I am resistant to the idea that a writer’s work must be autobiographical in some way, that their characters and stories are conduits for the author’s personality or desires rather than invented fiction. Amidst the excitement of promoting my newest book, I must admit to some dread that I’ll get questions asking me if I’ve Read More …
As a huge fan of An Unkindness of Ghosts, I was very excited to dig into this one by the same author, Rivers Solomon. This one was immediately addictive with a main character, Vern, who escapes a cult-like community into the woods to have and raise her babies. There was so much to love in Read More …
By Steve Simpson Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try. —Homer Simpson I don’t find writing clearly easy, so I invented these self-serving reasons to do the opposite. Impenetrable words allow the reader to focus on the prosody This applies to poetry and prose. Here is an example Read More …
Let’s start by saying, Kathe Koja’s Dark Factory is a fun read! The ultimate dance club where the next step in AR/VR technology, called “Y,” allows clubgoers to customize the experience. Put that tiara on and go wild. I loved the characters in this book, and there were a lot of them, but I felt Read More …
The Twilight Zone meets Promising Young Woman in Giving the Devil His Due, The Pixel Project’s first charity anthology under their Read For Pixels program which has been published in partnership with Running Wild Press on September 1st, 2021. 100% of the net proceeds from the sales of the anthology will go towards supporting The Pixel Project’s anti-violence against women Read More …
Eugen Bacon Bacon’s new book Mage of Fools just released and I asked her a few questions: If you had the opportunity to live anywhere in the world for a year while writing a book that took place in that same setting, where would you choose? EB: I recently had a writer’s residency on a Read More …
This book will bring joy to all who read it. Simultaneously silly, dry, hilarious and profound, Nathan Pyle’s Strange Planet is populated with the most observant aliens I’ve ever [not] met. Touching on every topic imaginable, these “down to earth” aliens can put things in perspective. It is my go-to thought for the day book. Read More …
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 …