Traversing from Ireland to India to Venice, Makara (Handtype Press) manages to be both ethereal and incredibly earthly at the same time. It is a coming-of-age story unlike any other. Read More
If you had nightmares as a child, or still do as an adult, after watching Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, then...
“Like it or not, we live in Apocalyptic times. Most people today—if you ask them over coffee or a glass...
In the front matter of Frozen (Carma Publishing) is a list of the author’s previous books. The title of one of...
NPR interviews author Andrew Solomon about his recent book Far From The Tree, which “explores what it’s like for parents...
Tom Cardamone has established himself as a unique voice in gay speculative fiction. Picking up one of his stories begins...
In the Introduction to this collection, editor Connie Wilkins says, “Among the gifts claimed for us by Joanna Russ…is the...
It’s an odd combination to be had in a novel in the era of youth-driven paranormal romance and fantasy: A protagonist in her middle ages showing how life has worn her down, only to be brought back to life, so to speak, by a gift from a supernatural town. Read More
The world of My Sister Chaos (Spinifex Press) is disconcerting. Always near the surface of this quiet and speculative methodical tale is the fact that we are in a time of crisis. Read More
Because of the central premise of this collection, we are primed to discover what each is a story that goes beyond binary. We know before we begin that these stories will challenge us to recognize difference. We can reassure ourselves that we won’t be surprised by anything, because we are expecting it—whatever it turns out to be... Read More
