Science Fiction & Fantasy book reviews
I'm dead happy to welcome Erica L. Satifka back to Parsecs & Parchment. I'm firmly of the opinion she's one of the most exciting writers out there at the mo. If you've not read her stuff yet check out my reviews of her rural cyberpunk novella BUSTED SYNAPSES and her new short story collection HOW... Continue Reading →
Having read Erica L. Satifka's rural cyberpunk novella Busted Synapses last year and chatted to her about it a little bit on this blog, I thought I knew what kinds of stories to expect going into How to Get to Apocalypse i.e. stories about working class people doing their best to navigate the grim technological... Continue Reading →
Evening bookwyrms. The more discerning among you may have realised it's been two months since I posted part one of my Great Series Read Project launch. My commitment to blogging just ain't what it used to be apparently. Nevertheless, the tortoise beats the hare and all that, so you can all let out that breath... Continue Reading →
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 →
I only really read Horus Rising cos one day I opened the Warhammer 40k wiki and spent a wonderful three hours of my life barely making a dent in the lore. I got obsessed pretty quickly and wanted to read the stories set in this world while also getting a more substantial grounding in the... 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 →
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