Book Review: A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine Science Fiction: A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine Hugo Award Winner Science fiction writers come to the genre from a variety of backgrounds. Often they are science based, but perhaps more often they are not. Storytellers can learn their craft from many different teachers, and […]
Book Review: The Future of Another Timeline, Annalee Newitz Science Fiction: The Future of Another Timeline, Annalee Newitz What do you get when you put a distinguished science writer, a brilliant historian, a futurist, a feminist and queer advocate, and a sci fi novelist (and probably some other credentials I’ve overlooked) into the […]
Book Review: Witness X, S.E. Moorhead Science Fiction/Thriller: Witness X, S.E. Moorhead Kyra Sullivan is an expert in the human brain. So much so that she and a partner have designed a device that can allow one person to “see” the memories of another, using a combination of VR, nanotech, and high-speed computers. As a […]
Book Review: In the Event of Contact, Ethel Rohan Short Story Collection: In the Event of Contact, Ethel Rohan The short story is an underappreciated art form. When done well, it carries the emotional impact of a boxer’s sweeping left hook. Novels and even novellas take time to develop. Their impact builds and […]
Book Review: The Hidden History of Coined Words, Ralph Keyes Nonfiction: The Hidden History of Coined Words, Ralph Keyes In the delightful book Frindle by the late Andrew Clements, a child decides he wants to make a word. He convinces everyone in his class, then his school, to call a pen a “frindle.” […]
Book Review: Maltese Steel, John Steel Book 5, Stuart Field Thriller: Maltese Steel, John Steel Book 5, Stuart Field Blog Tour May 28, 2021 John Steel gets a phone call that none of us would want to receive. His goddaughter, a young woman in her twenties, has died in Malta. The police investigation is leaning […]
Book Review: The Assistant, Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett Book Review: The Assistant, Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour May 28, 2021 Set in Norway between the World Wars, The Assistant is a gripping and complex story that is part detective novel, part spy thriller, part historical fiction, and […]
Book Review: Body on the Rocks, A Madame Renard Mystery Book 1, Rachel Green Mystery: Body on the Rocks, A Madame Renard Mystery Book 1, Rachel Green Blog Tour, May 26, 2021 Margot Renard is grieving the loss of her husband, Hugo, a Parisian policeman killed in the line of duty. Deciding to make a […]
Book Review: Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, Annalee Newitz Nonfiction: Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age, Annalee Newitz Going into this book I did not realize that the title is intentionally ironic. Annalee Newitz is very deliberate in pointing out that the cities […]
