# magical realism (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover magical realism. Page: Feed: --- ## [Vampire the Masquerade: “Wake in Hate” Comics Coming from Titan This Fall!](https://www.amberunmasked.com/vtm-comics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vtm-comics) _2026-08-18 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ This new 4-part comic series brings on board a stellar creative team featuring John Lees and Tom Mandrake coming in November. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [Book Review: “The Kamogawa Food Detectives: A Serving of Hope” by Hisashi Kashiwai translated by Jesse Kirkwood](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-kamogawa-book4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-kamogawa-book4) _2026-08-17 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Each story is about having a connection to the heart and will not disappoint readers in this fourth book in The Kamogawa Food Detectives series. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [Book Review: “Where Do You Feel That in Your Body?” by Simone Saunders](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-where-do-you-feel-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-where-do-you-feel-that) _2026-08-12 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Where Do You Feel That in Your Body? Moving Beyond Talk Therapy to Understand the Language of the Nervous System by Simone Saunders pub date: 25-Aug-2026 Grand Central Publishing Publisher’s Summary: For fans of The Body Keeps Score and How to Do the Work, trauma therapist Simone Saunders bridges the gap where talk therapy falls short—showing you how to move beyond \[…\] Read more... ## [Book Review: “Something of a Calling” by Zoje Stage](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-something-of-a-calling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-something-of-a-calling) _2026-08-04 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Andy struggles with what's right according to her job as a Major Crimes detective versus what's right for the natural world. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-maltese-falcon-by-dashiell-hammet.html) _2026-08-03 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ 244 pages You can buy The Maltese Falcon... here You can find out more about Dashiell Hammet... here Our Rating...4⭐s The Blurb... Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and when Spade's partner Miles Archer is shot while on… ## [Book Review: “What Not To Say At A Funeral: An Unexpectedly Humorous Guide to Showing Up When It Matters Most” by Amy Havis](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-what-not-to-say-funeral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-what-not-to-say-funeral) _2026-07-27 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Amy Havis embraces some snark and humor in these tips and personal stories coming from her own place of grief. Support this site at patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [Review: Lenny Among Ghosts by Frank Maria Reifenberg](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-lenny-among-ghosts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-lenny-among-ghosts) _2026-07-21 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Lenny Among Ghosts is a fun book for young readers or any age. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and plot about saving the castle. Support this work at Patreon.com/amberunmasked Read more... ## [Top Shelf Embarks on a New Adventure with “Kodi: A Place to Call Home” by Jared Cullum](https://www.amberunmasked.com/kodi-trailer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kodi-trailer) _2026-07-17 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ An incredible new adventure, full of gorgeous outdoor vistas, amazing animals, lovable and hateable new characters, roaring rivers, thrilling dangers, and tender moments. Read more... ## [Preview, Review, & Trailer: “Alva in the Dark” by Aksel Studsgarth and Daniel Hansen](https://www.amberunmasked.com/alva-in-the-dark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alva-in-the-dark) _2026-07-15 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ ALVA IN THE DARK takes unexpected elements and mashes them together for a crime-heist-fairytale-hero's journey. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [Celebrity Baker and Acclaimed Writer Kim-Joy and Artist Alti Present An All-New YA Graphic Novel about Anxiety, Mental Health, and Selective Mutism](https://www.amberunmasked.com/kimjoy-alti-quiet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kimjoy-alti-quiet) _2026-07-15 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ Mary hasn’t spoken a word at school in years due to selective mutism. She’s isolated, misunderstood, and targeted by relentless bullies. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked. Read more... ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/R1TvYvxkYFkZ) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Comic Preview and Review: “Surfside Girls” collected boxed set by Kim Dwinell](https://www.amberunmasked.com/review-surfsidegirls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-surfsidegirls) _2026-07-14 · Amber Love · Amber Unmasked_ I loved the mysteries and how they were solved (team effort). Samantha, Jade, their friends and family are endearing. The artwork is beautiful. Saving the planet is imperative. Read more... ## [Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/07/pilgrims-by-mr-leonard.html) _2026-07-04 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ Our Rating 3 ⭐s You can buy Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard ... Here You can find out more about M.R. Leonard... Here The Blurb... Out-of-work Latin teacher and borderline alcoholic Austin DeSantis is determined to spend his final days in the arms of a prostitute—that is if the aliens don’t exterminate humanity first. But when the aliens land at the Vatican, begin speaking Latin, and reveal themselves to… ## [This Must Be The Place by Maggie O Farrell](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/this-must-be-place-by-maggie-o-farrell.html) _2026-05-22 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ Our Rating 3⭐s 401 pages Published 2016 You can find out more about Maggie O'Farrell here The Blurb... A reclusive former film star living in the wilds of Ireland, Claudette Wells thinks nothing of firing a gun if strangers get too close to her house. Why is she so fiercely protective of her family, and what made her walk out on her career at the height of her fame? Her husband Daniel, reeling… ## [Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/05/kill-for-me-kill-for-you-by-steve.html) _2026-05-22 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ Our Rating 5⭐ 401 Pages First published 2023 You Can Find Out More About Steve Cavanagh... here The Blurb... One dark evening in New York City, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realise they have so much in common. They both feel alone. They both drink alone. And they both desperately want revenge against the two men who destroyed their families. Together, they have the… ## [Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/sleepyhead-by-mark-billingham.html) _2026-03-28 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ You Can Buy Sleepyhead... here Our Rating 4.5 ⭐s 436 pages first published in 2001 You can find out more about Mark Billingham ... here The blurb... It's rare for a young woman to die from a stroke and when three such deaths occur in short order it starts to look like an epidemic. Then a sharp pathologist notices traces of benzodiazepine in one of the victim's blood samples and just traceable… ## [Pagan Rite by Leslie Scase](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/pagan-rite-by-leslie-scase.html) _2026-03-21 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ Our Rating 4 ⭐ You Can Buy Pagan Rite... here You Can Find Out More About Leslie Scase... here 280 Pages First published 2026 The Blurb... 1897 Inspector Thomas Chard is sent to investigate the discovery of a mutilated corpse feared to be the work of Jack the Ripper. His investigation leads him to a ‘Festival of the Unknown’ and when a second murder occurs, rumours of demons and hell-hounds flood… ## [The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-last-murder-at-end-of-world-by.html) _2026-03-16 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ You Can Buy "The Last Murder At The End Of The World... Here Rating 3⭐ First published 2024 432 words (paperback) You Can Find Out More About Stuart Turton... Here The Blurb... The small group of villagers who live on the tiny island lead simple, but happy lives. There is no world beyond their shores, but they're content with what they have. Only Emory feels frustrated. Unlike everyone else on the… ## [Dark Side by Belinda Bauer](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/dark-side-by-belinda-bauer.html) _2026-03-07 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ 437 Pages: First Published 2011 Our Rating 4.5⭐s You can find out more about Belinda Bauer... Here The Blurb... THE QUESTION IS: WHO IS HUNTING WHO? In a small village where no stranger goes unnoticed, a local woman has been murdered in her bed. This is PC Jonas Holly's first murder investigation. But he is distracted by anonymous messages that seem to come from the killer . . . Is Jonas going to… ## [The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-by-oscar.html) _2026-02-07 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ Rating 3⭐s You can buy The Picture of Dorian Gray... here You can find out about the author... here 253 pages The Blurb... Oscar Wilde's alluring novel of decadence and sin was a succès de scandale on publication. It follows Dorian Gray who, enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a… ## [Omenana 34: The Niger Delta Issue](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/omenana-34-the-niger-delta-issue/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. Hey there! It is always exciting to bring you a themed edition, mainly because it is such a joy to sit back and see the robust interpretations that the imaginations of our writers cook up. We asked for Niger Delta–focused science… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OBEoXhXAv3QM) _2025-12-23 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [The Last Fisher of Oporoza | Tomilola Adejumo](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/the-last-fisher-of-oporoza-by-tomilola-adejumo/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. Halfway to the horizon, the light changes. Not the slow gold of evening, but a sharp, surgical shift. Shadows bend in the wrong direction. The air smells of metal instead of salt. And ahead, where the rig should be squatting on the… ## [GbeneBeka: The Gospel According to Wiayor | Seun Lari-Williams](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/gbenebeka-the-gospel-according-to-wiayor-seun-lari-williams/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. GbeneBeka. She came down with the rain, stepping lightly onto the highest branch of the iroko. She was taller than any mortal. Her skin was marked with patterns like the veins of leaves. Her eyes shone gold-white in the darkness.… ## [The Smuggler of Wet Gene | Khayelihle Benghu](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/the-smuggler-of-wet-gene-khayelihle-benghu/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. By day, she gathered algae for chemical processing. By night, she traded in contraband, bio-codes suspended in liquid-genes that rewrite forgotten ancestry, and restore what contamination had erased in many children. The post The… ## [A Time Like This | Ini Okaka](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/a-time-like-this-ini-okaka/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. In a world like this, where everything is grown and cultured and controlled in labs, where labels were the norm and everyone is concerned with who produced what and how it was produced, where everything is lifeless and has a dull… ## [Waterbringer | Ikechukwu Henry](https://omenana.com/2025/12/23/waterbringer-ikechukwu-henry/) _2025-12-23 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. The Archivist stands behind a counter, his hands folded loosely. His uniform is the same clean white as the walls, though the fabric is softer, almost luminous under the overhead lights. His hair is thin and neatly combed, his eyes… ## [The Quiet American by Graham Greene](https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-quiet-american-by-graham-greene.html) _2025-12-08 · GrumpyOldBooks · Grumpy Old Books:_ 208 pages Our Rating 5 ⭐s You can buy The Quiet American... Here You can find out more about the author... Here The Blurb... Into the intrigue and violence of 1950s Saigon comes CIA agent Alden Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As Pyle's naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds… ## [Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine, Issue 33](https://omenana.com/2025/07/31/omenana-speculative-fiction-magazine-issue-33/) _2025-07-31 · Admin · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. Omenana magazine issue 33. With every issue, we recommit ourselves to the task of holding space for African imaginations that bend time, twist memory, and summon futures. The post Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine, Issue 33… ## [The Return | Jen Thorpe](https://omenana.com/2025/07/31/the-return-jen-thorpe/) _2025-07-31 · admin2 admin 2 · omenana.com_ Omenana Speculative fiction magazine is a tri-monthly magazine that is open to submission from speculative fiction writers from across Africa and the African Diaspora. Once they hit the market everyone wanted one, and I mean everyone. 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