Even though it’s an “oldy and goldy,” I had to watch a pilot for an Amazon original based on The Man in the High Castle before I got around to reading the book. And, to be honest, I’m a little embarrassed that it took a TV show to get me to read one of the […]
Archives for 2015
Robots: Still Scary After All These Years
2015-03-24 · by ·
If it wasn’t for writers like Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, robot movies as we know them would not exist. Much is made of Hollywood’s fascination with technology, but today’s audience tends to forget that literary giants like Asimov and Bradbury were pioneers of extrapolating our technological advances and analyzing the effects such advances could […]
Author Guest Post | The Simulations by John Forelli
2015-03-16 · by ·
We’ve all asked ourselves the question before: “is this really happening?” We ask it after something bad happens—a death in the family, a car accident, a ‘D’ on the midterm you studied super hard for. We ask it after something good happens too—graduating high school, your favorite team winning the championship, running into an old […]
Short Story Review | Mitosis: A Reckoners Story by Brandon Sanderson (Reckoners #1.5)
2015-03-13 · by ·
There’s so much to like about Mitosis, and almost all of it comes down to one thing: Brandon Sanderson’s nearly unparalleled ability to build and describe action. Mitosis takes place in the period between the events of Steelheart and Firefight, but really is just a snap shot, a moment in time to give a flavor […]
Review | Dreaming in Color: An Autobiography by Kaffe Fassett
2015-03-11 · by ·
I’ve been a Kaffe Fassett fan for a long time. I’ve been buying and using his fabrics in many of my quilts for years. In 2010, I attended a Kaffe lecture where he opened by complimenting the audience for choosing to wear color. “I’m glad to see the funeral is over,” he said. A look […]
Review | The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
2015-03-10 · by ·
Set in the late 1800s, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker is about two characters: Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire, born in the ancient Syrian Desert. Chava and Ahmad end up in New York City and try to fit in with their […]
Review | Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2015-03-09 · by ·
I was drawn to Station Eleven because I saw it on a several 2014 best books lists: It was nominated for the both the National Book Award and the Goodreads Choice for Best Fiction. Station Eleven is dystopian fiction. The story starts pre-end of civilization as we know it due to a pandemic, but flashes back and forth […]
Review | Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
2015-03-06 · by ·
Brown Girl Dreaming won the 2015 Newbery Honor award as well as the National Book Award. It’s a biographical story about the author, Jacqueline Woodson’s childhood. This book had a big impact on me. I was so touched during some parts, that I got a little teary while listening to it. It helped me to […]
Review | American Sniper by Chris Kyle
2015-02-23 · by ·
After reading American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, there’s no doubt in my mind that former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is a patriot. Beyond that, though, my feelings about the former soldier are less clear. To hear Kyle tell it in his memoir, he has all the ingredients […]
