I’ve long been intrigued and troubled by the idea of quantum consciousness. Intrigued because the weirdness of quantum mechanics seems like such a natural fit for the bizarre state we call consciousness. Troubled because it has mostly amounted to loose talk relegated to the realm of fringe science. But finally that has started to change. The …
Physics and Art contest winner!
Congratulations to Jada Pfeifer, winner of the Physics and Art sponsored giveaway of Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy! She was selected out of the 2935 readers who entered to receive a hardcover copy and bookmark signed by Katie herself! I’m afraid that means that the other 2934 of you will have to …
BOOK REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY OF LEARNING TO SWEAR IN AMERICA
Katie Kennedy’s LEARNING TO SWEAR IN AMERICA is young adult science fiction that old folks, like me, can enjoy just as much as the youngsters. Full disclosure, I was a critique partner with Katie, so I saw this tale early on. Of course, all that really means is that I got to fall in love …
BOOK REVIEW OF BEDLAM LOST
Jack Castle’s novel BEDLAM LOST is about… Exactly! The first thing you notice when trying to explain Castle’s novel is that it’s hard to pigeonhole. Publisher EDGE lists the genre as: Fantasy, Paranormal, Thriller & Suspense and Action & Adventure. Sounds like they can’t decide, right? And to tell you the truth they’re right on …
Book Review of Planetfall
Today is the last for 2016 Hugo Award nominations, and I need to get this review of Emma Newman’s Planetfall out there before the clock strikes midnight. This novel is particularly noteworthy in light of the troubled history of the Hugos over the last few years. I’ve watched this ongoing saga unfold with distress, while doing …
Book Review of Alice
As the time for Hugo Award nominations ends next Thursday night, I’m going through last year’s list of things I’ve read to pull out my idea of the best. Some I’ve already reviewed here, but there are two that I need to get reviewed before the deadline. The First is: Alice by Christina Henry. I’m …
Book Review of nEvermore!
Nancy Kilpatrick and Caro Soles bring us: nEvermore!: Tales Of Murder, Mystery & The Macabre – Neo-Gothic Fiction Inspired By The Imagination Of Edgar Allan Poe. This collection was like discovering Poe for the first time all over again. And I’m shocked to find myself stating such a thing. Poe is one of my most …
5 MINUTES OF READING A DAY – Wednesday Reads: WHO’S THE BAD AND THE UGLY? (‘The Classics are not dead’ month)
I must admit that this classic is one I haven’t read, despite it having perhaps the most recognizable opening line in literature. This passage reaffirms that I must correct this situation ASAP.
Book review of The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
Meg Elison’s The Book of the Unnamed Midwife won the 2015 Philip K. Dick award for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form. This award always interests me because so much science fiction has originally appeared in this form over the years, and also because PKD was such a strange and interesting man himself. …
Book Review of BLOOD MATTERS
Aviva Bel’Harold’s BLOOD MATTERS is young-adult speculative fiction that reminds me why I am drawn to such novels despite being far beyond the target age. This is a fresh and highly original take on the vampire myth that inspired a sense of discovery that brought me back to the novels of my youth. This feels …
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