LitStack Review: ‘Honor’s Knight’ by Rachel Bach
Honor's Knight Rachel Bach Orbit Release Date: February 25, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-22108-5 Gosh, I am loving this series so much!...
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Gimbling in the Wabe – On Being Diligent
A friend of mine related a story of how he was talking to his young daughter the other day, and...
LitStack Review: ‘Boy, Snow, Bird’ by Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi Riverhead Books Release Date: March 6, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59463-139-9 They're names. In case you've looked...
Gimbling in the Wabe – An Argument for “Conscious Uncoupling”
So for a few moments, the corner of cyberspace that I tend to hang out in was all abuzz with...
LitStack Review: ‘Parasite’ by Mira Grant
Parasite Mira Grant Orbit Publication Date: October 29, 2013 ISBN 978-0-316-21895-5 Zombies are so passé. That is certainly no indictment...
LitStack Review: Half Bad by Sally Green
Half Bad Sally Green Viking Release Date: March 4, 2014 ISBN 978-0-670-01678-5 Being an teenager isn't easy for anyone, but...
Gimbling in the Wabe – In Which I Make a Confession
I have a confession to make. I'm a wimp. Not in everything. I'm a competent person; some who know me...
Gimbling in the Wabe – It’s “Be Nice to Josie Day”
In this week's Gimbling in the Wabe, I'm unapologetically revisiting a piece I have posted here before (although I've updated...
LitStack Review: Redshirts by John Scalzi
Redshirts John Scalzi Tor First Edition: June 5, 2012 ISBN 978-0-7653-1699-8 You don't have to be a fan of "Star...
LitStack Review: ‘The Tropic of Serpents’ by Marie Brennan
The Tropic of Serpents: A Memoir of Lady Trent Marie Brennan Tor Release Date: March 4, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7653-3197-7 Lady...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Mini-Rants
I took last week off Gimbling in the Wabe; after writing three fairly epic works (for me), I was kind...
LitStack Review: On Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee
On Such a Full Sea Chang-Rae Lee Riverhead Books Release Date: January 7, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59448-610-4 Sometimes dystopian fantasies set...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Of Dogs and Books that Bind
Of Dogs and Books that Bind It was pretty darned chilly at the off-leash dog park this morning. The sky...
Medieval Celebrities from Medievalists.net
After learning of my experiences in Russia (as I wrote about in the last few "Gimbling in the Wabes"), a...
LitStack Review: One More Thing – Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
One More Thing - Stories and Other Stories B. J. Novak Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: February 4, 2014 ISBN...
LitStack Review: Weather Child by Philippa Ballantine
Weather Child: The Awakened Epoch, Book One Philippa Ballantine Imagine That! Studios Release Date: March 1, 2014 ISBN: 978-0615953489 From...
Gimbling in the Wabe – A Momentary Lapse in Reality
This is the third in a series of my reminisces of traveling to Soviet Russia in May - June 1989,...
Review and Giveaway: The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma
In celebration of the paperback release of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards, Viking Penguin is giving away one copy of...
LitStack Review: Hild by Nicola Griffith
Hild Nicola Griffith Farrar, Straus and Giroux First Edition: November 12, 2013 ISBN 978-0-374-28087-1 Seventh century Britain: a time when...
LitStack’s ‘In Case You Missed It’ Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
The Lives of Tao Wesley Chu Angry Robot Release Date: April 30, 2013 ISBN 978-0-85766-329-0 Ok, raise your hand if...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
This, it turns out, is the second of three Gimblings that recount a trip I made to Moscow, Russia in...
LitStack Review: Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman
Little Wolves Thomas Maltman Soho Press, Inc. Release Date: January 8, 2013 ISBN 978-1-61695-190-0 You read it in the headlines...
Publishing Profits and E-books
Author Paolo Bacigalupi (The Windup Girl, Zombie Baseball Beatdown) has once again started a fascinating discussion on social media, this...
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Glimpse of Mother Russia
If I take one thing from the Winter Olympics currently taking place in Sochi, Russia, it won't be images of...
LitStack Review: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieOrbit BooksPublication Date: October 1, 2013ISBN 978-0-316-24662-0 It's a brilliant way to keep the reader slightly off kilter...
Borrowed Horses by Siân Griffiths
Borrowed Horses Siân Griffiths New Rivers Press Release Date: October 29, 2013 ISBN 978-0-89823-284-4 The last time I rode a...
Gimbling in the Wabe – No Room at the Algonquin
I pretty much live in awe of folks who can, without aid, quote a great work, or a great speech,...
LitStack’s ‘In Case You Missed It’ Review: The Windup Girl by Paulo Bacigalupi
The Windup Girl Paulo Bacigalupi Night Shade Books Release Date: May 1, 2010 ISBN 978-1-59780-158-4 Not surprisingly, my quest to...
LitStack Review: Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach
Fortune's Pawn Rachel Bach Orbit Books Release Date: November 5, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-316-22111-5 In fiction, as in life, there is...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The Art of Going Slow
One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go...
Thanking the Gatekeepers – One Writer’s Views on the Advantages of Traditional Publishing
Paolo Bacigalupi is an award winning science fiction writer. Author of the amazing book, The Windup Girl (which won the...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The God of Frolic
A few days ago, I took the Mighty Belle to a "new" off leash dog park. It wasn't new, truly,...
LitStack Review: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki Penguin Books Release Date: December 31, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-670-02663-0 It's both easy...
LitStack Review: Alliance – The Paladin Prophecy Book 2 by Mark Frost
Alliance: The Paladin Prophecy Book 2 Mark Frost Random House Release Date: January 7, 2014 ISBN 978-0-375-87046-7 Adventure/fantasy lit for...
LitStack Review: Oddly Normal by John Schwartz
Oddly Normal: One Family's Struggle to Help Their Teenage Son Come to Terms with His Sexuality John Schwartz Penguin Group...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Wherein Our Heroine Has a Bad Dream…
They've promised that dreams can come true - but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams, too. - Oscar...
LitStack Review: Vacationland by Sarah Stonich
Vacationland Sarah Stonich University of Minnesota Press Release Date: March 25, 2013 ISBN 978-0-8166-8766-4 Vacationland is a book that grabs...
The Art of Rejection According to Jeff Shotts
We all have heard the stories about great works being rejected by publishers. Many of these stories are humorous because...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Adding Hominy to That
Yesterday, I had to do something that was quite sad - I had to call and cancel our subscription to...
Gimbling in the Wabe – In Homage to the Professor
Today is the anniversary of JRR Tolkien's birth; the Professor would have been 122 - a ripe old age, indeed,...
