Book culture Easy Book Character Halloween Costumes 5 Oct 2019 Halloween is here, you need a costume, and you're looking for unique and easy. Character costumes are the way to go. Dressing up like your favorite character is the perfect…
The Speculative in Fiction Sci-fi tropes we love and hate 29 Sep 2019 Science fiction abounds with tropes, but they can be hard to spot within the constantly changing technology and alien landscapes. Here's six of our favorites and six that just don't…
The Close Up… Our Favorite & Least Fave Fantasy Tropes 22 Sep 201922 Sep 2019 There are fantasy tropes we love...and hate. Tropes can make or break a book and here are some of the ones that have stuck with us for better or worse,…
Book culture The Bechdel Test: Do SFF Movies Pass? 20 Sep 2019 You’re at the newest science fiction movie watching the screen, thinking Where are all the women? It’s not uncommon. It’s also not uncommon when one finally wanders on screen to wonder…
The Speculative in Fiction Beat Death with SFF Literature 5 Sep 2019 In science fiction and fantasy literature, we can beat death. Though we hate/love it when our favorite characters get killed off, we're equally satisfied when they come back, BUT only…
Book Like the Pros… Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury review 1 Aug 2019 Firefighter Guy Montag doesn't put out fires, he starts them. In his futuristic America, Montag must burn books and other illegal material. When his neighbor introduces a new idea, Montag…
Choice Reads Green Valley by Louis Greenberg Review 26 Jul 2019 Stanton and Green Valley couldn't be more different. By public vote, Stanton has banned all cell phones, the internet, and most forms of technology and surveillance. Stanton grudgingly allows nearby…
Choice Reads Wanderers by Chuck Wendig Review 19 Jul 201915 Aug 2019 One morning, Shana's younger sister walks out the front door, apparently sleepwalking in what will be the first of hundreds of cases across the United States, but Shana only knows…
Vlog Fall, or Dodge in Hell Book Review 21 Jun 201925 Jun 2019 Fall, or Dodge in Hell is Neil Stephenson's June 2019 release. Dodge, an eccentric billionaire dies after a routine procedure and his family discovers his will directs them to cryogenically…
The Close Up Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers from Wisconsin 7 Jun 201925 Sep 2019 There’s about 130,000 professional authors in the United States and somewhere in the ballpark of 560 live in the State of Wisconsin, where Nicole and Rebecca live. If we narrow…
