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Finished reading Tim Pratt's "The Knife And The Serpent."
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That was one wild, weird, super fun adventure.

Finished reading Hala Alyan's "The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems."
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Though some were too clever, structurally speaking, the rest were excellent.

Started reading the / science fact anthology "Tales Of The United States Space Force."
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After getting through the first 3, I'm excited to dig deeper into this / / collection of .

Started reading Tim Pratt's "The Knife And The Serpent."
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Only 43 pages in and I can already tell this is going to be a wild one.

Read Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig: A Play" tonight.
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Unsurprisingly, this was brutally honest — it is after all — and all the better for it.

Started reading Hala Alyan's "The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems."
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So far this seems as strong as the earlier collection of her's I read, " The Twenty-Ninth Year."

Finished reading Liz Kerin's "First Light."
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A worthy companion to the first book of this duology, and an interesting and unique vampire story in its own right. Good stuff.

Finished reading Vandana Khanna's "Burning Like Her Own Planet: Poems."
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Some of it was interesting; some was not. Ah well.

Here's another take on . Don't let your love of the things cited color your opinion of what they'd be like in reality.

Given that he hosts a podcast about Tolkien, you'd expect Jared Pechaček's dark fantasy novel "The West Passage" to be "Rings"-ish. But in this exclusive interview we did about it, he also cites "Moby-Dick," Hieronymus Bosch, and his religious upbringing as influences.
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With "The Burning Gem," author Don Sawyer is kicking off an urban fantasy series called "Soul Catcher." In this exclusive interview, he talks about what inspired and influenced both this first installment and this series.
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Started reading Vandana Khanna's "Burning Like Her Own Planet: Poems."
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Hrm...20 pages in and not sure about this one.

Started reading Liz Kerin's "First Light."
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Hmmm...seems as good as the first, but different / darker in tone. Kind of giving me "Aliens" to "Alien" vibes.

Finished reading Liz Kerin's "Night's Edge."
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A gripping and unique vampire story; super good. Now for the companion novel of this duology.

Finished reading Leila Mottley's "Woke Up To No Light: Poems."
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Lot of really good in this collection; I hope this book is just the first of many.

Finished reading Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's "Brief Encounters With The Enemy: Stories."
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An exceptional collection; on par with his "American Estrangement."

In the new short story anthology "The Chaos Clock," writers mix together the seemingly disparate genres of steampunk and cosmic horror. To learn how this collection came together, check out this exclusive interview with editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail.
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Started reading Liz Kerin's "Night's Edge."
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Always dig unique vampire stories, especially when the condition is medical. And with this being about a non-vampire trying to help her mom get by...

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