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Like a lot of writers these days, Brenda Peynado is exploring the multiverse. Except that in her sci-fi novella "Time's Agent," she's not sending people to parallel universes, but to pocket ones, and for very personal reasons. To find out why, check out this exclusive interview.
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I can't live in space, and I don't like opera...and yet, one of my favorite genres of science fiction, regardless of medium, is space opera. Which is why I was excited to trade emails with Jonathan Strahan, editor of the new sci-fi short story anthology "New Adventures In Space Opera" for this Q&A.
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In Alexandra Beaumont's folkloric / historical fantasy novel "Dissonance Of Bird Song," people must inhale enchanted mist from the lungs of birds to survive. Why would she do this to them? For that, you'll have to read this exclusive interview.
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Started reading "The Runes Of Engagement" by Tobias S. Buckell & Dave Klecha.
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In lesser hands, a "Call Of Duty" meets "Lord Of The Rings" novel might fail spectacularly, but so far, this is pulling it off in a fun way.

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Finished reading J.S. Dewes' "Rubicon."
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This was my kind of book: smart, inventive, exciting, and super fun to read. Good stuff.

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Having put his own spin on the portal fantasy genre with "The Magicians," writer Lev Grossman is doing something similar to King Arthur and The Knights Of The Round Table in his epic fantasy novel "The Bright Sword." To find out how, and why, check out this exclusive interview.
paulsemel.com/exclusive-interv
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Started reading Italo Calvino's collection "Difficult Loves."
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Been meaning to read more of his stuff; this seemed like a good place to start.

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Started reading Kate Gale's "Mating Season: Poems" tonight.
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So far, this is way smarter than my choice of emojis.

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Finished reading Cynthia Cruz's "Back To The Woods: Poems."
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Her best come when she allows herself to be a bit rough, and this one got rough a fair amount.

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@INtlBill Yeah, it could've been a lot worse.

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While I had to suffer the indignity of seeing (a certain someone who shall remain nameless asked me to go so I can talk about it in a video next week), I somewhat mitigated the pain by having the best pancakes in L.A. Suffice it to say, they didn't look like this for long.

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I say this as a big fan of the games, wasn't as bad as some people are saying, but it also isn't as good as I was hoping it would be. It was, as the kids say, mid.

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Started reading J.S. Dewes' "Rubicon."
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Absolutely ripping my way through this gripping, clever, and gritty novel.

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Read Nghi Vo's "The Brides Of High Hill: The Singing Hills Cycle" tonight.
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Always enjoy spending time with Cleric Chih, but this time was...unexpected.

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Started reading Cynthia Cruz's "Back To The Woods: Poems."
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Seems like this is going to be another solid but too short collection.

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While a lot of people have tried to use time machines to stop World War II, in S.M. Stirling's science fiction time travel adventure novel "To Turn The Tide," he sends people back to stop World War III. To find out why, check out this exclusive interview.
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And now, something for fans of Iron Man, "Halo," and "Fallout": "Tomorrow's Troopers," an anthology of sci-fi short stories about people in power armor. Here's the link to my exclusive interview with "Troopers" co-editor David Afsharirad.
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Finished reading Lamya H's "Hijab Butch Blues."
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I don't say this lightly: This is a powerful book, one that made me care about the author, infuriated by the shit they had to deal with, but also appreciative that I got to read about it, and in doing so, learned a lot, about her (our) world and myself.

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Finished reading Scott McKendry's "Gub: Poems."
hachette.co.uk/titles/scott-mc
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Well, this was really, really good, even if, as an ugly American, I didn't understand some of the Gaelic / Irish references. Or words.

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I know this won't stop anything, since the kind of people who spread these lies don't follow me (thank God, Buddha, Allah, Cthulhu, Moses, and Lemmy), but in case you need to educate someone in your life...

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