The Reviews Are In!

The Reviews Are In!

A tapestry of lore & imagination I remember sitting at a dinner with others who loved mythology, when an older well educated man said simply: “we need a new myth for the future.” In this tale, author Oleg Veretskiy has done this in a deft way. His main...
Moving on up in the Book Awards!

Moving on up in the Book Awards!

OZMA Awards Honor Our Ukrainian Storyteller by Allison Pollack Buckle your seatbelts – Oleg Veretskiy’s epic fantasy is moving up in the awards world! Earlier in August, Tales of the Wandering Mists was long-listed for Chanticleer’s OZMA Book Award...
Sentinel’s Circle #3: August 31, 2025

Sentinel’s Circle #3: August 31, 2025

“The Sentinel’s Circle” book discussion, August 31, 2025 Click the player below or click through to YouTube to watch and comment. Oleg’s Book Group meets on the last Sunday of every month at 2 pm US ET (11am PT, 1pm CT, 8pm CET, 9pm Kyiv). Oleg...
Sentinel’s Circle #2: July 27, 2025

Sentinel’s Circle #2: July 27, 2025

“The Sentinel’s Circle” book discussion, July 27, 2025 We’re very informal and low-key in the book group – please feel free to raise your hand if you’d like to offer a comment or question; or type it in the chat section. We can take...
Odesa of My Childhood #6: Playing Hooky

Odesa of My Childhood #6: Playing Hooky

Bottom photo: “CPCP: 72 Фотофакта прекрасного минулого.ʼ” Український Інтерес. Used with permission. Top: Adobe stock photo. Odesa of My Childhood #6 “Playing Hooky” by Oleg Veretskiy “Yesterday, right after the first day celebrations, the teacher told us...