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Katie Hines was an English major in college.  In the past, she wrote a column for her local newspaper, and currently does freelance feature article writing for a different newspaper, while occasionally writing for CatholicMom.com.  Her middle grade urban fantasy, Guardian, is currently looking for a publishing home, and she is hard at work on a couple of other novels.  She is a member of the Oconee Writer’s Group.

Format preferredMuse Book Reviews accepts books from self-published authors, traditional or POD published authors.
 
If you would like to have your book reviewed, send an email to one of the reviewers below, making sure to pick a reviewer suitable for your book's genre, with the following information:
 
Author's Name
Book Title
ISBN
Copyright (month and year)
Genre
Brief description of the book.
 
If you have a link to go with it, send that along, too. If your book is accepted for review, please be ready to submit a jpeg or gif of your book's cover to place in our website.
 
Due to the overwhelming requests we receive, our book reviewers strive to place their reviews within a three month span within the site.
 
Permission to use excerpts of reviews placed within The Muse Book Reviews need to be emailed to:  museitupeditor@yahoo.ca
 

ANTHOLOGIES
 
Gene Berger:  bergy1@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books only
Humor - Fantasy - Fiction - NonFiction
 
CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT
Barbara Ehrentreu: lionmother@aol.com
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Cheryl C. Malandrinos:  cg20pm00@gmail.com or cmalandrinos@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books but may consider eBooks
 
Donna McDine: dmcdine@optonline.net 
Format preferred: print
Note: Please place MUSE REVIEW REQUEST when contacting Donna for a review.
 
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
Missye K. Clarke: captnmaverick@hotmail.com
 
 
HORROR/DARK FICTION/PARANORMAL
 
Pamela Jenewein
Format preferred: PDF, Word, Print (mail at author's expense)
Themes: anthology, gay, lesbian, hetero, erotic/romance, fiction
Need with request: Please state you are contacting me via the Muse Book Reviews, then provide the following; genre, page length, story blurb, publisher name, author website, and Point of Sale link. Once accepted I will need a .jpeg of the book cover and the ebook sent or the print book mailed (my address given once accepted).
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
LITERARY FICTION
 
 
Gene Berger:  bergy1@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books only
 
Barbara Ehrentreu: lionmother@aol.com
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Cheryl C. Malandrinos:  cg20pm00@gmail.com or cmalandrinos@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books but may consider eBooks
 
MYSTERY
 
Barbara Ehrentreu: lionmother@aol.com
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Christine Speakman: speakpc@mountaincable.net 
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Format preferred: Prefers Print but query about e-books
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
Missye K. Clarke: captnmaverick@hotmail.com
 
Pamela Jenewein
Format preferred: PDF, Word, Print (mail at author's expense)
Themes: anthology, gay, lesbian, hetero, erotic/romance, fiction
Need with request: Please state you are contacting me via the Muse Book Reviews, then provide the following; genre, page length, story blurb, publisher name, author website, and Point of Sale link. Once accepted I will need a .jpeg of the book cover and the ebook sent or the print book mailed (my address given once accepted).
 
NON-FICTION
 
 
Cheryl C. Malandrinos:  cg20pm00@gmail.com or cmalandrinos@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books but may consider eBooks
 
 
Gene Berger:  bergy1@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books only
 
 
Barbara Ehrentreu: lionmother@aol.com
Biographies
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Christine Speakman: speakpc@mountaincable.net 
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
ROMANCE
 
Barbara Ehrentreu: lionmother@aol.com
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Cheryl C. Malandrinos:  cg20pm00@gmail.com or cmalandrinos@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books but may consider eBooks
 
Christine Speakman: speakpc@mountaincable.net 
Will read anything except sexual violence, erotica, plain romance.  Will read romance if heavy with a sub-genre like thriller, suspense, Paranormal, mystery, etc. 
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
SCI-FI/FANTASY
 
 
Christopher Hoare : kwhyte2@gmail.com
Format preferred:PDF, Word Perfect, RTF , Print 
Does not accept self-published books
Themes: Space Opera, Thriller, Adventure, soft SF, Alternate worlds/Historical, Fantasy

Need with request: Please state you are contacting me via the Muse Book Reviews, then provide the following; genre, page length, story blurb, publisher name, author website, and Point of Sale link. Once accepted I will need a .jpeg of the book cover and the ebook sent or the print book mailed (my address given once accepted).

 
Christine Speakman: speakpc@mountaincable.net 
Format preferred: Print and e-Books
 
No Sci-fi
Format preferred: Prefers Print but query about e-books
 
Pamela Jenewein
Format preferred: PDF, Word, Print (mail at author's expense)
Themes: anthology, gay, lesbian, hetero, erotic/romance, fiction
Need with request: Please state you are contacting me via the Muse Book Reviews, then provide the following; genre, page length, story blurb, publisher name, author website, and Point of Sale link. Once accepted I will need a .jpeg of the book cover and the ebook sent or the print book mailed (my address given once accepted).
 
