Science Fiction & Fantasy book reviews
Happy Spooky Season one and all, however you choose to celebrate. I've got a new cauldron on order, a rewatch of Hocus Pocus planned out and a bunch of small press horror books and short stories on hand to see me through the month of dark magic and pumpkin spiced lattes (yes I've embraced my... Continue Reading →
Spiffing is a fun little cosmic horror novella about Bertram 'Bertie' Lexington-Brown, a quirky, rich businessman with a fascination for the macabre. Old cursed necklaces, crystals supposedly housing the imprisoned essence of antediluvian demigods, that sort of thing. His latest acquisition is the sarcophagus of an ancient and, up until now, mythological Egyptian priest who... Continue Reading →
1. I'm gonna be a bit self-indulgent this week and start with something I threw out into the ether. My tweet soliciting anticapitalist discussion posts about themes in speculative fiction got much more interest than I thought. A bunch of people contacted me saying they want to contribute or already have ideas to pitch, so... Continue Reading →
There wasn't a weekly roundup last Friday because I was away in the countryside, so I'm condensing the past two weeks into today's roundup. Enjoy 🙂 1. Definitely want to start off by congratulating Caitlin from Realms Of My Mind on reaching her third blogaversary! Caitlin was one of the first bloggers I starting reading... Continue Reading →
Hi Rick, very cool to have you here for a chat! Pull up a chair and pour yourself a hot drink (I hear mushroom coffee is a thing). Before we dive into your book The Mold Farmer, I’ve noticed you’re actually a big real life fan of moulds and fungi; what got you into such... Continue Reading →
Happy September bookwyrms. One month closer to Spooky Season and my basic ass is getting stirred up for the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte and the imminent prospect of reading spooky ghost stories by candlelight when it starts getting dark at 5pm again. Reading-wise, I read one whole book in August, and it was... Continue Reading →
1. Holy shit the lineup for FIYAHCON2021 is so good. There's a ton of writers whose books I've read and enjoyed, from Malka Older to P. Djeli Clarke and Alexis Henderson, to others who have been burning a hole in my TBR fror a while like Premee Mohamed and Rebecca Roanhorse, as well as a... Continue Reading →
This book sucked ass. I don't usually have such deeply held negative opinions about the books I choose to read - after all, I'm a pretty good judge of what I like so I'll usually find something about a book I like even if it wasn't that hot overall. But guys. This book. Sucked. Ass.... Continue Reading →
When I saw Alex tweet about this collection of gothic horror stories she was editing I flipped my shit. Went crazy. I threw my money at the Kickstarter and contacted Alex to ask if she'd like to have a chat about it. Happily for me and luckily for you she said yes! We chat about... Continue Reading →
I was honoured to pull up a pew with Lesley Conner, Managing Editor at Apex Magazine. We chat about the current Apex Kickstarter campaign, Jason Sanford's upcoming novel Plague Birds and some of Lesley's favourite Apex stories over the years. This was a ton of fun and do make sure you go here to back... Continue Reading →
