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Movie Review: “The Booksellers” is a charming doc about print culture

Justin Remer04.2020Books, Documentary, Movies, Reviews, TheatricalLeave a Comment

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The battle between physical and digital media rages on in The Booksellers. In general, I think we here at Pop Culture Beast are big fans of real objects: discs, action … Read More

Justin RemerMovie Review: “The Booksellers” is a charming doc about print culture04.17.2020

Book Review: The Greatest Brick Builds: Amazing Creations in Lego

Robin Lynn01.2018Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

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The Greatest Brick Builds: Amazing Creations in Lego, with an introduction by sculptor and master builder Nathan Sawaya, is a gorgeous view of amazing builds done simply with Legos. With … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: The Greatest Brick Builds: Amazing Creations in Lego01.31.2018

Books Turned into Successful TV Series

Garon Cockrell08.2017MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

With even the most famous Hollywood stars making a transition from cinema to TV series, the demand for the latter has grown increasingly over the last few years. With this in … Read More

Garon CockrellBooks Turned into Successful TV Series08.14.2017

Book Review: Geekerella A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston

Robin Lynn04.2017Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

Elle Wittimer is a fandom geek. More specifically, a Starfield geek. Her father founded a convention dedicated it it, so she grew up in the fandom naturally. Until her father … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: Geekerella A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston04.05.2017

Books: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco

Robin Lynn02.2017Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

The Bone Witch Rin Chupeco’s latest novel is striking – I haven’t read anything quite like it, and found it wonderful. It will be released on 07 March 2017, and … Read More

Robin LynnBooks: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco02.28.2017

Book: All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

Robin Lynn01.2017Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

All Our Wrong Todays is the first novel by Elan Mastai, and is receiving serious praise. Well deserved praise in my estimation. We meet Tom Barren, the one who destroyed … Read More

Robin LynnBook: All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai01.31.2017

Book: Snitch by Dharma Kelleher

Robin Lynn01.2017Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

Snitch, the second novel in Dharma Kelleher‘s Shea Stevens series is as fast, thrilling, and improbable as they come. And that’s what makes it such a fun read. Shea Stevens … Read More

Robin LynnBook: Snitch by Dharma Kelleher01.30.2017

Book Review: A Wizard’s Forge by A.M. Justice

Robin Lynn12.2016MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

A Wizard’s Forge, the first book in the Woern Saga by A.M. Justice, is a touch indescribable. It’s fantasy, it’s sci-fi, it’s tragedy, drama, a bit of horror. But all … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: A Wizard’s Forge by A.M. Justice12.08.2016

Book Review: The Operator by Kim Harrison

Robin Lynn12.2016Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

The Operator is the latest book by award winning author Kim Harrison. It is the second book in the Peri Reed Chronicles, the first being The Drafter. I am assuming that … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: The Operator by Kim Harrison12.04.2016

Book Review: Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog

Robin Lynn10.2016Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog is a bit of an odd duck. The book starts out with someone who has been in a terrible accident, and is narrating the story. It’s … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog10.31.2016

Book Review: A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig

Robin Lynn10.2016Book Review, Books, MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

A Whole Latte Murder is the third novel in the Java Jive series by best selling author Caroline Fardig. Juliet Langley is the manager at Java Jive, the coffee shop she … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig10.31.2016

Book Review: Isis Orb by Piers Anthony

Robin Lynn10.2016Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

Isis Orb, the 40th installment in Piers Anthony’s wildly successful Xanth series, is a comfort novel. Filled with the types of characters and puns we’ve all grown to love, Isis Orb … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: Isis Orb by Piers Anthony10.14.2016

Book Review: The Ferryman Institute by Colin Gigl

Robin Lynn10.2016Book Review, BooksLeave a Comment

The Ferryman Institute is the debut novel by Colin Gigl. And a fine debut it is. Very much in the vein of Jasper Fford and Christopher Moore, containing dry wit, tongue … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: The Ferryman Institute by Colin Gigl10.10.2016

Book Review: The Silver Baron’s Wife by Donna Baier Stein

Robin Lynn09.2016Book Review, Books, MiscellaneousLeave a Comment

The Silver Baron’s Wife is a historical fiction novel by Donna Baier Stein. It’s a fictionalized account of Elizabeth “Baby” Doe Tabor, one of the most infamous women on Colorado history. … Read More

Robin LynnBook Review: The Silver Baron’s Wife by Donna Baier Stein09.19.2016
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