment. The first draft came in at just over 100,000 words. I have another project to get back to before I begin the revision process on Nadia’s Children, but I thought I’d say a…
I drove 21 miles for a used book today. The book cost $3.50. I’m sure the gas it took me to get to Second Chance Books and back cost me more than the book. I could have bought the book for a penny, plus $3.99 shipping, from Amazon. But I wanted it NOW! No, I…
NRU: Mr. Wedel, superhero movies are all the rage today. If you could be a superhero, who would you be? WEDEL: I would be Procrastination Man. NRU: Procrastination Man? Why? What would your power be? WEDEL: I would zip around the globe, destroying things that keep people like me – in my mundane alter ego…
Steven E. Wedel 