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Along with power tools and cooking, Leatherface was always known for his love of pinball. ... Okay, not really, but that didn't stop the good people of Zen Studios from making "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Pinball" for "Pinball M." Here's the link to my review of this bloody good virtual pinball table.
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Started reading Suyi Davies Okungbowa's "Lost Ark Dreaming."
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Very intrigued and engaged by this inventive story.

Finished reading Jason Pargin's "Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia."
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Was as gloriously ridiculous and crazy as the first two books ... and just as good.

All good things must end, and for author Suzanne Palmer, it's time to end her humorous sci-fi space opera series, "The Finder Chronicles." In this exclusive interview, she discusses why that end is coming with the new novel, "Ghostdrift."
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Started reading Kang Young-sook's "At Night He Lifts Weights: Stories."
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Can't remember where I heard of her ("The New Yorker" maybe?), but the first story was super good.

Started reading Jabari Asim's "Stop And Frisk: American Poems."
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Good stuff so far. Vivid in both subject and execution.

In my new Q&A with author Adrian Tchaikovsky, he says his humorous science fiction novel "Service Model" is "Mad Max starring C-3PO." To find out what else it is, and what inspired and influenced it, check out this exclusive interview.
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Finished reading Andrea Kriz's "Learning To Hate Yourself As A Self Defense Mechanism And Other Stories."
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Really enjoyed this collection of that were often and always so much more.

Finished reading Sara Daniele Rivera's "The Blue Mimes: Poems."
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Well, this was really good, especially in her use of varied structures, and how they never became crutches or made these feel like novelties.

In my new interview with author Sophie Kim, she says that her new fantasy novel "The God And The Gumiho," is, "...most definitely my love-letter to the K-Drama." To find out what else it is, check out this exclusive Q&A.
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In my new interview with C. Stuart Hardwick, editor of "Tales Of The United States Space Force," he not only talks about assembling this sci-fi short story / science fact anthology, but also how it deals with both the real and perceived thoughts about the space agency.
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Started reading Jason Pargin's "Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia."
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So far this is as entertaining and energetic as the first two novels.

Started reading Sara Daniele Rivera's "The Blue Mimes: Poems."
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Good stuff so far. I especially like how she plays with structure, even within the same poem.

Read Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" tonight.
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Sometimes the least likeable people make for the best plays.

Finished reading Matt Coonan's "Toy Gun: Poems."
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It was okay. Wished it was more. Ah well.

While many anthologies claim to present the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories, only one put them to the test: "L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers Of The Future." In my new Q&A with editor Jody Lynn Nye, we discuss the newest edition, "Volume 40."
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Finished reading Octavia E. Butler's "Parable Of The Talents."
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Some might say this is blasphemous, but I liked this more than "Parable Of The Sower." Mostly for being more fucked up in a "Handmaid's Tale" kind of way.

Caring for a stranger in need is noble. But in the new nautical horror novel "From The Belly," this act of compassion backfires...hard. To find out more, check out this exclusive interview with author Emmett Nahil.
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In the new sci-fi novel "The Downloaded," astronauts have their minds saved on a hard drive...only to learn there's criminals saved there, too, and they all have to save the Earth. To learn more, check out this Q&A with author Robert K. Sawyer.
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