Does the world need another vampire novel? I would say, yes, of course, especially if that novel is well written and adds something new or compelling to the literary conversation about vampires, a conversation that authors and readers have been having since 1872 with Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla.” …

Half dark fiction, half academic musings on angels, demons, the dead, and monsters, Dark Awakenings, by Matt Cardin, is an exploration of the common religious goals of transcendence, rebirth, and salvation. So what makes this exploration dark? Cardin’s twist of the knife comes from the enlightened …

I’ve been using my Kindle for quite a while now and it continues to impress me with the ease and convenience it allows me to find new books and start reading them.

For example, in an earlier post I mentioned how to find free ebooks on your Kindle.

Just yesterday there were three older books I …