With 2025 in the rear-view mirror (thank goodness!), here's my annual look back at last year! (If you're looking for my 2025 Awards Eligibility list, click here!) This post is broken down into the following sections: Reflections on 2025 Annual Submission Statistics Translation Submission Statistics Retrospective: Goals for 2025 (AKA, did I achieve any of … Continue reading Wrapping Up 2025
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
Review: Equal Rites
Equal Rites = 4/5 I read Equal Rites (by Terry Pratchett) for the first time at least a decade ago, and I remember being distinctly impressed by the spunky protagonist, Eskarina, and how she defied social customs to become the first female wizard of Discworld. Upon rereading Pratchett's third Discworld novel, I was actually more … Continue reading Review: Equal Rites