The Cloud Roads
The Serpent Sea
The Siren Depthsby Martha Wells ( Read more... )

Her Starbridge series is now available for e-readers and Jim C. Hines posted all of the relevant links. I can recommend these books and intend to get them all for my own Kindle. She is trying to cover her medical expenses. The sci fi series is all about First Contact situations ( Read more... )

It's back in the blogosphere ( Read more... )

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I have a writing deadline or I'd spend more time on this issue--consider this a placeholder for now with several interesting links on the subject of gender parity in sci fi and fantasy writing and an encouragement--as in Nicola's Russ Pledge post--to add women's names whenever you see a "Best of" Sci Fi or Fantasy list seeking nominations ( Read more... )

When Jim Butcher’s book Ghost Story came out, the ebook price slightly exceeded the hard cover price by about 20 cents or so. [Roc Hardcover, affiliated with Penguin.] I gritted my teeth and paid it since the previous book ended on a cliffhanger. Then the price-fixing lawsuit was publicized and suddenly they reduced the ebook price and raised the ( Read more... )

These big bulky square things called books are no match for the elegance and portability of scrolls. Also, how can you properly follow a line of thought if you cut it up into these things called pages? I'm telling you, books will never catch on.

Originally posted by darkspirited1 at SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA
This comes from an article by rachelmanija entitled, Say Yes to Gay YA.
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Our novel Stranger has five viewpoint characters; one, Yuki Nakamura, is ( Read more... )

When I was in Jr High I estimated that I was reading about 600 books a year. Then my reading slowed to a comparative trickle as eyesight, migraines, and arthritis made reading more difficult. I was a die-hard lover of books over ereaders but when I got a Kindle suddenly I was able to read like a teenager again. I found I love reading more than I ( Read more... )

Miracles on Maple Hill, by Virginia Sorensen, is a book that is as timely now as it was in 1956. Often beloved old books from our childhoods can seem dated but the theme of this book applies to a whole new generation of families affected by war. As I re-read it I am kind of amazed at how accurately PTSD and the resulting depression that affects the ( Read more... )