Book Review: The Lost Spells, Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris Poetry Collection: The Lost Spells, Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris We reviewed the first collaboration of these artists a while ago. The Lost Words was a breathtaking set of poems and illustrations highlighting words that had been deliberately omitted from a recent dictionary. […]
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The Lost Archive, Lynn C. Miller
Book Review: Adventures in Space, edited by Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun
Book Review: Adventures in Space: Short Stories by Chinese and English Authors, edited by Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun Science Fiction/Short Stories: Adventures in Space: Short Stories by Chinese and English Authors, edited by Patrick Parrinder and Yao Haijun When you’re in the throes of a reading slump (as I am), sometimes the perfect […]
Blog Tour: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden
Book Review: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Short Story Collection: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Blog Tour February 17, 2023 I love short stories, but I don’t always love anthologies. Sometimes the anthologies feel a bit forced, “Tales […]
Blog Tour: Fantasy Short Stories, Suzanne Rogerson
Book Review: Fantasy Short Stories, Suzanne Rogerson Fantasy/Story Collection: Fantasy Short Stories, Suzanne Rogerson Blog Tour June 20, 2022 Restaurants seem to have two approaches to appetizers. One approach is to provide something different, something not found on the dinner menu. It may be thematic: empanadas at a Mexican restaurant, soup at an […]
Book Review: Madwoman, Shara McCallum
Book Review: Madwoman, Shara McCallum Poetry Collection: Madwoman, Shara McCallum Shara McCallum is a professor at Penn State University. Named as the university’s 2021-2022 school year “Laureate,” she has been working diligently to raise awareness and appreciation for poetry in our community and our state. Her weekly feature on WPSU radio, Poetry Moment, […]
Blog Tour: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards
Book Review: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Story Collection: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Blog Tour (belated posting) February 11, 2022 First, my sincere apologies to Anne Cater and the wonderful people at Flame Tree Press. This review was supposed to be posted on February 11. Since I […]
Blog Tour: The Black and White Museum, Ferdinand Dennis
Book Review: The Black and White Museum, Ferdinand Dennis Story Collection: The Black and White Museum, Ferdinand Dennis Blog Tour December 10, 2021 The Black and White Museum is a collection of short stories by Ferdinand Davis, mostly exploring the life of Jamaican immigrants living in London. Sometimes funny, sometimes acerbic, often unexpected, […]
Book Review: How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisin
Book Review: How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisin Short Story Collection: How Long ‘til Black Future Month? N.K. Jemisin Published as a collection in 2018, How Long ‘til Black Future Month? is a collection of short stories from the imagination of the amazing N.K. Jemisin. Three time winner of the Hugo […]
Blog Tour: Gorilla, Christine Hamm
Book Review: Gorilla, Christine Hamm Poetry Collection: Gorilla, Christine Hamm Blog Tour August 18, 2021 Gorilla is a collection of poems that may deserve some kind of warning label. I am thinking of the kind that get posted at swimming pools. “Do not run.” “Deep end.” “No diving.” Author Christine Hamm presents a challenging […]