We're doing a combined post this year because somehow I got through the majority of 2022 without reading a lot of short stories. I know, this upsets me, too. I hope you'll take the time to check out the ones I did read and love, as well as the amazing novels in this list. Short... Continue Reading →
December Reading Round-up
Happy Yule, y'all! I'm working on my annual best of lists, but if you're looking for (very) last minute gifts or trying to figure out what to do with you new book dollars post-holiday, here are some things I've read a loved this month! Also, tune in at the start of next month for an... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-Up: November 2022
Hey, folks! We've got a more normal-sized Reading Round-up this week, and not all of the books are horror! Congratulations! To be honest I've been a little off my feed as it were, since I've been very caught up with querying and some of the fun projects, but I enjoyed everything on this list and... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: August/September 2022
Since it's almost spooky season, we're going to go ahead and do our round-up for August and the first part of September. Our next post will be all Halloween themed, so if you're looking for spooky reads I promise you, I'm reading them. This post, however, is predominantly urban fantasy and science fiction. A Prayer... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: June/July 2022
Witness me trying to catch up on my Reading Round-ups with this really long Round-up of all things June and July. I've organized it by genre so that you can just skip to your favorites there. If you can't find something you enjoy on this list, I cannot help you. I read far too many... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: April 2022
A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske I did enjoy this book, but I don't think it is quite what I was expecting. It opened with a pretty gruesome murder. It was in fact dotted with murders, and abuse, and a lot of really grim things. But that was layered over with a romance that was,... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: February/March 2022
February was apparently sci-fi month. We do have something for fans steampunk and the Three Musketeers in here, but the majority of the list is different flavors of science fiction. Anyway, it's time to talk about some excellent books so let's DO THIS. Starfarers by Vonda McIntyre As part of my effort to go back... Continue Reading →
Nihilism gets you halfway there: ecocentric philosophy in Solarpunk
Last month I finally read Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers' new solarpunk novella from Tor.com. The sequel comes out this year, and I'd seen early rumblings for it and finally decided to dig into the first book. This story is part of an old-but-new wave of science fiction, a subgenre which imagines not the... Continue Reading →
Reading Round-up: December 2021
We are so organized in 2021. So put together with our reading reviews! May that carry over to 2022. May all of your various holidays be joyful, and bright if brightness is your thing. If you prefer the long deep dark of winter, snuggled up in as many layers as possible, hibernating for spring --... Continue Reading →
Favorite Short Stories of 2021
It's that time of year, and here is the first of our year-end posts! I've been doing some kind of favorites list for five years now, which feels sort of unreal but is in fact reality. As always, the rules are simple: did I read it this year? Did I love it? It gets to... Continue Reading →
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