I had a few days off between Christmas and New Year and I did what I usually do when I have some time off: I read. A lot. Although I did not finish all the books I tried to…
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Literary Fiction
Title: The Silent Land Author: Graham Joyce Genre: It seems to be categorised Literary Fantasy, whatever that means. Publisher: Gollancz Publication date: 18 November 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone A young couple are caught…
Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Genre: Literary Fiction, Suspense Publisher: Little, Brown (US) / Picador (UK) Publication Date: September 2010 (US) / July 2010 (UK) Hardcover: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel It’s Jack’s birthday, and…
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Book Review: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe Author: Charles Yu Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Pantheon (US) / Corvus (UK) Publication date: September 7, 2010/ October 1, 2010 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
Title: A Dark Matter Author: Peter Straub Genre: Horror, Literary Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: February 2010 Hardcover: 416 Pages The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual…
On this edition of “Chat With An Author” we bring you the ineffable Peter Straub – horror author, poet, and occasional guest star on soap opera One Life to Live. It’s no secret we’re fans of Mr. Straub’s work…
Title: Mr. Shivers Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did I get this book: Review Copy from the publisher Why…
Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Literature, Young Adult Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 2009 Hardcover: 496 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel How did we get this book:…
Title: Never Let Me Go Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: Faber and Faber (UK) / Vintage (US) Publication Date: March 2005 (UK) / March 2006 (US) Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone…
A while back – last Christmas, to be exact – I got my buddy Kyle a book. Actually, let me backtrack. Kyle is a burgeoning reader; when I first met him, he’d just started to read the Twilight books…