 
Format preferred: Print and occasionally e-books
NOT ACCEPTING REVIEW REQUESTS AT THIS TIME
 
WESTERN
 
 
Gene Berger:  bergy1@hotmail.com
Format preferred: Print books only
 
Pamela Jenewein
Format preferred: PDF, Word, Print (mail at author's expense)
Themes: anthology, gay, lesbian, hetero, erotic/romance, fiction
Need with request: Please state you are contacting me via the Muse Book Reviews, then provide the following; genre, page length, story blurb, publisher name, author website, and Point of Sale link. Once accepted I will need a .jpeg of the book cover and the ebook sent or the print book mailed (my address given once accepted).
 

 
Reviewers within The Muse Book Reviews:
 
Our mission is to provide readers a resource center to guide them in their choice of book buying. Along with this, our aim is to also help promote our authors by conducting interviews with them.
 

*Cheryl C. Malandrinos has always appreciated imagination, creativity, and the written word.  Growing up in a small city in New England , she could while away the hours reading tales of times long since passed and playing with her imaginary friends.  Cheryl began writing as a teenager, but it wasn’t until she became a stay-at-home mother that she embarked upon her journey towards becoming a full-time writer.  Cheryl is a staff member for Writer2Writer—a monthly ezine which nurtures and encourages writers at all stages of their careers.  Her articles provide time management tips for her fellow writers.  She has also written articles on everyday life in the 1800’s, gardening, parenting, and women’s health issues.  In addition to her freelance work, she interviews writers of all genres at her blog titled The Adventures of a Wife, Mother, and Aspiring Author (http://aspiringauthor.blogspot.com/).  Visit her website at http://ccmalandrinos.tripod.com/ to find out more about Cheryl and to view her schedule of upcoming interviews.

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*Donna McDine is a native of Rockland County , New York and lives with her husband and two daughters.  She is a graduate of the Institute of Children ’s Literature and is a member of the SCBWI and The National Writing for Children Center .

 

Although her background is in office management, she focuses her creative energies on writing for children and young adults.  Using her children, extended family, and their friends as inspiration, she consistently studies the children’s magazine markets for submittal of articles and short stories.  Donna also continues to participate in children and young adult writing workshops and critique groups on an ongoing basis to sharpen her writing skills.  She has also submitted the first three chapters of a middle grade historical fiction manuscript to an agent that requested it at the Writer's Digest Writer's Conference in May 2007.

 

Publishing credits include:

 

Non-fiction:

“What’s Not A Fish, But Is Called A Fish,” July 2007 issue of Stories for Children Magazine. 

 

Fiction:

“Trouble in the Park,” June 2007 issue of A Long Story Short.

“The Creaky Ceiling,” August 2007 issue of A Long Story Short.

 

Contributing article:

“The Worthy Writer’s Conference” – June 2007, The National Writing for Children Center .  A synopsis of attending the Writer’s Digest Writers Conference, held May 30, 2007 in New York City .

 

“Publication or Rejection, What Will It Be Today,” August 2007, KidMagWriters.com.  A first-person account of my first publication.

Donna M. McDine - http://www.donnamcdine.com/ 

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* Lea Schizas  http://leaschizaseditor.com

Lea is the founder of The MuseItUp Club, The Muse Marquee, co-founder and Editor in Chief of Apollo's Lyre She is also the Founder of The Muse Online Writers Conference
 
When she has some spare time (yeah, right!) she loves to sit outside and do absolutely nothing. But these times are few since her hubby and five kids like to intrude on these special quiet times.
 
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*Barbara Ehrentreu
Barbara lives with her husband and daughters in Westchester, NY.  She's been writing seriously for over 8 years, and she has had a story accepted and published on Story Station: http://viatouch.com/learn/storystation/stories/troublefollowleader.jsp. She has a story published in Moondance ezine http://www.moondance.org/2002/fall02/fiction/out.html, a memoir published in the muse apprentice guild http://www.muse-apprentice-guild.com/october_2002/barbaraehrentreu/home.html and several poems published online. She has been a teacher for over 16 years and has worked as a Literacy specialist. Her YA novel is about to be submitted to publishers, and Barbara is a member of SCBWI as well as several online critique groups. She loves reading and the anticipation of a new experience each time she opens a book.

 

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*Gene Berger

Gene is an Instruction/Reference Librarian at a local college and

enjoys writing, doing book reivews, and taking in the countryside on his

motorcycle in his spare time.  He loves the outdoors and is active in the Audubon

Society and other environmental pursuits.  Gene lives on a nonworking

farm with his wife, dog, and three cats.

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*Pamela Craft-Jenewein

Pamela’s a baby-boomer whose mid-life crisis evolved into an entrepreneurial spirit. She’s the owner of a virtual assistant business, a nut farm and has a boutique winery still in the planning stages.  A devout multi-tasker, Pamela embarks upon her greatest challenge – writing. She founded “Chewing the Bone” book reviews and “Rural Parish News” - a web site dedicated to the southwest Michigan community she lives in. Pamela writes book reviews for Erotic-Escapades, eTreasures Publishing, and various independent authors. She recently joined the MuseItUp Club; to hone her writing skills, but branching out as well, in the flash fic venue.

 

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Ms. Clarke is a fulltime writer and a regular contributing writer for WomansScope News in Baltimore. Her family resides in the Metro DC area. She is married and has two children.

 
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