Category Archives: reading
My favorite reads of 2012
Back at the beginning of the year, when the Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour topics were picked, I thought this would be an excellent chance to point out the things I’d loved and get my ideas together for Hugo awards. Which is … Continue reading
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So much variety!
As everyone who has been paying attention knows, I’m truly grateful to have electricity and Internet back. However, for my weekly gratitude post, I want to talk about something else — and I’m cheating a bit by melding this with … Continue reading
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Monday’s Wish
Today marks the launch day of Laura Eno’s new book, Wish: The Awakening.
Diversity in speculative fiction
I just learned this week that there’s a blog tour aimed at encouraging people to read widely in SF/F: A more diverse universe. I wish I’d known of it sooner; I would definitely have participated. I’ve certainly read books by … Continue reading
The latest TBR pile
It’s always hard to figure out what I should include when someone asks me what’s in my TBR pile. I’ve just put a hold request on Tobias Buckell’s Arctic Rising at the library. Ditto The Red Chamber by Pauline Chen … Continue reading
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Books that keep me up too late
Last night, I stayed up until 1 in the morning to finish The Black Opera by Mary Gentle. It’s a marvelous tale, set in 19th century Naples, with Napoleon, the Inquisition, opera (obviously), zombies (sort of), questions about God, science … Continue reading
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The week in reading, Jan 9-13
What have I been reading this week? Not a lot, to tell you the truth. I tried to read while lying in bed sick the other day, but the eyes just wouldn’t focus. Made some progress on the next Dragonvarld … Continue reading
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Wrap-up of the A to Z series
As I’ve mentioned before, my blog series on women writers of science fiction and fantasy was never intended to be encyclopedic. Still, I find I had to leave out many authors whose work I love and many others whose work … Continue reading
Zettel, Zoline
And so we come to the end of the alphabet. For this final installment in my series on women writers of science fiction and fantasy, I turn to Sarah Zettel and Pamela Zoline. If you’ve enjoyed other works by these … Continue reading
Weis, Willis, Wonders
Today’s helping of women writers of science fiction and fantasy includes books by Margaret Weis and Connie Willis, as well as a short story (her first pro sale!) by Brooke Wonders. If you’ve enjoyed something else by these authors, or … Continue reading
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Tagged A to Z series 2, Brooke Juliet Wonders, Connie Willis, Margaret Weis, women in SF/F
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