I recently picked up Avra Margariti's first poetry collection, The Saint of Witches, which was published in April 2022 by Weasel Press. Avra is a Greek creator of speculative poetry, and I've been a fan of her work for a couple years now. Avra's speculative poetry has been published rather widely and been nominated for … Continue reading Review: The Saint of Witches
My votes for Rhysling Award (2022)
I joined the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) a few years ago because I wanted to learn more about speculative poetry and subscribe to Star*Line, a quarterly magazine SFPA publishes. One of the perks of being an SFPA member is voting in the Rhysling Awards for best short and long poems of the previous year! … Continue reading My votes for Rhysling Award (2022)
Readout: Clarion West Write-A-Thon
The Clarion West Write-A-Thon, Clarion West's annual fundraiser, ended this past Friday! It started back on June 21, and ended on July 31. I signed up for the Write-A-Thon because I wanted to push myself to write a new draft of my first novel, which I had begun working on in late May/early June, and … Continue reading Readout: Clarion West Write-A-Thon
NaNoWriMo Prep + Review: Zen in the Art of Writing
To prep for National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year, I've decided to reread the books and stories that make me feel compelled to write. We'll see how many I get through before the end of November, but the first book on my list was Ray Bradbury's Zen in the Art of Writing. Zen in … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep + Review: Zen in the Art of Writing
Review: Brave New World
Brave New World (by Aldous Huxley) = 4/5 Brave New World is set in a future where everyone is happy because they've been conditioned or programmed to be satisfied with their lot in life. I think that makes it a utopia? Anyway, the story follows a couple of different characters to provide insight on various … Continue reading Review: Brave New World
Review: The Space Merchants
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth = 4/5 The Space Merchants is a satire that follows the adventures of Mitch Courtney, a relatively well-off, self-centered copysmith working his way to the top of his corporation. His job is to create the best ads that will sell the most product to consumers and … Continue reading Review: The Space Merchants
Review: Fen Stories
Fen Stories (by Daisy Johnson) = 4/5 Daisy Johnson's debut book, Fen Stories, is a marvelous collection of weird magical realism inspired by England's fenlands. Johnson's prose is intense and passionate, and it yanks you into each story as if you were swimming and someone suddenly reached up from below and pulled you under the … Continue reading Review: Fen Stories
Review: Too Like the Lightning
Too Like the Lightning (by Ada Palmer) = 4/5 Too Like the Lightning is a sweeping science fiction epic mystery set in the utopian society of the 2400s. It is a fascinating future, where the planetary government is split across different Hives, which in turn have their own rules and social mores within the territories … Continue reading Review: Too Like the Lightning
Review: Protector of the Small Quartet
Protector of the Small Quartet (First Test, Page, Squire, and Lady Knight) by Tamora Pierce = 4/5 [Yes, you read that correctly, this is a review for 4 books at once.] The Protector of the Small Quartet (PSQ) tells the story of Keladry of Mindalen, a noble-born girl living in the fantasy realm of Tortall … Continue reading Review: Protector of the Small Quartet
Review: Jingo
Jingo (by Terry Pratchett) = 4/5 Set on Pratchett's Discworld, Jingo follows the inter-cultural tensions that arise when a fabled island, Leshp, rises out of the sea and is immediately claimed by rival fishermen and their sons in the names of Ankh-Morpork and Klatch. At home in their respective lands, Klatchians and Ankh-Morporkians both work … Continue reading Review: Jingo
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