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Audiobook Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson is a supremely exciting and wonderful book! It’s an example of what young adult science fiction can do at its best. The audiobook was produced by Audible Studios, featuring narration by Suzy Jackson and runs 15 … Continue reading
Review: Season 8, Episode 5: Don’t Read if You Don’t Want to be Spoiled
Another quick warning not to continue reading if you don’t want spoilers for Game of Thrones, Season 8, Episode 5. *** SPOILERS BELOW *** . The theme of this episode is simply: The Day the Music Died. In one fell … Continue reading
Audiobook Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee
Jade City is the first book of Fonda Lee’s terrific new series the Jade War Saga. The audiobook was produced by Hachette Audio, featuring narration by Andrew Kishino and running 19 hours and 7 minutes. * Jade City is the … Continue reading
Audiobook Review: Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
The Ruin of Kings is a terrific debut novel by author Jenn Lyons. The audiobook was produced by Macmillan Audio and read by Soneela Nankani, Vikas Adam, and Feodor Chin. It’s playtime is 27 hours and 15 minutes, and when … Continue reading
Journey Planet: Boskone is Here!!! (Available 12/31/16)
What is Journey Planet: Boskone? It is a fantastic new fanzine published in December 2016 by the Hugo Award-winning Journey Planet and this issue features Boskone through the years! When I agreed to chair the 54th Boskone convention, I really … Continue reading
Book Review: Coming Home by Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt’s new book Coming Home, the latest book in the Alex Benedict series, and serves as a great example of what McDevitt has to offer. Set thousands of years in the future, Coming Home features antiquarian Alex Benedict and his assistant/friend Chase Kolpath as … Continue reading
Guest Post and Futuredaze 2: Reprise Giveaway at Reading Teen
If you’d like a chance to win a copy of Futuredaze 2: Reprise, Reading Teen is giving away two copies. So, this is your chance, but remember … you have to enter to win. Here’s the link to my guest … Continue reading
Science Fiction that Pulls New People Into the Genre
I have always believed that science fiction is for everyone. After all, it’s truly the most “forward” facing genre and you would think this should obligate it to be more diverse and open than it has been in the past. Still, … Continue reading
Considering my MFA from Stonecoast Five Years Later
Five years ago, I earned my MFA in Creative Writing with a concentration in Popular Fiction. Five years ago, James Patrick Kelly was our graduation speaker and he was firm in telling us to remember to make time to write. … Continue reading
Guest Post: Wonder Woman’s Secret All Women Should Know
Help me welcome D. Lynn Smith, my guest blogger for the day. Not only is she a screenplay writer and a fiction author, but she also publishes comic books through Kymera Press, which specializes in “comics about women, by women and … Continue reading

