Gimbling in the Wabe – From Point A to Point B
I've never been good at drawing connections between things. I'm perfectly fine with Point A and Point B being distinct...
I've never been good at drawing connections between things. I'm perfectly fine with Point A and Point B being distinct...
The Stargazer's SisterCarrie BrownAnchor BooksRelease Date: January 19, 2016(trade paperback release: December 13, 2016)ISBN 978-0-8041-7213-4 The Stargazer's Sister is a...
The Nature of a PirateA. M. DellamonicaTor BooksRelease Date: December 6, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-3451-0 In book three of the Hidden Sea...
It's been a rough week and I've been at a loss on what to write, so I decided to look...
The Princess DiaristCarrie FisherBlue Rider PressRelease Date: November 22, 2016ISBN 978-0-3991-7359-2 In her 1984 semi-biographical novel Postcards from the Edge,...
The Little Red ChairsEdna O'BrienLittle, Brown and CompanyRelease Date: March 29, 2016ISBN 978-0-316-37823-9 On April 6, 1992, a siege began...
Ninefox Gambit Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-1-78108-449-6 This is what you get when you...
Rare Objects Kathleen Tessaro Harper Release Date: April 12, 2016 ISBN 978-0-0623-5754-0 In 2013, Kathleen Tessaro's novel, The Perfume Collector,...
This translated political cartoon by Spanish artist JM Nieto simply resonates with me. It originally appeared on January 1...
In an Entertainment Weekly interview published this week, Man Booker prize winner Marlon James opened up about the epic fantasy...
The Burning Light Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler Tor.com Release Date: November 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-9086-8 New York City....
The Fate of the Tearling Erika Johansen Harper Release Date: November 29, 2016 ISBN 978-0-0622-9042-7 In 2014, Erika Johansen debuted...
Christmas for me always ends on January 5. We leave our holiday lights on through the night of the 5th,...
Vinegar Girl (Hogarth Shakespeare) The Taming of the Shrew Retold Anne Tyler Hogarth Release Date: June 21, 2016 ISBN...
Cover of the mass market paperback. Throne of the Crescent Moon Saladin Ahmed DAW Books Release Date: February 7, 2012...
The "Best Books of 2016"? Pul-eeze. Unless one has a universally agreed-upon metric that can be applied to every single...
An Actress, Yes, But Also an Amazing Writer I first came across Carrie Fisher, as so many of us did,...
Richard Adams, the author of the iconic children's book, Watership Down, has died at age 96. He had been ill...
Babylon's Ashes James S. A. Corey Orbit Books Release Date: December 6, 2016 ISBN 978-0-3163-3474-7 NOTE: Babylon's Ashes is the...
My father was a minister, and for many years, a highlight for me was the Christmas Eve services he held...
Born A Crime - Stories from a South African ChildhoodTrevor NoahRandom HouseRelease Date: November 15, 2016ISBN 978-0-3995-8817-4 Reading biographies from...
The Last Days of New Paris China Miéville Del Rey Release Date: August 9, 2016 ISBN 978-0-34554-399-8 I adore China...
I tend to be one of those people who obsesses over gift giving. I don't get a chance to do...
It's that time of year again, when thoughts turn towards warm and cozy, hearth and home, and the giving of...
Photo by Jean Malek Hag-Seed (Hogarth Shakespeare) Margaret Atwood Hogarth Release Date: October 11, 2016 ISBN 978-0-8041-4129-1 In October of...
Manitou Canyon William Kent Krueger Atria Books Release Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4767-4926-6 Cork O'Connor, former sheriff and now...
Crooked Kingdom Leigh Bardugo Henry Holt and Co. Release Date: September 27, 2016 ISBN 978-1-62779-213-4 Back in March, I wrote...
After Atlas Emma Newman Roc Release Date: November 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-425282-40-3 Last year, Emma Newman's novel, Planetfall, chronicled the...
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Kij Johnson Tor.com Release Date: August 16, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-9141-4 It's not often that you...
Recently I read an article where a man, who probably thought he was well meaning, attacked those who have started...
The Rise of Io Wesley Chu Angry Robot Release Date: October 4, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-525-6 Have you ever been away...
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Becky Chambers Harper Voyager Release Date: July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-244413-4 We've...
A Rant About Clickbait of All Shapes and Sizes on Facebook (and Other Social Media Platforms) * ~ * ~...
Author Mary Robinette Kowal Ghost TalkersMary Robinette KowalTor BooksRelease Date: August 16, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-7825-5 Mary Robinette Kowal is the absolute...
I don't normally do this for my Gimblings - linking to a site rather than writing my own essay. But...
Angel CatbirdMargaret Atwood, AuthorJohnnie Christmas, IllustratorTamra Bonvillain, ColoristDark Horse BooksRelease Date: September 6, 2016ISBN 978-1-50670-063-2 Wait... what? Margaret Atwood, THAT...
In last week's 2nd Annual NerdCon: Stories convention, held at the Minneapolis Convention Center, I attended a panel discussion entitled...
While the variety shows and special events were fun, and the panels and workshops were informative, while being around a...
It was my distinct pleasure to be able to attend the 2nd Annual NerdCon: Stories convention last weekend at the...
Well, another NerdCon: Stories convention has come and gone (held October 14 and 15 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), and once again,...
... in which I jump right in from where I left off in my first installment of my thoughts on...
Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the 2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for fiction with his compelling debut novel, The Sympathizer,...
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and...
NOTE: This is written as if it were being told to an acquaintance, say, someone that I saw regularly at...
Dark MatterBlake CrouchPublisher: CrownRelease Date: July 26, 2016ISBN 978-1-101-90422-0 When you read in an author's Acknowledgements page, and he thanks...
Okay, I have to admit, I find last week's announcement of the 2016 MacArthur Fellows (and their subsequent awarding of...
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Canadian author W.P. (Bill) Kinsella died at age 81. The news didn't make a lot...
Words are amazing. They give voice to the essence of being human, they are how we share who we are,...
Today, the Man Booker Prize announced the six books that have been narrowed down to form the shortlist for their...