Just before the end of 2022, Cherry Red Books and the Cryptic Corporation released a book about the Residents. The book, Faceless Forever, is a handy go-to guide about the … Read More
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A musician’s career can take an infinite number of paths. Sure, there’s been hundreds of successful musicians but there are a thousand more who are lucky to even be remembered. … Read More
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Review: One Two Three Four So, what don’t we know about the Beatles? Craig Brown’s take on the band, is what. The satirist and author of unusual, funny and page-turning … Read More
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Review: The Liar’s Room After a two-page opening that couldn’t be more attention grabbing, The Liar’s Room jumps back a bit to start our story in a therapist’s office; two … Read More
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Her Beautiful Monster Adi Tantimedh Atria Books January 23rd, 2018 Ravi is back! The private eye who sees gods returns with more new cases, this time on both sides of … Read More
Mini Review: Pathways (Mercedes Lackey, and others)
Pathways Mercedes Lackey (editor) DAW December 5th, 2017 Typically, I really don’t like reading short story anthologies. The stories, when good, are always too short for my taste. Sometimes, you … Read More
Book Review: Find Me (Laura van den Berg)
Find Me By Laura van den Berg Farrar, Straus and Giroux In Laura van den Berg’s 2015 debut, Find Me, it is a pandemic that makes our main character stop … Read More
Book: Bright Ruin (Vic James)
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