Norwescon Wrap-Up
It’s Monday, the day after Norwescon 39 ended, and even though authors aren’t supposed to “tell” more than necessary, let me tell you that I am bone tired. The lack of sleep and running around with my head cut off Read More…
FF: Passage & Death
This week’s Flashback Friday: Passage by Connie Willis. Passage is a book unlike anything else I’ve ever read by Connie Willis. It’s a profound book that I think everyone should read, but one that shouldn’t be read alone. The title Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts What I Love about This Cover: This cover isn’t the new one. It’s the version I first picked up used from a Half Price Bookstore Read More…
NorWesCon 2016!
Today kicks off the beginning of NorWesCon 39! 4 Days of science fiction and fantasy and fandom. 🙂 I’ll be gaming in between panels and other fun, but my schedule is below. Please stop by a panel, the reading, and Read More…
FF: Powers That Be
This week’s Flashback Friday: Powers That Be by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Anne Scarborough Anthropomorphism has been used in science fiction and fantasy for…well, as long as the genre has existed. In fact, Aesop’s fables are fraught with it, as Read More…
Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be
This week’s Throwback Thursday: Powers That Be by my favorite Irish dweller, Anne McCaffrey, and her co-author, the wonderful Elizabeth Anne Scarborough. What I Love about This Cover: She’s not scantily clad! Yes, I realize this is a cold looking Read More…
FF: Electronic Ink Tattoos
For this week’s Flashforward Friday: Electronic Ink Tattoos If there’s one thing I’ve hated about tattoos, it’s the permanent-ness of them. Not because I have an issue with something being on me forever, but more that I am fickle. I Read More…
Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer
This week’s Throwback Thursday: The Wind Singer by William Nicholson. What I Love about This Cover: This cover is young adult in style, yet artistic enough to draw in adult readers like myself. I love the coloration and how the Read More…
A Book Walks Into a Publishing House
Joy to the Worlds got two more reviews recently. One of them begins with, “So an undead hunting party, a spaceship whodunnit, and a cursed family walk into a publishing house…” Quite fitting for Joy to the Worlds. You can Read More…
FF: American Gods
7/5/2024 EDIT: A lot has changed since I wrote this. Please keep that in mind as you read this ancient post. This week’s Flashback Friday: American Gods by Neil Gaiman After the scariness of Super Tuesday, Neil was excited to share Read More…