Tag Archives: Stephen King

Review & Contest: Best Horror of the Year Vol 4, edited by Ellen Datlow

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Erin Underwood

Title: The Best Horror of the Year Volume 4 Edited by: Ellen Datlow Publisher: Night Shade Books ISBN: 978-1597803991 You will be swept away by the sheer relentlessness of The Best Horror or the Year, Volume Four, edited by Ellen … Continue reading →

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PreReview: Rage Against the Night

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Title: Rage Against the Night Editor: Shane Jiraiya Cummings Publisher: Brimstone Press (December 21, 2011) ASIN: B006P18LM2 Here’s a book that I am truly excited to read for three reasons: 1) all proceeds will go to a good cause, 2) many … Continue reading →

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What’s on Your “To Read” List?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Erin Underwood

One of the things that I struggle with is my “To Read” list. Now that my time is so limited, I can only read one or two books per month, which makes it difficult to tackle all of the amazing … Continue reading →

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Growing Up YA Lit-Style: A Personal Essay

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Ilsa J. Bick, MD, a child psychologist and YA author, recently published an article on the Hunger Mountain site in which she responds to a pair of essays by Meghan Cox Gurdon, Children’s Reviewer for the Wall Street Journal, who … Continue reading →

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Behind the Literary Curtain: An Interview with Five Writers’ Assistants

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Catherine Asaro, Neil Gaiman, Charlaine Harris, Nancy Holder, and Stephen King have more in common than just being great writers. They all have assistants working behind the scenes to make sure that schedules are met, calls are returned, travel is … Continue reading →

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New Writer Spotlight: Kat Howard

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Continuing the New Writer Spotlight series, Underwords is pleased to present Kat Howard. With some impressive sales in her first year of publication, Howard is attracting quite a bit of attention. You can find her online at strangeink.blogspot.com and @KatWithSword … Continue reading →

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Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Erin Underwood

Author: Stephen King Publisher: Scribner; Print Date: November 9, 2010 – First Ed. ISBN-10: 1439192561 ISBN-13: 978-1439192566 Details: 384 pages | Hardcover | $27.99 ~ Dark. Grim. Dangerous. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King features four gritty stories that … Continue reading →

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Best Books Covers of 2010

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Erin Underwood

Book covers are a special kind of art that lines the shelves of bookstores, giving readers an eye dazzling display of literary shopping possibilities. In a big way, part of the fun of shopping for and reading books includes looking … Continue reading →

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