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Contributor Profile: Sean Dowie
Today we are welcoming a new member to our flock! Sean Dowie joins our roster of reviewers covering books, comics and all things nerd. You can find his reviews in FIYAH Literary Magazine. We're very...
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New Books Spotlight
Welcome to another edition of the New Books Spotlight, where each month or so we curate a selection of 6 new and forthcoming books we find notable, interesting, and intriguing. It gives us the...
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Interview: Eeleen Lee, author of Liquid Crystal Nightingale
In Eeleen Lee's debut novel Liquid Crystal Nightingale, escape and justice are only for the rich. Pleo is a survivor, and she dreams of a better life. When she's framed for murder, will her dreams...
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We Rank 'Em: New (Retro) Adventure Games!
Since the first time I played King's Quest at a friend's house, I've been in love with adventure games - or "point and click" games as they'd come to be known once every computer came with a mouse....
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Westworld Wednesday: What is Missing
Welcome back to Westworld Wednesday, a series of essays/ramblings about the themes & philosophies of Westworld. NOTE: while we deal more with themes here, rather than plot, the emphasis is not on...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
Before we hop into how COVID-19 is impacting the comic book industry I thought I should share the good news that Locke and Key has been renewed for a second season! Given the current situation we are...
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6 Books with A.J. Fitzwater
A.J. Fitzwater is 1000 unicorns in a snappy blazer. The Clarion Writer's Workshop of 2014 presented them somewhat formed, and their two Sir Julius Vogel Awards work well as interchangeable unicorn...
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Microreview [book]: The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, by Saad B Hossain
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday brings a fresh buddy pairing of a Gurkha and a Djinn to a future KathmanduMelek Ahmar, Djinn King, Lord of Tuesday, has a problem. He has been sleeping for a long...
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Microreview [Book]: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Cosmic horror, invisible parasites, sentient city avatars and a whole lot of New York attitude collide in this accomplished new trilogy openerJacket Art by Arcangel, Design by Lauren PanepintoThe City...
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Thank You
Well, it's official: the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards have been announced, and we can therefore say that nerds of a feather, flock together, is among the shortlisted fanzines. To be a finalist...
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Nanoreviews: Mississippi Roll, The Last Emperox, The Ghosts of Sherwood
Martin, George R.R. (editor). Mississippi Roll [Tor]The twenty fourth volume of the long running Wild Cards series doesn't have as high a barrier to entry as that might seem. While not as perfect an...
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Interview: Emily Skrutskie, Author Bonds of Brass
What do you get when you mix a passion for game design, film, computer science? Now throw in a love of space opera, humor, and compelling relationships. Stir it up, add a few surprises, and you're...
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6 Books with Chris Kluwe
Chris Kluwe is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction collection Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies, a contributor to Press Start To Play, and the lead designer of the tabletop card game Twilight of the...
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Microreview [audiobook]: Brother's Ruin, by Emma Newman
Emma Newman's gaslamp fantasy novella Brother's Ruin returns in a new audio edition narrated by the author herself.In an alternate 1850’s, the British Empire is flourishing as vitally as it did in our...
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Adri and Joe Talk About Books: The Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards Shortlist is officially out!Joe: It’s one thing to find out that you are going to be a finalist for a Hugo Award, but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to have it be announced and hear your...
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Microreview [Book]: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
A gnome, the son of Satan, and the glimmers of sweet humanity collide in this heartwarming treat of a novel.The House in the Cerulean Sea, a zippy, amorous novel, full of twists and witty one-liners,...
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Westworld Wednesday: A Bubble of Agency
And God saw every thing that he had made: and behold, it was very good. - Genesis 1:31, KJVGod doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing...
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Microreview [book]: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Something to pass the time at homeBlake Crouch is best known for his Wayward Pines trilogy, a heavily Twin Peaks-influenced entry into the "what is even real anymore" style of imaginative fiction. Dark...
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6 Books with Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon is the New York Times bestselling author of Coldbrook, The Silence, and the Relics trilogy. He has also written many successful movie novelizations and tie-ins for Alien and Firefly. Tim has...
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Interview: S.L. Huang, author of the Cas Russell series
photo credit Chris MassaSL Huang is an Amazon-bestselling author who justifies her MIT degree by using it to write eccentric mathematical superhero fiction. She is most well known for her Cas Russell...
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