Started reading Sharon Olds' "Balladz: Poems."
https://amzn.to/43QkfVa
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Her #poetry books are always good, but this is shaping up to be one of the better ones.
#books #reading #poems
Finished reading Nicholas Goodly's "Black Swim: Poems" during lunch.
https://amzn.to/3oZkw9A
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Lots of going #poems in this, his first collection. Eager to see what he does in the future.
#books #reading #poetry
In my new interview with editors Cadwell Turnbull and Josh Eure, they discuss the new multiversal sci-fi short story anthology "Many Worlds: Or, The Simulacra."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-many-worlds-co-editors-cadwell-turnbull-josh-eure/
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#JoshEure #JoshEureInterview #JoshEureManyWorlds #JoshEureManyWorldsInterview #CadwellTurnbull #CadwellTurnbullInterview #CadwellTurnbullManyWorlds #CadwellTurnbullManyWorldsInterview #Books #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #SciFi #ScienceFiction #ManyWorldsOrTheSimulacra
In "The Long March Home," three best friends do what they can to survive The Bataan Death March during World War II. In this exclusive Q&A, writers Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee discuss how this historical novel came to be.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-long-march-home-co-authors-marcus-brotherton-tosca-lee/
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In Emily Jane's humorous sci-fi novel "On Earth As It Is On Television," aliens swing by Earth but never say hello, confusing everyone. To find out more, check out this exclusive Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-on-earth-as-it-is-on-television-emily-jane/
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#EmilyJane #EmilyJaneInterview #EmilyJaneOnEarthAsItIsOnTelevision #EmilyJaneOnEarthAsItIsOnTelevisionInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #SciFi #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction
Started reading Mike Brooks' "The Godbreaker: Book 3 Of The God-King Chronicles"
https://amzn.to/3UlT5QM
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Excited to see how he ends this saga. So far, so good.
#books #reading #fantasy #EpicFantasy
Finished reading Gunnhild Øyehaug's "Knots: Stories."
https://amzn.to/3M8MhWp
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While her newer book was better, this still had a ton of really good stories, especially the really short ones.
#books #reading #ShortStory #ShortStories
In Danielle Trussoni's new novel "The Puzzle Master," a brain injury leads a man to become an expert in solving puzzles...an asset in this brainy thriller. For more, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-puzzle-master-author-danielle-trussoni/
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#DanielleTrussoni #DanielleTrussoniInterview #DanielleTrussoniThePuzzleMaster #DanielleTrussoniThePuzzleMasterInterview #DanielleTrussoniThePuzzleBox #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #thriller
When Nicole Kornher-Stace released her dystopian sci-fi novel "Firebreak," people said it hit, "too close to home." So what existential horrors await readers in the follow-up, "Flight & Anchor"? You'll just have to read this Q&A (or, y'know, the book) to find out.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-flight-anchor-author-nicole-kornher-stace/
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#NicoleKornherStace #NicoleKornherStaceInterview #NicoleKornherStaceFlightAnchor #NicoleKornherStaceFlightAndAnchor #NicoleKornherStaceFirebreak #Books #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Dystopian
Read Ness Brown's "The Scourge Between Stars" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3WJN3w7
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I do love me a scary space story, and this was a good one.
#books #reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Horror
Like science fiction and fantasy, horror novels can sometimes incorporate social commentary. Take Eric LaRocca's supernatural horror thriller "Everything The Darkness Eats," which we discuss in this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-everything-the-darkness-eats-author-eric-larocca/
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#EricLaRocca #EricLaRoccaInterview #EricLaRoccaEverythingTheDarknessEats #EricLaRoccaEverythingTheDarknessEatsInterview #Horror #Thriller
With "Savage Crowns," writer Matt Wallace is concluding the "Savage Rebellion" trilogy, which he calls "...a self-aware epic fantasy" series. For more, check out this exclusive Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-savage-crowns-author-matt-wallace/
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#MattWallace #MattWallaceInterview #MattWallaceSavageCrowns #MattWallaceSavageCrownsInterview #MattWallaceSavageLegion #MattWallaceSavageBounty #MattWallaceSavageRebellion #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #Fantasy #FantasyBookSeries
Though not complete, or on Blu-ray, or even for longtime fans, the "The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series" DVD is good for those just discovering this smart and satirical 'toon.
https://paulsemel.com/the-venture-bros-the-complete-series-dvd-review/
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#TheVentureBrosTheCompleteSeries #TheVentureBrosTheCompleteSeriesDVD #TheVentureBrosTheCompleteSeriesReview #TheVentureBrosTheCompleteSeriesDVDReview #TheVentureBros #VentureBros #AdultSwim #TVOnDVD
Finished reading Simon R. Green's "The Dark Side Of The Road: An Ismael Jones Novel."
https://amzn.to/3uxxLgM
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This was an especially fast, entertaining, and clever read. Excited to read more of these stories soon.
#Books #Reading #noir #Fantasy #Horror #SciFi #ScienceFiction #IshmaelJones
Started reading Nicholas Goodly's "Black Swim: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3oZkw9A
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Didn't get far, always like to savor this stuff, but there's some rather interesting #poems here so far.
#books #reading #poetry
Started reading Simon R. Green's "The Dark Side Of The Road: An Ismael Jones Novel."
https://amzn.to/3uxxLgM
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Interesting. Has a kind of #MikeHammer meets #ResidentAlien thing going.
#Books #Reading#noir #Fantasy #Horror #SciFi #ScienceFiction #IshmaelJones
Finished reading Noelle Kocot's "Sunny Wednesday: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3Paz5PB
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Like the other books of hers I've read, this was full of good stuff.
#books #reading #poems #poetry
Had a chance to play #MortalKombat1 at this year's #SummerGameFest, and I have to say, it looks like it's going to be bloody good. Here's the link to my hands-on preview.
https://paulsemel.com/summer-game-fest-2023-hands-on-preview-mortal-kombat-1/
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#MK1 #MK1Preview #MortalKombat1Preview #gaming #games #VideoGames #FightingGames #MortalKombat #MortalKombatPreview #MortalKombat1XboxSeriesX #MortalKombat1XboxSeriesS #MortalKombat1XboxSeriesXS #MortalKombat1PlayStation5 #MortalKombat1PS5 #MortalKombat1Switch #MortalKombat1PC
At this year's Summer Game Fest I got to see a live demo of "Alan Wake II," and it seems to shaping up nicely. Here's the link to my hands-off preview.
https://paulsemel.com/summer-game-fest-2023-hands-off-preview-alan-wake-ii/
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#AlanWakeII #AlanWakeIIGame #AlanWakeIIGamePreview #AlanWakeIIPreview #gaming #games #VideoGames #Horror #SurvivalHorror #AlanWakeIIXboxSeriesX #AlanWakeIIXboxSeriesS #AlanWakeIIXboxSeriesXS #AlanWakeIIPlayStation5 #AlanWakeIIPS5 #AlanWakeIIPC #AlanWake2 #AlanWake2Preview
Read Fonda Lee's "Untethered Sky" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3KNC8fp
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Rather engaging and richly detailed #fantasy story, one that suggests a larger world but tells an intimate story. Good one.
#books #reading #SecondaryWorldFantasy
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