What do Logan, the noir-Western superhero film featuring the classic brooding antihero of the X-Men, and Hillbilly Elegy, the memoir by J.D. Vance, have in common? Put on some Jonny Cash, pour yourself a bourbon and let's talk.
Read more"The Sparrow" at 20 Years: A Space Theodicy
A look back at Russell's The Sparrow - 20 years on. Excerpt reposted with kind permission from Fiction Unbound
Read moreOh Ursula, how you will be missed!
This week we learned the heartbreaking news that Ursula K. Le Guin has left us. Her writing was a revelation, and reading her books was the only thing that got me through adolescence in one piece. She may be gone, but her voice remains.
Read moreThe Half-Drowned King: Sailing the Viking Sea
Hartsuyker's adrenaline rush of a historical novel opens a window onto 9th century Norway during the youth of Harold I. For shear pathos, beauty and bluntly rendered brutality, Hartsuyker's writing is a boon to those needing and epic fix while waiting for the Game of Thrones finale.
Read more2017 Hugo's Best Short Stories: A bouquet of brief reviews
Short stories often get short shrift. Here are some links and reviews to whet your appetite.
Read more"The Reluctant Queen": Durst's Woodland World Comes of Age
In the second book of Sarah Beth Durst's The Queens of Renthia fantasy series, an ordinary woman finds that to save her family she may first have to save the world.
Read moreThe Brooklyn Brujas of Córdova’s “Labyrinth Lost”
Family, identity, and the trouble with relatives living and dead.
Read moreAn Interview With Brenna Yovanoff
Brenna Yovanoff's Gothic monsters are full of teeth, and she is an author full of surprises.
Read moreNeil Gaiman and Nordic Relics in Denver
Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology pairs perfectly with a visit to “Vikings: Beyond the Legend” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science this summer!
Read moreDurst's new adult epic fantasy series: Queen of Blood
Queen of Blood: Think fairies are cute? Not when Sarah Beth Durst gets a hold of them. These woodland sprites have a bite. With "The Reluctant Queen" coming out on July 4th here is a look back at book I in the series "The Queens of Renthia"
Read more"The Reader" Traci Chee's stunning debut
"Sea of Ink and Gold"-- I love the visual richness evoked by that subtitle.
The Reader is a meta-meditation on the mystical act of reading itself. With pirates. And assassins.
Read moreTorch Against the Night
Chaos reigns in the second book of Sabaa Tahir's dystopian fantasy series.
Read moreIlluminae - Not Your Parents' YA
Star-crossed lovers, interstellar corporations run amok, biological warfare, artificial intelligence with a god complex ... what could possibly go wrong?
Read moreAdventures in Zookeeping
Lovely review reposted with the kind permission of the contributors at FictionUnbound
Read more"Star Wars and the Power of Costume" an interview with Iain McCaig
Queen Amidala, Throne Room Gown. Star WarsTM: The Phantom Menace. © & TM 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
at the Denver Art Museum through April 2, 2017
Read moreMaddadam
After the apocalypse, then what? Life ends, and life goes on in Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam, the finale to her post-apocalyptic trilogy.
Read moreLuz and the Male Gaze in Gold Fame Citrus
If I could just get my feet under me...Searching for identity beyond the male gaze in the new novel by Claire Vaye Watkins.
Read moreA Non-linear Journey
Chiang’s story speculates about the experience of time when the arrow flies both directions.
Read moreSaaba Taahir: Hope in a Dark Universe
In a dark and violent world, hope is what pulls you through.
Read moreThe Future of the Princess: Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles
A fabulous updating of classic tales.
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