Heck of a week since I last posted, lots of highs and lows on the personal front with the lowest hitting yesterday when Melissa sprained her knee at work. At least, that's the current diagnosis. She goes back to urgent care Thursday afternoon for a followup. She's my trooper, though. While she's in pain, she's also a strong woman, which is one of ( Read more... )

FFF is holding a contest to mark its third anniversary. Very nice prizes. Check it out, enter to win. :-)

My effort to brighten your day involves linking to this catchy tune. It certainly made me smile, and what more can you ask for on a Friday morning. :-)

I was lucky enough to come by an advance copy of The Stars Blue Yonder by Sandra McDonald / affinity8 / sandramcdonald, and the read was a visit with old friends.

The book continues the story of Commander Jodenny Scott and Chief Terry Myell, which started with The Outback Stars and The Stars Down Under. The beginning is a little rough, because this third tale starts ( Read more... )

Looking forward to two releases that hit the shelves tomorrow.

True Detectives is the latest mystery by Jonathan Kellerman. I've enjoyed his work since catching a TV movie version of his first book, the Edgar Award-winning When The Bough Breaks.

Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur / kezarthur, which is the latest Riley Jensen, Guardian novel. I've really enjoyed ( Read more... )

Some good news to round out the afternoon. SFScope reports that Realms of Fantasy is not going to close shop.

... The Shadow.


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Another book coming out today is Deader Still by Anton Strout/antonstrout. This is the second entry in his Simon Canderous urban fantasy series.

So far, it's a good day for genre fiction. :-)

Brains, Trains and Automobiles by shsilver!

shsilver's suggested literary crossover was an early front runner and held off a last-minute run by Dances with Zombies, which was another entertaining suggestion. I found it interesting that humor took the lead over gravitas ( Read more... )

OK, here's the contest I promised. There weren't as many suggestions as I would want, so I'm going to spice things up a bit.

As previously noted, the winner gets two prizes: insertion as a character into the novel in progress, Sacrifices, my attempt to write a Hardy Boys-esque supernatural thriller; and their choice of either Pride and Prejudice ( Read more... )