I read a ton of stuff in August, more than usual even. It was nice to binge read a little instead of having to spread reading a single book out over a few days or longer. When I read Joe Hill’s Horns earlier this year, I fell in love with his writing style and storytelling skill. I’ve been slowly working my way through his other books, spreading them out a little so that I don’t run through them too quickly….
Because I got a little distracted in early June and completely forgot to do May’s reads (ok, I procrastinated too long), you now have the pleasure of a fairly long list of the books I’ve read since May 1st. First, a short story, “10 Reasons Aliens Just Can’t Get Enough of This Small West Virginia Town” by Shae Davidson. In this cutesy SciFi story, Davidson builds a world changed greatly by the Visitation and the alien tourists who love Pine…
April was not as heavy on the reading front as March was, thanks to a couple of long reads. Anyone who’s read this blog for a while should know that I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan. It started when my son was young and we discovered Coraline and The Graveyard Book. The stories are dark, twisted, and weird, especially considering that they’re aimed at younger readers, but that’s what we liked about them. My son grew older and into…
I read a ton more than normal this month and ranged across a wide variety of genres, from classic SciFi to Southern Magical Realism to Horror. So, let’s get to it. I’m trying to work a little more classic Science Fiction and Fantasy into my reading, especially authors I haven’t read a lot of, like Arthur C. Clarke. Rendezvous with Rama is one of his more well-known and recommended novels, so when I spotted it at City Lights Bookstore in…
It’s fairly common knowledge among my readers that I write under multiple pen names. What isn’t so common knowledge is that some of my stories across those pen names share the same story world, in this case the Sunshine Walkingstick Series (Celia Roman) and the Cullowhee Witches Series (Lucy Varna). The Cullowhee Witches Series came first and began life as the Witches of Cullowhee Series, which never generated much enthusiasm. I rebranded the covers for both books and republished them…
February’s reading was slim, much like the month itself. I did read a few really great novels and some excellent short stories, so let’s dive right in. I finally (!) finished reading the January/February 2016 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Yes, it took me around three years to finish it, mostly because I kept setting it aside and forgetting about it, or getting distracted by other stories. I used to spend a ton of time with my grandmothers. Some…