By Kathe Koja No order, except the first is last . . . Here’s some stunning, subtle, brutal, beautifully queer horror fiction from my bookshelf that definitely belongs on yours. Anne Rice—of course my own cherished, falling-apart paperback of Interview with the Vampire is here, but also her historical masterpiece Cry to Heaven: 18th century Read More …
I just finished “Little Heaven” by Nick Cutter, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Talk about a twisted journey into the the deep, dark heart of the wilderness (literally)! The story revolves around a group of three misfit mercenaries who are hired to help a woman check on the welfare of her nephew at a remote religious Read More …
Welcome Ziggy Schutz to the blog! Ziggy’s latest novella, Twice-Spent Comet is out now and it is absolutely beautiful. Such a heartwarming story of found family and romantic love. The structure is so well-done with snippets of an omniscient narrator at the beginning of each chapter introducing elements of the story. There is a big Read More …
I’ve been on a bit of a graphic novel kick lately and this one was so enjoyable. Set in the 80’s, four kickass paper girls run into all kinds of madness and mayhem. Scifi, timetravel, monsters, humor all converge to make this a really fun, fast-paced romp! A real stranger things vibe for sure. I Read More …
Seb Doubinsky’s THE SUM OF ALL THINGS is the latest novella in his City-State Cycle. It is a standalone story set in New Samarqand, one of the various City-States in his series. Since the world-building is such a key aspect of these books, we thought we’d ask Seb which of the City-States is his favorite! Read More …
I just recently got my hands on the graphic novel Witchcraft: A Graphic History: Stories of wise women, healers and magic by Lindsay Squire (Author) and Lisa Salsi (Illustrator). I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging exploration of the historical, cultural, and mythological dimensions of witchcraft. This book dives into how witches have been perceived over centuries—often Read More …
This book floored me. A dystopian novel with two unlikely companions. Ysmany is a young girl fleeing her community in order to save a baby from a military grade twitch (human who voluntarily chose a technologically advanced “secondskin” suit making them essentially hybrid tech/human) who leads the community and rids them of any perceived threats. Read More …
Let’s start by saying, I loved this book! Emilia Hart’s debut novel Weyward weaves together the stories of three women across different centuries, each facing some form of male oppression or abuse, either personally, or in the case of one, the abuse of her childhood friend. The timeline goes back and forth between 1619, 1942, Read More …
I just finished Calvaria Fell by Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks, a wonderful collection of stories that range from dystopian to fantasy, but all on the dark and weird end of the scale. I felt all of the stories were very good, not always the case with collections or anthologies, and a few stood out Read More …
This graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE, with art & adaptation by Renee Nault, is superb. For starters, this was one of the most impactful books I’d read at the time so it holds a very special place in my heart. I devoured the TV series when it came out and to Read More …