I am an extremely lucky person. At times when I am feeling particularly magnanimous, I would even say that I am blessed. I live in an existence where I am surrounded by books. I own books, I can download books electronically, I have a library nearby where I can not only check out books but [….]
LitStack Review: What Makes This Book So Great by Jo Walton
Published on :What Makes This Book So Great Jo Walton Tor Release Date: January 21, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7653-3193-9 Between 2008 and 2011, Nebula and Hugo Award winning author Jo Walton (Among Others) wrote a blog hosted on Tor.com, wherein she discussed various topics within her chosen genre of science fiction/fantasy. Being a prolific reader throughout her entire [….]
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Me, Clarion West, and a Shark Named Sandina
Published on :It was July, 2012; I was in a living room in Seattle, hunched over my netbook, trying desperately to finish a short story that was due that night. I was having a difficult time with the story for a number of reasons. It dealt with a particularly difficult subject, and I was worried that I [….]