M.H. Mead
Biography
M. H. Mead is the shared pen name of Margaret Yang and Harry R. Campion
Margaret Yang is a writer and parent who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She loves living in the modern age, and can't wait for the day when she has her own flying car. Although parenting, writing and reading fill her days, her true mission in life is to find the perfect slice of key lime pie.
Harry R. Campion is a writer, teacher, and parent who lives in Harper Woods, Michigan. He and his librarian wife are doing their part to bring up the next generation of readers. In addition to reading and writing, Harry's favorite activity is camping in remote areas, especially when he has a canoe and a river to explore.
Margaret and Harry have been friends and co-authors for many years. To learn more about them, or to read more of their stories, visit www.yangandcampion.com.
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- Troubleshooters: The Longest Joke Ever Told
on July 13, 2011
The adjective that first comes to mind when I think about Ian Healy’s TROUBLESHOOTERS is fun. Healy has embraced a future not of doom-and-gloom, but of technological marvels. Sure, it’s plenty gritty, as cyberpunk often is, but the future also has the best toys.
TROUBLESHOOTERS is a caper novel with three heroes. Angel is the hit man, Haiwee is the hacker, and Camaro is the driver. They are blackmailed into stealing three rare glass bottles for a wealthy collector, and have to bring back at least one intact. The caper takes them all over the globe, and even into space, as they race to retrieve the bottles.
The pacing is spot-on, flying along without ever feeling overwhelming. The ending seemed slightly rushed, however. The third caper didn’t feel quite as big as the first two. There is a major change late in the book (won’t spoil it here), but there doesn’t seem to be any repercussions from it, nor is it mentioned again. This is a small quibble in an otherwise exciting, well-written novel. The action scenes were breathlessly exciting without ever becoming confusing. The main characters were lovable and real, and the scenes between the three of them were my favorite ones in the book.
I highly recommend this novel for fans of cyberpunk, especially if you are over the dystopian visions of the future. If you’re looking for a fun read with true characters to care about, this is the book for you.
- Ink Stains
on July 29, 2011
There are a lot of books for writers out there. Some of them are about craft. Some tell you how to seek publication. Some are about living a writer’s life. This book is different. It doesn’t tell you how to be an author. This book assumes you already know that. The essays by nine (mostly YA) authors discuss forks and bumps in the road, and what the author did to solve that problem. Editor Lara Zielin has assembled a broad range of essays. The writers talk about everything from measuring success to writing a second novel to self publishing without ever talking down to the beginning writer. You get the feeling that this is what writers REALLY talk about when they talk to other writers. I’m glad that Ms. Zielin let us listen in on the conversation.
(4.25 from 4 reviews)