Category Archives: reading

My favorite reads of 2012

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Erin

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!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Erin

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

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Erin

Today marks the launch day of Laura Eno’s new book, Wish: The Awakening.

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Diversity in speculative fiction

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Erin

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 →

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The latest TBR pile

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Erin

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

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Erin

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

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Erin

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

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Erin

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 →

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Zettel, Zoline

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Erin

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 →

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Weis, Willis, Wonders

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Erin

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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