Don’t read this book if you’re tired of fantasy societies where the economy makes sense. Don’t read this book if you’re tired of fantasy that contains a complex religion that sounds better than most real life alternatives. Don’t read this… Read More ›
Heartfelt, endearing, sad, beautiful, and liberating, this novel is all that death can be.
I hate movie trailers. There’s always a point where I tell my wife, yes I’ll watch it. Just don’t show me anymore. Don’t spoil it! It doesn’t matter. Every time I get to that point, it’s already too late. Maybe… Read More ›
The show is hard to watch, at some points, for reasons you wouldn’t expect.
When someone tells you their father is a monster, believe them. At least, that’s what the client, a young boy, says to private investigator John Persons in Cassandra Khaw’s fantastic novella Hammers on Bone. The boy hires Persons to kill… Read More ›
Nino Cipri’s multiverse encourages everyone to be their best selves. That doesn’t include being a capitalist wage slave. Ava and Jules, recently broken up, work for LitenVärld, an Ikea-like furniture store with a ridiculously complex layout of fake rooms that… Read More ›
Winter. Cold snow blowing through, that dark hours of nature that mimic death. These are the days of isolation, and long hours of darkness. The sun barely exists in the winter. Add in the raging pandemic, and going outdoors becomes… Read More ›
I hope you all stayed safe through Thanksgiving. I know I stayed home, by myself with my kids and no one else. I did a zoom with my family in Ohio, and it was great seeing everyone. But somehow, there… Read More ›
Year-end, favorite reads lists always make me a bit itchy. I adore shouting about the books I love, but there’s always a voice in the back of my mind telling me I haven’t read everything, I’m still so behind, and… Read More ›
By Paul Jessup Before we go any further, I have a few things to get out of the way that might temper your response to this review. Yes, this website is affiliated with Vernacular Books, the very same who published… Read More ›