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Some juicy summer reads.

Summer officially starts in a week, so get out that cold press and/or pulp bucket. I’ve got literary goodies to pop into your feed chute. Your mind auger will crush, squeeze, and grind these babies up, turning ordinary text into delicious book juice to quench the imagination. Yep. We’re juicin’. Juicin’ it furiously with summer reads. First up, we’ve got a bit of blood orange juice. Darkening Skies is the best book I’ve read in a while, but what can I say about it? Wuxia was not a …
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Don’t Get Too Close To My Fantasy. (I Need Your Help.)

I want to dig into the world of epic fantasy, but I need a friendly guide (or a bunch of them) to show me where to go. What’s your favorite fantasy series? I read the A Song of Ice and Fire books in 2006, and they were life-changing. They spurred me fully into the world of genre fiction, which pretty quickly led to writing it. If not for Tyrion, Dany, and Hodor, I probably wouldn’t be writing books for a living today. Great man, George R.R. Martin. …
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A Brief History of Shadows. (Let us know what you think.)

I wanted to share some relics of the Vargus & McBain past and get your opinion on something, but first, let me say this: The Casting Shadows Everywhere launch is off to an awesome start. We hit numerous #1 spots in the new release charts. Thanks so much to everyone who grabbed a copy. The link is here if you didn’t snag it yet. Get it while it’s 40% off: Casting Shadows Everywhere on Amazon Hilariously enough, the 2019 edition of Casting Shadows Everywhere sold more copies in a day than the original version …
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Other Stuff to Read

Looking for something to read while you wait on the next Vargus/McBain opus? Fear not. I’ve put together a list of recommended books that happen to be perfect for reading. (Oh, and they’re all free on Kindle Unlimited if you ride with KU.) First up is the book I’m reading now: An Innocent Client by Scott Pratt. Here’s a murder mystery told through a blend of legal thriller and police procedural points of view. The first book in the Joe Dillard series is funny, gritty, and emotionally charged. I think Violet …
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An interview with E. M. Smith

Meet the newest member of the Vargus/McBain-o-sphere, author E. M. Smith. He co-wrote Beyond Good & Evil and The Good Life Crisis with us, and we plan to launch some more stories together ASAP. But there persists an air of mystery around this guy. What do we really know about him? Is he weird? Let’s find out. Q: People keep asking me about you, and I don’t know what to say to them. So what’s your deal? Pretty much nothing. I’m just this redneck …
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