The Salt Grows Heavy: A Haunting Exploration of the Monstrous
Horror literature has always been a fascinating genre for readers who are looking for a spine-chilling experience. Cassandra Khaw’s “The Salt Grows […]
Month: May 2023
Blood and Romance: Court of Immortal Seasons by AM Strickland
After reading twenty pages of A.M. Strickland’s The Court of the Undead Season, I couldn’t help myself. “School of Vampires and Witchcraft?” […]
Place and Bibliography: On Two Unforgettable Reading Experiences
A few months ago, The New York Times asked Leigh Bardugo which books got her into the fantasy genre. She listed several titles, adding, “I think […]
Five Ways Science Fiction Writers Dodge The Problem Of Relativity
relativity! The evidence backs this up pretty well, but it’s pretty inconvenient for science fiction writers who want a short trip to […]
9 Ways to Develop Good Reading Habits
Are you already a book lover but want to develop better reading habits? Or do you want to start reading and wonder […]
Huge empires and sprawling worldbuilding: James Islington’s We Are Together
The title of James Islington’s new book, The Will of Many, is more than just a political metaphor. In the Catalan Republic, those at the […]
Some reading advice for when you really should stop playing Tears of Kingdoms
Happy Zelda Month to everyone celebrating! Finally, we can return to Hyrule…and never come back. At least, that’s how it feels. I’ve […]
Love, Death, and Transformation: The Deep Magic of Diane Duane
The romance of shapeshifters and their urban fantasy cousins could easily focus on land animals (as well as birds and mythical creatures of similar […]
Readers are not consumers of books
Many things can be done with books: read them, interact with them, think about them, and use different words to describe the […]
The Privileged and Unlikable Protagonist in Justin Cronin’s The Ferryman
On the isolated island of Prospera, there are rich and poor. When the rich get too old, they reboot. All 1% wear a device […]
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