A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

  Cover design by Juan Carlos Hernandez. © 2025 Alex Diaz-Granados If you’ve been meaning to discover Reunion: Coda , now is the perfect time. The Kindle edition is currently available for free in a limited-time promotion that began on Saturday, May 30, and runs through June 3. It’s a great opportunity to pick up the novel at no cost and dive into a thoughtful, emotionally resonant story. Reunion: Coda , the second book in The Reunion Duology by Alex Diaz-Granados, follows Jim Garraty as he reflects on love, regret, friendship, and the search for emotional closure. The story blends memory, missed opportunities, and the possibility of new beginnings, making it a compelling read for anyone who enjoys character-driven literary fiction with heart. If summer reading is on your mind, this free promotion is an easy excuse to add Reunion: Coda to your Kindle library before the offer ends on June 3.

  The Book Culture Paradox (or: When Your Fictional Characters Shop Better Than You Do) Every so often, the universe throws a writer a bone. Not a big bone. Not a “movie‑deal‑announcement” bone. More like a polite, well-mannered bone that taps you on the shoulder and says, “Hey, look at this. Isn’t this weirdly delightful?” This is one of those bones. In Reunion: Coda , Maddie shows up at the Moonglow Club carrying a Book Culture bag. Jim notices the bag. The reader notices the bag. No one — and I mean no one — knows what’s in the bag. Except Maddie. And she’s not telling. Cut to real life. I recently wandered over to Book Culture’s website — the same Book Culture whose bag Maddie is carrying — and discovered that my books are available through their online ordering system. Not stocked on shelves. Not perched in Staff Picks with a handwritten card that says “A tender, emotionally literate indie gem.” Just… orderable. Quietly. Politely. Like a cat sitting in a doorway waiting to ...