Book Review: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, MD
A few years ago, my mom died of Alzheimer’s. Her brother had passed from the same cause a couple of years prior to that, and my mom was already to the point that she didn’t really understand that her brother had died. My grandfather also suffered from the same disease. Since then, I’ve participated in…Read More
Book Review: They Cancelled the DJ by Freddy Cruz
This book is not my normal Sci-fi offering. I met Freddy Cruz through an event my former publicist set up. I discovered that Freddy has done a lot of voice work in radio and was expanding into audio books. That piqued my interest since I was looking to push SPARK into audio. We chatted a…Read More
Book Review: Eliana-Who-Sees-Us by Amani Jesu
For Eliana, life’s big adventures are about to begin. She’s 18 and about to move to Chicago with her boyfriend. It’s Thanksgiving. He doesn’t show up for dinner. Then things go downhill. Instead of moving in with her boyfriend, Eliana moves in with a friend. A good friend. The kind of friend who has your…Read More
Book Review: Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Beautifully written. Bas-Lag is a well-crafted, steam punk world full of fantasy science and fantastic species. I would not want to live there. Mieville put together a wonderful story that is, in his words, “new weird.” This book won a Hugo Award and it was well deserved. I listened to this as an audio book…Read More
Book Review: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
Hominids is a combination hard SciFi/murder mystery/parallel universe tale that makes it to the top of my ratings for the year. Well worth the read, and the audiobook is excellent. Ponter Boddit is a Neanderthal physicist working on quantum computing. Louise is a French Canadian human physicist working at the Neutrino Observatory deep underground when…Read More
Book Review: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
This was a fun read. At times, it reminded me of one of my favorite books – The Starless Sea. There’s a similarity to the magical realism that takes place and, well, both are related to books and libraries. I was quickly hooked by the narrative and characters. We meet Nell Young first. She’s Dr….Read More
Book Review: Darkest Day by Joseph D. Newcomer
Newcomer promises weird and delivers. Let’s get the painful truth out of the way first. This may be the worst, most hideous, cover I’ve ever seen on a book. I refused to leave it face up on any surface. I show it here only so I can prove that I have it, and so that…Read More
Book Review: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I have mixed emotions upon discovering an author like Adrian Tchaikovsky. First comes the excitement and delight of finding a great read from an author who has multiple books available. Next comes remorse. I could have started reading Tchaikovsky years ago. Children of Time was a surprise, and it’s a bit difficult to review without…Read More
Book Review: Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson and Susy Flory
The book is subtitled, The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust. I remember where I was on 9/11. Most people who were alive at the time do. I was driving to work and had stopped at an ATM for some cash. A guy in line told me…Read More
Book Review: Mutual Rescue by Carol Novello and Ginny Graves
I’ve got a soft spot for animals, particularly dogs. I married a woman whose motto is “Love me, love my cat.” It’s always been a bargain in my favor, even when Tom, the orange-striped tabby cat she brought into our marriage, would try to sleep on my head. We have four rescues in our house…Read More