Muslim Religious Leaders To Visit Auschwitz

Muslim religious leaders to visit Auschwitz (via AFP)

Fourteen Muslim clerics from across the globe will visit the former Nazi German Auschwitz death camp in southern Poland next week as part of a Holocaust awareness and anti-genocide program, organisers said Friday. "This is an opportunity for imams who are influential in their communities to look at…

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Cover Reveal: 'Endre' by ST Bende

Today's Cover Reveal is for 'Endre', the second paranormal romance book in The Elsker Saga, written by ST Bende... We have had the pleasure to host a Book Tour stop for 'Elsker' on here before, so that makes this Cover Reveal a welcomed follow up post.

Cover Reveals are like sneak previews of a book's... cover, but there are also bits of info about the book itself and its author. And, today, the trailer for 'Elsker'; is also available for you guys to watch.

Enjoy...

Loup Dargent

Five Greatest Movies Featuring Horses

Horses have been the companions of humans for centuries past. Many noblemen have traveled around the world on them; a number of soldiers have ridden them to war; numerous courageous jousters and athletic jockeys have triumphed over their opponents, all with the help of horses. Horses have also been utilized as modes of passenger transport in the Victorian era, and they are still being used so even today. These unique uses of horses have made them companions of filmmakers too. Let us take a look at five of the greatest movies featuring horses.

5 Child Hackers Who Got Busted

Everyone hears about adult hackers who leave enough breadcrumbs behind to be caught. With many services now moving to online systems, the world is becoming much more aware of security flaws within both software and hardware designs.

One hacking group that makes headlines regularly are known as Anonymous. Blamed for many website outages and DDoS attacks on various websites they deem a threat to the many forms of freedom, the hackers of this group aren't only adults. There are many minors that may also be involved in the ongoing attacks across the world, and not all of them get away clean.

Book Tour: 'Epsilon A. R.' by Zackery Alexander Humphreys

What we have today is another out of this world (well, out of this time anyway) Book Tour stop with 'Epsilon A. R.', a Science Fiction novel set in hundreds of years from now in the future, written by Zackery Alexander Humphreys. 

Bits of info about the book itself and its author as well as an excerpt from 'Epsilon A. R.' are available in this post... Not a bad way to start a mid-week day, is it?

Enjoy!

Loup Dargent

Book Tour: 'The Rose Red Reaper' by Kristi Loucks [Giveaway Included]

Though we are hosting this Book Tour stop for 'The Rose Red Reaper', a romantic suspense/thriller by author Kristi Loucks, and have an excerpt from the novel for you guys to read, you will be happy to know that we have also managed to get our hands on an excerpt from Its follow up, 'The Blue Line Bone Collector' as well. (I know, I know... I still surprise myself sometimes.)

Enjoy!

Loup Dargent

Same-sex marriage gains traction around world

Same-sex marriage gains traction around world (via AFP)

While in Tokyo for the city's first Rainbow Week, Boris Dittrich could not help but notice gay pride marchers with banners demanding marriage equality in the land of the rising sun. "I asked why and they said, 'Well, we've seen what's happening in other countries and we feel the time has come to push…

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Hollywood Special Effects Master Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92

Hollywood special effects master Harryhausen dies at 92 (via AFP)

US-born "king of stop-motion animation" and special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen died aged 92 in London on Tuesday, his family announced. Hollywood tributes flooded in for Oscar-winner Harryhausen, who is best known for his work on "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Clash of the Titans". "Ray has been…

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Children Book Tour: 'Sewing a Friendship' by Natalie Tinti

Today, we're hosting a very different Book Tour stop than usual as it is about a children's book... But, it's not just the fact that 'Sewing a Friendship' by Natalie Tinti is a children's book that makes this Book Tour different from the usuals ones we've been hosting in the past, it's also because its writer, Natalie Tinti, is probably the youngest author (and illustrator) ever that we had have the honour and privilege to host a Book Tour for at LoupDargent.info.

Enjoy!

Loup Dargent

Book Tour: 'The McKenzie Files' by Barry K. Nelson

Apparently, this sunny weekend can't be a perfect British bank holiday weekend without us hosting at least two Book Tour stops during it.. So, today, we're hosting the second one and it's about The McKenzie Files', a Science Fiction novel written by Barry K. Nelson. And, of course, the fact that it's a Sci-Fi book is by itself a bonus and adds to this weekend's perfection as well. Results!

There is a Book Excerpt for you guys to read and, as usual, some bits of info about the book and its author.

Enjoy!

Loup Dargent

Book Tour: 'The Sacrificed' by Jordan Link [Giveaway Included]

We love books so much at LoupDargent.info that we're even hosting Book Tour stops during a Bank Holiday weekend... That's how much we love books, yep.

Then again, today's one is about 'The Sacrificed', a newly released Young Adult Fantasy novel written by Jordan Link and includes, among other bit of info, a Book Trailer and a Giveaway. See that as a late "May the Fourth" present (even so it's not Star Wars related) if you want...

I know that's another Book Tour stop you'll like reading.

Enjoy!

Loup Dargent

5 Of The Hottest Female Gamers

Some treat the concept of hottest female gamers with a certain amount of derision. Even so, it’s hard to deny the appeal of beautiful people who just happen to love video games. And this isn’t just about models pretending to play Call of Duty or World of Warcraft. This is about hardcore female gamers who just happen to be very easy on the eyes.