BVC authors review books they’ve read
It’s interesting to read an end-of-the-century novel from the opposite side of the intervening twentieth century, for though there is in Chopin’s novel no preoccupation with the remorseless cycle of measured time, the intervening hundred twenty-three years–and all their evolutions, both cultural and literary–are going to be part of the modern reader’s context. Be aware: …
Reading American Classics: Kate Chopin’s THE AWAKENING Read More »
Fantasy has its Game of Thrones. Science fiction has its The Expanse. (Picture from here. Leviathan Wakes is the first book of The Expanse.) Game of Thrones was the TV adaptation of a successful set of novels. (A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.) The Expanse was the TV adaptation of …
Even as the final episode of Game of Thrones wound down to its closing moments, the howls of outrage reverberated around the globe. “How could they kill Daenerys?!” “How could they kill Daenerys like that!” “Why didn’t they have Jon Snow become king?” Inevitably, some of the malcontents laid the blame entirely upon the HBO …
It is scarcely the province of an author to refute the arguments of his censors and vindicate his own productions, but I may be allowed to make here a few observations with which I would have prefaced the first edition had I foreseen that the necessity of such precautions against the misapprehensions of those who …
Books! Books were the window from which I looked out of a rather meager and decidedly narrow room, onto a rich and wonderful universe. I loved the look and feel of them, even the smell. I’m still a book sniffer. That evocative mixture of paper and ink and glue and dust never fails to bring …
Interesting Women: Historical Fiction Writers of My Youth Read More »
Back in 2-13, Del Rey / LucasBooks released THE LAST JEDI, co-authored by yours truly and the late (and much-missed) Michael Reaves. Concurrently with this, Star Wars fan site Roqoo Depot posted an interview with me and a review of the novel. Ahem. Says the reviewer, “ I have to say that The Last Jedi was …
I was rereading Fanny Burney’s first novel, Evelina, recently. It had been a while; I’d retained a memory of a boring central romance surrounded by vivid characters, some comically broad, others standard for the period. The hero and heroine were of course models of virtue. The basic plot is simple: Evelina, a gorgeous seventeen year old …
Táin by Gregory Frost An epic fantasy of the legendary Irish champion, Cú Chulainn Eighteen years old and the only warrior left standing in Ulster, Cú Chulainn faces the combined armies of the King and Queen of Connacht. In a ring of standing stones the ghost of an Ulster warrior retells the adventures of the …
Originally published April 2020 I have a thing for fiction about nuns. And a quiet admiration mixed with puzzlement. I can only imagine the shape of what drives a woman to devote her life to God. A caveat before I wander off into convent sisterhood fiction: I know next to nothing about the catholic faith, …
Code of Conduct First Book in the Jani Kilian Chronicles by Kristine Smith The aliens called her Kièrshia. Toxin.
Originally published January 2010 Mystery writer Christy Evans is launching her own cozy mystery series about a lady plumber. They are enormous fun. The first book “Sink Trap” is available at all major bookstores. Reading Science Fiction or fantasy is work – part of my day job as a novelist who deals with dragons¸ magicians, demons, …
I used to think I was a jinx. If I loved a series of books, it would go out of print and the author would disappear. If I loved a TV show, it would be taken off the air (I still miss Brisco County Jr. and Pushing Daisies) when we are finished with our tivoed …
You may remember me writing about last year’s read and the tradition that led to that – but this year there it was, another Walt Longmire book waiting for January to be dived into. And so I did. I don’t know how long Craig Johnson will keep writing these books but as long as he …
