Odds ‘n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Tom Gauld on the human-AI collaborative novel Robot Apocalypse 2030—let’s start off this week with a quick Gauld cartoon, shall we?
94-Year-Old Grandmother Kept Meticulous Book Log for 80 Years—I’m both impressed and jealous
An Update About Disappointing Things, and Things That Did Not Disappoint—Harry Connolly’s latest update
Do You Love YA Paranormal Books, too?
Four Books That Are Gateways to Science Fiction Sub-Genres—Beth Tabler surveys the sub-genres: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction Humor, Hard Science Fiction, and Space Opera; and gives some great recommendations
When Is An Author “Milking” Their World?
Idle Thoughts on Fantasy Archetypes: The Mentor
A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
SFF Addicts Ep. 109: Christopher Buehlman talks The Daughter’s War, Atmosphere, Voice & More—a great convo
To help talk about backlist titles (and just for fun), What Was I Talking About 10 Years Ago Week?
The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell—the 2nd of the Shadow Police Novels (if only there were several more)
I talked about the release of Shattered by Kevin Hearne, All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner, Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich, and Heirs of Grace by Tim Pratt.
This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs—Mercy, Adam, and Mercy’s brother are in Montana hopefully not destroying the world.
The Last Decade of Cinema 25 Films from the Nineties by Scott Ryan—Ryan writes about 25 of the most iconic films of the 90s.
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