The Close Up Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers from Wisconsin 7 Jun 201913 Jun 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…
Vlog Paper Girls Graphic Novel Review 31 May 20192 Jun 2019 Four girls, delivering the paper, riding their bikes, fighting time travelers. Writer Brian K. Vaughan and illustrator Cliff Chiang teamed up to create this Stranger Things-style coming-of-age tale. Rebecca from…
Vlog The Powder Mage Trilogy – mini vlog 23 May 201923 May 2019 We are now including mini vlogs in our book review series! In these less-than-three minute book reviews, one of us will share about a book we just read. While our…
Vlog Exhalation by Ted Chiang Review 17 May 2019 Exhalation is a collection of sci-fi short stories by Ted Chiang. With four Hugos, four Nebulas, and four Locus awards, you know this collection by the author of the short…
Choice Reads… The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley 19 Apr 2019 The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley's newest science fiction book, is original and action-packed. Dietz, the most recent soldier roped into the war between Mars and Earth, undergoes training and genetic…
The Speculative in Fiction Our Top 10 African-Inspired SFF Novels 27 Mar 2019 I was a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in eSwatini (previously Swaziland) so it was with a backdrop of African scrub bush that I read Wizard of the Crow…
Choice Reads… The Raven Tower Book Review 15 Mar 201915 Mar 2019 The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie features a world where gods can protect or destroy the humans around them. The Raven's Lease is the dedicated governor and eventual blood sacrifice…
Choice Reads Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James 22 Feb 2019 Tracker has a nose. A nose that helps him find lost things and people and a nose that gets him into trouble. Leopard, a shape-shifting cat, convinces Tracker to join…
The Speculative in Fiction JK Rowling, Diana Gabaldon & more on Time Travel in Fiction 30 Jan 2019 Time travel is impossible without near light-speed technology. Yet, we cannot stay away from time travel in literature. Besides magic and immortality, time travel is one of the tropes in…
Vlog Good Omens – Conquer Books Review & New Prime Show 16 Jan 20197 Jun 2019 The end times are here and it's up to a demon, Crowley, and an angel, Aziraphale, to save the world. They've known each other for thousands of years and have…
