Thanks to Alan Richardson, Marcus Claridge, and Skylight Press you can be introduced to “the odd life and inner work” of William G. Gray, a real magician.

Click on in for 10 questions with Varla Ventura! Not only is she the curator of the new Magical Creatures and Paranormal Parlor lines of ebooks from Weiser books, but she’s also the author of “Beyond Bizarre: Frightening Facts and Blood-Curdling True Tales” and “Book of the Bizarre: Freaky Facts & Strange Stories”! Learn about some unique books and a few “bizarre” facts too!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and with that holiday starts for many people a very stressful time of year. For some, tomorrow’s holiday may be less relaxing day off, and more a tension filled exercise in restraint. You know, restraining yourself from telling Aunt Edna what you really think about her vintage coupon collection. As a bit of a preemptive salve to potentially frayed nerves I found something playful, whimsical, and all around anti-stress inducing, the “Cat’s Eye Tarot” by Debra M. Givin, DVM and published by U.S. Games Systems.

Amy Ahlers, the Wake-Up Call Coach, is on a mission to wake up your Inner Superstar so you shine bright. Today’s article “Ditch Your Inner Critic: Five Practical Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up So your Inner Superstar is Free to Shine” is based on her new book “Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves: Ditch Your Inner Critic and Wake Up Your Inner Superstar”.

Join us for 10 questions with Kenaz Filan, author of the recently released “The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook”. We talk about Voodoo in New Orleans, difficult food decisions, works in progress, and more!

We revisit Ellen Evert Hopman’s latest book “Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore” so I can try out one of the recipes from it! Click on in for some fun with flummery!

“Put the Needle on the Record: The 1980s at 45 Revolutions per Minute” by Matthew Chojnacki. The. Bestest. Thing. Ever.

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If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ you may have heard about Stan as he was being created. Here he is now, I’m proud to introduce you to Stan the Sugar Skull!

Never before tasted chocolates, science fiction that ruins cell phones, “Megavirus”, and more are to be found in the latest Geek Month in Review from JB Sanders!