“An Elizabethan James Bomd?” A re-framing of The Reversible Mask: An Elizabethan Spy Novel in terms of the Bond franchise. Substack Post by Martha Jean Johnson. Do novels age like bourbon in oak barrels? Astonishing Review seven years after publication!

I had to wonder if novels age like bourbon or wine when I got three endorsements of The reversible Mask on the same Tuesday, nearly seven years after its publication. First, fromĀ  a reader who is an author : “I have read my share of spy novels, but cannot remember any that did such an …

Virtual Award Ceremony IPPY 2025. Beyond the Bukubuk Tree gets Gold!

June 26, 2025 I got ready to join a worldwide zoom award ceremony. Since IPPY claims to be the largest Book Award contest for Independent Press, Small Press, Academic Press and self-publihed authros worldwide, I am truly honore, humbled and excited to have won the Gold Medal for Regional Australia/ New Zealand Best Fiction 2025. …