Fantasy and science fiction books and blogposts
Hey folks. It's that time of year. The time of year when I tell you about the books that have touched my soul this year, whether they came out this year or not, and hope you go buy them so these writers can make more sweet, sweet words. You ready? The Light Brigade - Kameron... Continue Reading →
This is the post where I try, desperately, to narrow things down enough to pick just ten - just ten! - short stories to talk about for the year of 2019. This is more short stories than I've ever put on my list before, and it was hard to just pick ten. There were so... Continue Reading →
Happy Thanksgiving, folks! This year I celebrated Thanksgiving with the S.O.'s family rather than my parents for the first time in a while. Usually we do two Thanksgiving's with the S.O.'s extended family (which is incredibly large) and then actual Thanksgiving with my parents, but due to his work schedule things are a little wonky... Continue Reading →
I've already written a quick review of The Ninth House, which is my favorite urban fantasy title of this year after Middlegame. But I wanted to do a deep dive into why I found this book so engaging for me. Welcome, then, to a slightly spoilery and more in-depth discussion of The Ninth House, Leigh... Continue Reading →
Last week Publisher's Weekly published an article about the increasing inequity in advances for traditionally published authors. This comes in the wake of several years of writing income studies that are showing median writer income to be decreasing steadily. From the 2018 report by the Author's Guild: Median incomes of all published authors who were... Continue Reading →
Recently, I've been re-reading the Hollows Series by Kim Harrison. For those who don't remember this lovely series, it was one of those fun re-imaginings of our world that was contemporary to the Sookie Stackhouse novels, later adapted into True Blood, and Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series, adapted into the TV Show Bitten.... Continue Reading →
The Twisted Ones Are you looking for a haunted house story? Do you like stories set in Appalachia? This may be the spooky fall read for you. T. Kingfisher, aka Ursula Vernon, has won numerous awards for her adult fiction under her pseudonym. This is her first novel which has been branded as definitively horror,... Continue Reading →
Four of my favorite Halloween movies. What are your favorites?
It's impossible to make something from nothing. I spend a lot of time feeling guilty for things. It's one of my flaws, and like many flaws it can also be a strength. It's good to know what your impacts on others are, and it's good to try to mediate those impacts as you are able.... Continue Reading →
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