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It’s been 12 long years since Thomas Pynchon released his eighth novel Bleeding Edge, and rumors have only continued to swirl about the famously elusive author. Like the hushed whispers surrounding Tarantino’s tenth and final film or George R.R. Martin’s increasingly unlikely A Song of Ice and Fire conclusion, most readers could only spend the […]
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Read MoreA fun mix of titles, from toddler to middle grade.
Read More‘The Alchemy of Fate’ and ‘Master of the Royal Secret’ are the latest novels by Jeff Wheeler, the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 40 novels set in several different worlds including Muirwood, Kingsfountain, and even our modern world. These are the third and fourth novels in the ‘Invisible College’ Series.
Read More‘The Transcendent Tide’ is the thrilling conclusion Doug Johnston’s ‘Enceladons’ trilogy. A trio of moving “first contact” stories.
Read MoreAuthor Laurie Gwen Shapiro chats with Ars about her latest book, The Aviator and the Showman.
Read MoreI’ve been fortunate enough to hit a rich vein of children’s fiction in recent weeks, and I’ve arguably saved the best for last. The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good, by Kirsty Applebaum, is a gentle gothic tale for middle-grade readers, with a creepy garden at its center. What Is The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good? The […]
Read More“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
Read MoreI’m sure my mind is playing tricks on me. I definitely remember reviewing The Secret of the Blood Key by David Farr, but as I look back through my GeekDad posts, it doesn’t seem to be there. What’s weird about this, is that Secret of the Blood Key is the second book of a series, […]
Read More‘Oxford Blood’ is a compelling murder mystery set amongst the spires of a modernizing Oxford University. It’s an entertaining and thoughtful YA thriller.
Read MoreI love Halloween themed books, and middle grade novels, too.
Read More‘Circular Motion’ charts the lives of 3 characters from a forgotten industrial town, set against the backdrop of a world literally spinning out of control.
Read MoreBook 3 of ‘The Eidyn Saga’ has arrived. ‘The Damned King’ might just be the saga’s ‘Empire Strikes Back!’ It’s another great volume in this excellent fantasy series.
Read MoreToday’s stack: some great fiction!
Read More‘Mania’ by Lionel Shriver imagines a world where it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of intelligence.
Read MoreThese two books are a great way to end your summer.
Read MoreNonfiction books, picture books and a middle grade novel.
Read MoreThis week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Shuttle to Kenfori,” saw Captain Pike and Doctor M’Benga visit an abandoned science outpost, because that is always a great a plan. It wasn’t long before they discovered that the episode title was a sneaky roundabout reference to the Korean movie Train to Busan, because this outpost was […]
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Read MoreDirector Francis Lawrence has a thing for dystopias. His next film is The Long Walk, an adaptation of the bleak Stephen King novel set in a brutal, totalitarian future America. That’s still due in September, but already Lawrence is hard at work on his next movie: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the second […]
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Read More‘The Ellyrian Code’ by B.F. Peterson is the first book in an training academy fantasy that features dragons and political intrigue.
Read MoreToday’s stack: time travel books about visiting the past!
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