As part of The Last Days of Hong Kong Blog Tour, author G.D. Penman joins us with a guest post about how he wrote an urban fantasy noir series. Urban Fantasy Noir by G.D. Penman Defining Film Noir is kind of tricky. Some but not all have a stylised use of shadows. Some but not Read More …
Seb Doubinsky’s novella, Paperclip, was extremely fun to read. It is set on Earth, in a world similar to ours, but countries are all run as City-States, and have different names. The story feels both classic and modern. There are references to social media and other technology, but the story has a real 60s detective Read More …
This was such a great read, a futuristic story covering historical topics: slavery. The entire story takes place on a massive ship named the Matilda as it travels through space taking its inhabitants to a “Promised Land.” The world-building on the ship is extremely detailed and imaginative. Unfortunately, the ship is broken down by class, Read More …
Review Ariadne, I Love you is a haunting new novella from J. Ashley-Smith (The Attic Tragedy) about unrequited love that is both beautiful and seriously creepy. Jude is a down-on-his-luck Alt-Country musician who has landed a comeback gig that brings him back into the life of his former bandmate, Ben, who also happens to be Read More …
The Bridge by J.S. Breukelaar is a wonderfully dark and complex story that hits a lot of themes. Meera was “made” in a cult by a misogynist cult leader named “The Father” who implants a bit of technology into his “Mades” to make them the perfect females: obedient and unimaginative and unable to reproduce. But Read More …
This eco-thriller was a fast-paced, enjoyable read. A mystery that kept me turning pages, though not as weird/experimental as previous work (which is one of the reasons I adore JV, but Dead Astronauts had more than its share, so that’s cool). The main character, “Jane,” gets a cryptic note from a barista that sends her Read More …
Keith Rosson stopped by as part of the blog tour for his new story collection: Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons and shares what writing means to him. Be sure to enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card at the bottom of this post and check out his new book. Writing Means… by Read More …
Speculate is a gorgeous (both in text and visuals) collection of prose-poetry by Eugen Bacon and Dominique Hecq. I thoroughly enjoyed these little snippets of literature, presented as one author’s response to the other’s writing. It worked well in this way, with a real stream-of-consciousness, dreamy quality that was entrancing. Highly recommended. One of the Read More …
I had been hearing about Lisa Jewell for some time and decided to try The Family Upstairs. The story jumps back and forth from the present, where a young lady, Libby, learns she has inherited a house associated with her real family, to the past, where a well-off family life goes from mainly normal to Read More …
Welcome Eugen Bacon, a talented writer and the author of the collection: The Road to Woop Woop & Other Stories. Writing Across Forms – by Eugen Bacon The Ghost of a Graph At the cusp of human and animal, what brings you by is something tragic or a coincidence of strangehood. You’re poised with a Read More …