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Read Micah Ballard's epic poem "The Michaux Notebook" tonight.
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Interesting. Kind of loose and sprawling, not unlike the jazz I had on in the background while reading it.

Finished reading "This Is The Honey: An Anthology Of Contemporary Black Poets."
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A truly epic and excellent collection. Knew many of the poets already, but learned of a dozen more whose work I want to explore further.

Given its status as a cult classic, it's both curious, and a pleasant surprise, that the good people at Zen Studios are paying homage to the iconic cyberpunk sci-fi shooter with for and . Less surprising: that it's as fun for fans of that game as it is for pinball heads. Here's the link to my review.
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Started reading Jason Pargin's " Futuristic Violence And Fancy Suits."
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This seems like it's gonna be a weird, wild ride...

Started reading the anthology "Shapers Of Worlds Volume IV."
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Excited to dig into this collection of and , especially after reading James Kennedy's "Advent."

While Joe Pitkin's sci-fi thriller "Exit Black" isn't the first story to be likened to "'Die Hard' on a ______," it is the first to be "'Die Hard' on a space hotel...with 'Knives Out'." To find out how that works, check out this exclusive interview.
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Started reading Kotaro Isaka's "Three Assassins."
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Well, this is a rather interesting bit of Japanese crime drama so far.

Read Steven Poore's "The Clockwork Eyeball" tonight.
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Like reading a slightly futuristic "James Bond" novel, but from the perspective of the local asset in Marrakesh who helps him out for a while. And yes, it was as good as all that implies.

Don't you hate it when you're wrongly convicted and sent to space prison, only to have your escape plans thwarted by zombies? 🧟No? Then you should read my new interview with S.A. Sidor, author of “Zombicide Invader: Death System.” 🧟‍♂️
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Finished reading the collection "The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection."
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Not everything was good, of course, but some of it was pretty great.

Finished reading T.R. Napper's "Aliens: Bishop."
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Excellent. Exciting and clever. A worthy sequel to .

Started reading "This Is The Honey: An Anthology Of Contemporary Black Poets."
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Have read books by a lot of the contributors, but if the first 45 pages are any indication, that list will soon be growing.

Finished reading Melissa Broder's "Meat Heart: Poems."
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Absolutely unique and exceptional. I really hope she has another one in the pipeline; four is not enough.

Michael Swanwick's iconic fantasy-flavored science fiction novel "Stations Of The Tide" is getting the "Tor Essentials" treatment. But what is this sci-fI story all about? For that, you'll need to read this exclusive interview.
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Finished reading Alice James' "Grave Danger: The Lavington Windsor Mysteries."
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Like the first book in this cozy series, this was fun, frisky, and rather cheeky.

In the tradition of , , and Todd Haynes’ "Superstar" comes author Scott Guild's socially / politically comedic novel "Plastic." To find out more about this, ahem, toy story, please check out this exclusive interview.
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In Aimee Pokwatka's "supernatural thriller wrapped around a dark fantasy" / magical realm novel, "The Parliament," some owls surround a library ... but that's not the point. Or is it? To find out more, check out this exclusive interview.
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