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S.P. O'Farrell

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S.P. O’Farrell is the award-winning author of the Simone LaFray Mysteries. Mr. O’Farrell has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Story Monsters Magazines and has been awarded the following recognitions: Moonbeam Award, Royal Dragonfly Winner, PenCraft Awards Winner, New York City Big Book Award, Literary Titan Gold Medal, American Fiction Award, National Indie Excellence Award, Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal, Queer Indie Award, (sm)Art Festival Award, Book Pipeline Finalist, LitPick 5-Star Book Review Award, Gertrude Warner Chanticleer International Awards Finalist, Independent Press Award Winner, and LitPick Top Choice Book Review Award. When not writing, he is a champion for special education, the performing arts, and ...more

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S.P. O'Farrell liked Tanweer Dar's review of Simone LaFray and the Bishop of Mumbai (Simone LaFray Mysteries Series Book 3): "Another superb entry from S.P. O'Farrell in his Simone LaFray series. In fact, 'The Bishop of Mumbai' may well be my favourite entry yet! The setting really brings this story to life, especially the monsoon rains and thunderstorms. 'The Bishop' himsel" Read more of this review »
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Derek R. King and Julie L. Kusma's Sea Hearts & Sea Horses is a masterful collection that plunges readers into a world of myth, melancholy, and romance. The authors skillfully navigate the deep, symbolic waters of the ocean, delivering a series of st ...more
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Not all things need to stay in Vegas. To add yet another genre to my eclectic summer TBR, I just finished Men in Books Aren’t Better, which falls in the Wholesome Romance category. Co-written by Amanda Nelson and Lisa-Marie Potter, our protagonist, M ...more
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An empty nest, but a full heart. As part of my summer plan to diversify my TBR, I just finished Becoming an Empty Nester, by Pilar Kellenbarger, a guidebook brimming with practical and heartfelt advice for the suddenly quiet household. Being a parent ...more
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“In fact, I was up late reading but that's nothing new. Sleeping is highly overrated.”
― S.P. O'Farrell, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball

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“Claude Dual had been coming into the store twice a week since I was little. He often wore tracksuits, I believe in an effort to suggest that he prioritized fitness, although his shape would suggest otherwise.”
― S.P. O'Farrell, Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball

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Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley (write-in)

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Summertime Rendering, Vol. 1 by Yasuki Tanaka

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