2016 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced
Today, the Man Booker Prize announced the six books that have been narrowed down to form the shortlist for their...
Sharon Browning
Gimbling in the Wabe – Glorious Failures
My daughter was looking over the syllabus from a college English class that she had just started, and she was...
LitStack Review: Steeplejack by A. J. Hartley
Steeplejack A. J. Hartley Tor Teen Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8342-6 Multiculturalism is a tricky subject to capture,...
LitStack Review: The Race by Nina Allen
The Race Nina Allen Titan Books Release Date: July 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-785650-36-9 Originally published in 2014 by NewCon Press...
Gimbling in the Wabe – A Story Unto Themselves
Over the last few years I've been writing the "Literary Birthday" blurbs that appear Monday through Friday on the LitStack...
LitStack Review: The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
The Last Mortal Bond Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book 3 Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: March 15, 2016...
LitStack Review: Admiral by Sean Danker
Admiral Sean Danker Roc Books Release Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN 978-0-451-47579-4 You've probably heard it/seen it/read it before, especially...
LitStack Review – Icon by Genevieve Valentine
Icon Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date: June 28, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-2515-5 ~ * ~ Welcome to diplomacy. Adapt or...
LitStack Review – Mechanical Failure by Joseph Zieja
Mechanical Failure Joseph Zieja Saga Press Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-5927-3 My father-in-law loved to watch reruns of...
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Own Genre of Postcards, My Own Genus of Photographs
"A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships." - Jorge Luis Borges...
LitStack Review – Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Shadowshaper Daniel José Older Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-0-545-59161-4 I am not a teenager...
There But for the Grace of God
Thirty-five inches of rain in four days. That's how much rain has fallen in Louisiana in this last "episode." The...
Gimbling in the Wabe – What Michael Phelps and I Have in Common
Well, the honest answer to "what Michael Phelps and I have in common" is, practically nothing. He's a young, strong,...
LitStack Review: Company Town by Madeline Ashby
Company Town Madeline Ashby Tor Books Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8290-0 Go Jung-hwa is my new favorite hero....
Gimbling in the Wabe – Persistence
On summer nights - well, on many nights, really - I end the day out on my front porch, in...
LitStack Review: The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet
The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet Harper Voyager Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-241950-7 The tale starts simply: neuroscientist Chuck...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Sometimes When I Read…
Sometimes when I read, it's like a lovely summer's day when the sun is shining but it's not too hot,...
Gimbling in the Wabe – It’s Too Danged Hot!
Dang, it's hot. Too hot. I know you folks in Southern climates may well be guffawing at us Northerners now,...
LitStack Review: Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE: Why I didn't post this review...
LitStack Review: The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood
The Summer Dragon - First Book of the Evertide Todd Lockwood DAW Books Release Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7564-0833-6...
LitStack Review: Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
Boy Erased Garrard Conley Riverhead Books Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-1-59463-301-0 It was sheer coincidence that had me...
Gimbling in the Wabe – What is a Writer?
(Due to this nasty thing known as a "deadline", this Gimbling in the Wabe is a repeat of one first...
LitStack Review: LaRose by Louise Erdrich
LaRose Louise Erdrich Harper Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227702-2 Last year, Louise Erdrich was awarded the Library of...
LitStack Review: The Dinosaur Knights by Victor Milán
The Dinosaur Knights Victor Milán Tor Books Release Date: July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-3297-4 If the battle of Pelennor Fields...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Clarity
Today, I plugged new headphones into my iPod and entered nirvana. That may seem somewhat dramatic, but trust me, it's...
LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter HarperCollins Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-229737-2 I will admit a...
LitStack Review: Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: May 24, 2016 ISBN 978-11-0187-594-0 Sweetbitter, the debut novel from newcomer Stephanie...
LitStack Review: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire Tor.com Release Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8550-5 I'm just going to come out...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Everything is Going to Be Okay
Late last Sunday night, in the wake of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, I held my...
Gimbling in the Wabe – An Interesting Little Experiment
Last week, I was trolling around on the internet (as I am wont to do), and I came across an...
LitStack Review: Ophelia by Lisa Klein
Ophelia Lisa Klein Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: December 26, 2007 ISBN 978-1-58234-801-8 Earlier this month, word broke on the...
LitStack Review: United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas
United States of Japan Peter Tieryas Angry Robot Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-533-1 Military occupations are never a...
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Thoughts on June Bugs
I hate June bugs. Yes, I realize "hate" is a powerful, laden word. I realize that it should not be...
LitStack Review: Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace
Envy of Angels Matt Wallace Tor.com Release Date: October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-8528-4 What a strange, perverse, hilarious and utterly...
LitStack Review: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Paul Cornell Pan Books Release Date: May 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4472-7326-4 London detectives James Quill, Tony...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Words, Words, Words
Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. ~William Shakespeare Although it can certainly be argued to...
LitStack Review: The Spider’s War by Daniel Abraham
The Spider's War Daniel Abraham Orbit Books Release Date: March 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-20405-7 In 2011, Orbit published The Dragon's...
LitStack Review: Thursday 1:17 pm by Michael Landweber
Thursday 1:17 pm Michael Landweber Coffeetown Press Release Date: May 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-60381-357-0 Every once in a while a...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Peanuts and Crackerjacks
This is my favorite time of year. Baseball season. Early spring, and it's still cool out. We've yet to hit...
LitStack Review: The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher
The Brotherhood of the Wheel R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8028-9 I grew up...
LitStack Review: Fellside by M. R. Carey
Fellside M. R. Carey Orbit Release Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-30028-5 Just what is Fellside, the newest novel from...
2015 Bram Stoker Award Winners Announced
At this year's StokerCon convention, in the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, the Horror Writers Association - the premier...
LitStack Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Morning Star Pierce Brown Del Rey Release Date: February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-0-345-53984-7 If there really is a "livin' the...
LitStack Review: Borderline by Mishell Baker
Borderline Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-5306-6 How to write a kick ass novel: 1)...
LitStack Review – In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan
In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady TrentBook 4 of "A Natural History of Dragons" seriesMarie BrennanTor BooksRelease...
LitStack Review – Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Sorcerer to the Crown Zen Cho Ace Books Release Date: September 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-28337-0 Magic and mayhem in proper...
LitStack Review: Arkwright by Allen Steele
Arkwright Allen Steele Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8215-3 Allen Steele is a prolific science fiction author...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest
I suppose it could be portrayed as being somewhat spurious - a pale, doughy woman on the far side of...
LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Slow River Nicola Griffith Ballantine Books Reissue date: July 29, 2003 (released 1995) ISBN 978-0-345-39537-5 In 2014, I read a...
LitStack Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Blades Book Two of The Divine Cities Series Robert Jackson Bennett Broadway Books Release Date: January 26, 2016...
