We're in the middle of Self-published Authors Appreciation Week (#SPAAW), so why not check out my dark fantasy series? In Bloodmaster, you'll find: 🐛 A cursed world 🐛 Horrible monsters 🐛 Blood magic 🐛 A spiteful MC trying to take control of her own life 🔗 below

Today, for Selp-Published Author Appreciation Week #SPAAW I have a review of Coal Gets in your Veins by Cat Rector. An urban fantasy taking on generational trauma and proving that vampires are not the worst monsters in an ex-coalmining town pagechewing.com/coal-gets-in-y… #sff #vampire

PUB DAY SPOTLIGHT: You'll Never Walk Alone by Troy Lambert #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/25/pub…

The Irresponsible Reader On...Self-Published Fantasy #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/25/the…

The Irresponsible Reader On...Self-Published Crime Fiction #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/25/the…

‘Just read the prologue to Dead Perfect by Author - Noelle Holten ✍. After a quick run to the dictionary, it's the most chilling opening I've read...‘ says HC Newton, The Irresponsible Reader Intrigued? Why not check it out today! allauthor.com/amazon/49222/

Saturday Miscellany—7/26/25: #SPAAW '25; The Civic/Cultural Role of Indie Bookstores; Profound SF/F Quotations, Some (self-pub!) New Releases and a wee bit more! irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/26/sat…

They look so good together 😍

Looking Back at a Week of Spreading the Self-Pub Love #SPAAW #selfpublishedauthorsappreciationweek #SuperSelfPublished #SuperSP irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/26/loo…

Mrs. Plansky Goes Rogue by Spencer Quinn ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The 72-Year-Old is Back for More Adventure! NetGalley irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/28/mrs…

Have you ever been stumped by the eleven-armed behemoth called book marketing? Have you ever screamed into the social media abyss and gotten no reply? The Porridge Report has your back, dummy. Special guest Bella Dunn 📚 has penned a few tips on book marketing.

And it’s back. This time I was honoured to have Justin Lee Anderson join me on The Five O’Clock Shadow Please check out for Justin’s pearls of wisdom and ignore the rookie errors on my part youtu.be/_FgZgYdTa1U?fe…

Make sure to grab yourself a copy of both! Check him out on Goodreads, on here, and Amazon! Z.B. Steele

Woot! WA review! So glad to see this book still finding new readers.

MUSIC MONDAY: "Poisoning Pigeons In The Park" by Tom Lehrer irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/28/mus…

"Jester is a whirring mass of moving parts, its plot machine ticking along nicely". Jester by Tim Carter 🌻 is out now. Review is live on FanFiAddict.

It's been a while... but I did a review over at the Queen's Book Asylum... queensbookasylum.com/2025/07/29/the…

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Just Doesn't Deliver the Brilliance it Promises irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/29/thi…

Good grief, this is the 31st Wednesday of 2025. That seems too many, and entirely too few. I might as well distract myself by talking about what books have been getting into my brain via my eyes or ears. 2025 WWW Wednesday—July 30, 2025 irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/30/202…

Opening Lines: The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman irresponsiblereader.com/2025/07/30/ope…