Connie Willis continues to be one of my favorite science fiction authors, in part because she writes about time travel without making it convoluted and difficult. There’s nothing like reading some time travel books to make me feel stupid because I can’t keep all the...
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An Incomplete List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books by Black Authors
posted by: Jamie
June 8, 2020
Like you, I’m watching the protests all across America this week and realizing that racism is more pervasive than I thought, still, and that I need to be more active in doing what I can to get rid of it once and for all. To...
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Six Great Escape Books and Book Deals
posted by: Jamie
May 18, 2020
Six great books to help you escape--in different ways--from the isolation of pandemic-induced quarantine
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Unique Science Fiction: A Book Review
posted by: Jamie
May 12, 2020
It’s not often you find science fiction books with black main characters (at least in my experience), especially in YA, but I found one such book–actually, three–and highly recommend it. It’s Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor. What is Binti About? From Amazon: Binti,...
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Book Review: Psychology of Time Travel
posted by: Jamie
April 14, 2020
What do I say about a book that I didn’t particularly like, but that some of you might? The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas was this book, and while I found it to be of sound construction, it did not “float my boat.”...
Book Review: The Atopia Chronicles by Matthew Mather
posted by: Jamie
October 30, 2018
It’s been a busy week getting ready for Halloween, but also one in which I also received a lot of encouragement from my writer friends and reworked my synopsis for Forced. I’m excited to embark on the 7th draft of that manuscript, with a plot that...
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At Least It’s Not as Bad As…: 10 Books That Can Inspire Gratitude in Hard Times
posted by: Jamie
October 7, 2018
Life has been tough for me lately! I can’t go into detail because my struggles involve someone I love whose struggles run deeper than mine and I don’t have his permission to share, but it’s made it a little hard to keep on schedule with...
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Want Some Philosophical Sci-Fi? Read Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land
posted by: Jamie
September 20, 2018
Starting a new senior editor job while still very actively reading, writing my books, critiquing and editing others’, networking with other readers, writers, and book bloggers on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram, AND feeding my family, taking care of our house, and helping others is...
Book Review: When We Wake is a Refreshing YA Sci-Fi Read for $3.47
posted by: Jamie
September 12, 2018
Sometimes, you need a fresh perspective on old subject matter, whether it be in life or in books. When We Wake provides a new perspective on what many would consider a very tired genre: dystopian. But this is a refreshing, unique perspective on life after governmental...
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Five Science Fiction/Fantasy Books for Non-Science Fiction/Fantasy Fans to Enjoy
posted by: Jamie
August 29, 2018
Since I founded a blog that focuses on science fiction/fantasy books, you might think I’m biased towards them. From that, you might conclude that I don’t understand non-science fiction/fantasy fans (let’s call them NSFFFs). You might even think that I couldn’t–or even shouldn’t–recommend books to...