Cover to Cover #440: Shawn Kupfer
Yes, the boys have been busy, but they're back to dive into book talk just for you! Mike M and Mike S discuss some of the recent challenges facing some of the big bookstores and publishing companies,...
View ArticleCover to Cover #441: Mercedes Lackey
Interview: This week's guest is Mercedes Lackey, whose newest anthology Trio of Sorcery from Tor Books is a collection of two stories featuring her popular urban fantasy heroines, Diana Tregarde and...
View ArticleCover to Cover #442: Angela James, Carina Press
The guys talk about the USA Today article that ran last week about authors who are making lots of money through ebooks, and they also talk about the changing marketplace for books and the expanding...
View ArticleCover to Cover #443: Alan Dean Foster
Mike and Mike continue the discussion from previous episodes, about the business of publishing and electronic self-publishing. Remember, when dealing with contracts and items that might not be...
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...
View ArticleReview: Steampunk edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant
I do enjoy a good short story anthology and Steampunk really fits the bill. It offers 14 terrific stories all in the Steampunk genre (although some of them are pretty loosely connected -- I'm looking...
View ArticleDual Review: Twelve, Thirteen Years Later by Jasper Kent
Before I start reviewing “Twelve” and "Thirteen Years Later" I have to go on a rant, a rant about books with serial killers. The success of "The Silence of the Lambs" has meant a huge number of books...
View ArticleReview: Debris by Jo Anderton
Jo Anderton’s debut novel is a compelling tale which pulls you in right from the start. Debris is told from the point of view of the protagonist Tanyana, as the story progresses she searches for the...
View ArticleReview: Roil by Trent Jamieson
Trent Jamieson’s Roil, the first book in The Nightbound Land duology, promises... and delivers.
View ArticleReview: Alien Contact edited by Marty Halpern
With twenty-six short stories telling tales of man meeting with other intelligences, Marty Halpern has pulled together an anthology filled with hours of enjoyable reading.
View ArticleReview: Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire
The world is a fairly orderly place, talking mice, gorgons, Chupacabra... these are things of fairy tales, mythology and supermarket tabloids. Not so in Seanan McGuire's new novel Discount Armageddon,...
View ArticleReview: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
It's a little intimidating to review a book that has been so widely (and positively) reviewed. For authors, I think it would be useful to study this campaign and see what has made it so successful.
View ArticleReview: Star Trek FAQ by Mark Clark
As a solid Trek fan I am always on the lookout for good books on the franchise, and Star Trek FAQ comes through in spades.
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