Cover to Cover #444: Electronic Sales and More
Voicemail: Web Genii mentions a blog post that talks about measuring the numbers of book torrent downloads, and wants to know if electronic book sales currently count towards the New York Times Best...
View ArticleCover to Cover #445: Jon F. Merz
Stackpole has seen a rough cut of the new Conan the Barbarian feature (since he's writing the novelization), and since he can't tell us any real details, he teases us in just telling us he'd seen it,...
View ArticleCover to Cover #446: Patricia Briggs
News: Mike and Mike talk about Borders filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the ripple effects those store closings may create through the rest of the books and publishing industry, in addition to the...
View ArticleCover to Cover #447: Justin Gustainis
News: The guys talk about the argument going on where publishers are pushing to "limit" on the number of times an ebook can be borrowed from a library and read, as well as restricting the regional...
View ArticleCover to Cover #448: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Interview: Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert join us this week in the middle of their book tour to talk about Hellhole, their most recent collaboration and the first in a trilogy set in a new...
View ArticleCover to Cover #449: Alex Bledsoe
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Alex Bledsoe about his new book, Dark Jenny from Tor Books. While it's the third book set in this universe featuring many of the same characters, it's not...
View ArticleCover to Cover #450: William F. Nolan
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with legendary SF author William F. Nolan (Logan's Run) about his latest collection of novellas, Kincaid: A Paranormal Casebook. The stories are a blend of...
View ArticleCover to Cover #451: Listener Feedback
It's an all voicemail episode! Hopefully everyone who's had questions or comments will have them answered here. Voicemails: Web Genii has begun gushing on Twelve by Jasper Kent, and wonders if there's...
View ArticleCover to Cover #452: Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine about their new collaborative novel, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, sort of a steampunk flavored...
View ArticleCover to Cover #453: Ian Fydell
This week, Mike and Mike chat with Ian Fydell about the first book in his Exodus Trilogy, "Breathing Space". Ian talks about his trilogy, the message about environmentalism he wanted to get out there...
View ArticleCover to Cover #454: Bradley Beaulieu
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with Brad Beaulieu about his new novel, The Winds of Khalakovo, an epic fantasy series from Night Shade Books in the same vein as George R. R. Martin's "A Song...
View ArticleCover to Cover #455: M D Lachlan
Interview: This week, Mike and Mike chat with MD Lachlan about the first book in his new series from Pyr Books, Wolfsangel. What happens when you take a werewolf story and combine it with Norse...
View ArticleReview: Red Glove by Holly Black
Red Glove is promoted as a YA novel, although I'd put it more at the 18 year old to adult end of the spectrum than the 13-16 year old range. If your kids are old enough to watch the "Sopranos" or "The...
View ArticleReview: Enclave by Ann Aguirre
I was given a promotional copy of Enclave. It is the first book in a proposed series. Enclave deals with the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse in a world where those people who are trying to maintain...
View ArticleReview: Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith
The setup for Coronets and Steel reminds me irresistibly of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Glenraven. Tho' to be honest. I think this is a better book with more realistic characters. And that is saying a lot...
View ArticleReview: The Enterprise of Death by Jesse Bullington
The Enterprise of Death really broke my normal reading rules. You see, normally if I stop reading a book that's it -- Game Over. I just don't pick books back up and continue them. I did put The...
View ArticleGuest Review: Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
I get a bit exhausted for Sookie. There are always someone or some things "out to get her." Throughout Book 11, there are constant threats from different sources, and Sookie is on high alert most of...
View ArticleReview: The Goddess Test by Aimée Carter
What I didn't expect was to be reaching for a tissue in the first twenty pages. Ms. Carter nicely sidesteps the whole unequal romance trope by placing the emotional center of the novel in the...
View ArticleReview: Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier
In Heart's Blood Ms. Marillier has created believable characters, both living and dead who grow and change through the book. Far from being a knock-off, the story and style stand out nicely on their...
View ArticleReview: 7th Sigma by Steven Gould
I have to admit that I didn't buy 7th Sigma because of the excerpt called "Bugs in the Arroyo" that you can find for free on the Tor website. I bought it because of Summer's love for Steven Gould's...
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