Mary’s Expression

How to Request a Title for your Library

I am excited to announce that Tales of Tessagonia: Books 1-6 is now available for libraries! My county library system has ordered copies, and your public library can order them as well! If you’re not sure how to request a title, here’s some information you might need.

My Inner Two-Year Old

The Inner Child ​A little childso innocent and freefull of joy and loveuninhibited by those fearsthat plague meso trusting and naivealways forgivingseeing beautyin everyone and everythingself-confidently taking on lifebold and daringrisking her allto capture a...

Crosstalk: Book Review and Questions

​Title: CrosstalkAuthor: Connie WillisGenre: Sci-Fi RomanceSeries: standaloneAge group: AdultAuthor website: ​www.sftv.org/cw/My ThoughtsDeviating slightly from my all-fantasy book reviews to talk about this light Science...

Chiaroscuro: An Interview

This is a blog interview I did for Margaret Fieland, a fellow member of poetry group Poetic Muselings, after the launch of my debut poetry book back in 2014. I have updated the "Where can you buy the book" and "Where can readers find you", but left the rest the...

Mirror, Mirror: Book Review

Title: Mirror, MirrorAuthor: Gregory MaguireGenre: Historical FantasySeries: StandaloneFairy Tale Inspiration: Snow WhiteAge group: AdultAuthor website: ​https://gregorymaguire.com/ Thoughts Mirror, Mirror was an interesting take on Snow White and the Seven...

Book Review: Sparkly New Friends

Title: Sparkly New FriendsAuthor: Heather Ayris BurnellGenre: FantasySeries: Unicorn and YetiAge group: Early ReaderAuthor website: https://www.heatherayrisburnell.com My Thoughts I discovered the Unicorn and Yeti books while shelving at my library. The cute art...