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In this exclusive interview with Prof. Lisa Yaszek, editor of Francis Stevens' science fiction story collection "The Heads Of Cerberus And Other Stories," we discuss how Stevens' stories of parallel dimensions, written 1917-1923, influenced the multiverses of Marvel, "Star Trek," and DC Comics.
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Started reading Henri Cole's "Blizzard: Poems."
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Pretty interesting so far, especially the one about the bee and the one about the bat.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Alien Clay" isn't the first hard sci-fi novel about a space prison, and it won't be the last. But as he explains in this exclusive interview, it is unique for having a prisoner be a scientist who's right where he needs to be.
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Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Service Model."
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Am super intrigued by this story of a robot (but not A.I.) butler who kills his master and is stymied by the logistics of his various butler-related subroutines.

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Read Lesley Lebkowicz's verse novel / poetry cycle "The Petrov Poems" tonight.
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Interesting way to tell a real-life story of Australian espionage.

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In my new interview with author Christopher J. Burke, he explains how the sci-fi / fantasy short stories in his new collection "A Bucket Full Of Midnight" actually started life as writing exercises.
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Finished reading Tim Lebbon's "Alien Vs. Predator: Armageddon: The Rage War, Book 3."
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A satisfying and engaging end to this epic, and often unexpected, / bug hunt.

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Finished reading the anthology "The Reinvented Detective."
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As a fan of dark crime novels and , this was right up my alley...my badly lit alley on a smokey night...

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Sometimes it seems like there's walls between us. But in C.C. Robinson's new YA novel "Divided," those walls have become physical. To find out how, and anything else you might need to know about this book, check out this exclusive interview.
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In her new novella "Countess," author Suzan Palumbo is putting a Sci-fi space opera spin on "The Count Of Monte Cristo." Except that, as she explains in this exclusive interview, "'Countess' has its own concerns."
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Started reading Tim Lebbon's "Alien Vs. Predator: Armageddon: The Rage War, Book 3."
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Like the second book in this trilogy — and the first, now that I think about it — this wasted no time getting good.

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If you're wondering whether Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris is a big deal...my elderly mother — who couldn't pick Taylor out of a police line-up if both their lives depended on it — called me immediately when it happened: at 11:30 East Coast time.

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In my new interview with author Cameron Johnston, he says his new heroic and somewhat grimdark fantasy novel "The Last Shield" is "a gender-flipped 'Die Hard' in a mysterious castle inspired by Bronze Age Scotland." And that's not all he says...
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Finished reading Tim Lebbon's "Alien: Invasion: The Rage War, Book 2."
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As exciting and compelling as the first book, even when it got a bit more out there.
And now, for the conclusion...

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Finished reading Zoë Hitzig's "Mezzanine: Poems."
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This was 50 / 50 for me. Maybe 60 / 40. But mostly because I don't like that get too clever with their structure.

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It may be too early to put up your Halloween decorations, but it's never too early for a good scary read that makes you question your sanity. In this exclusive interview with iconic editor Ellen Datlow, she talks about the new horror short story anthology "Fears: Tales Of Psychological Horror."
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Started reading Tim Lebbon's "Alien: Invasion: The Rage War, Book 2."
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Really hit the ground running. Or whatever the equivalent in space would be. Hit the space sliding? Hit the stars spinning? I give up.

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Finished reading Tim Lebbon's "Predator: Incursion: The Rage War, Book 1."
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This was unexpectedly exciting, clever, and engaging. Now for book 2.

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Started reading Zoë Hitzig's "Mezzanine: Poems."
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Read the first section; good stuff. Excited for the rest.

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Some vampires are scary, some are sparkly, but they usually all hate the sun. Usually. In Lindz McLeod's erotic horror novella "Sunbathers," the undead love the sun; it's us humans who are nocturnal. To find out more about this sexy and scary story, check out this exclusive interview.
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