Read James Longenbach's "Seafarer: Poems" tonight.
https://amzn.to/4fiGytd
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Only 40 pages were new (the rest was from other books I've already read), but it was still totally worth it.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading Amanda Gunn's "Things I Didn't Do With This Body: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3Vt1btK
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Really enjoyed the personal ones, especially the titular one.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

While we've all heard stories about the Greek and Roman gods, we've heard far less about the Yoruba ones. It's something author Michael J. DeLuca is hoping to rectify with his surrealist fantasy novel "The Jaguar Mask," which you can learn more about in this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-jaguar-mask-author-michael-j-deluca/
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#MichaelJDeLuca #MichaelJDeLucaInterview #MichaelJDeLucaTheJaguarMask #MichaelJDeLucaTheJaguarMaskInterview #Books #Reading #Fantasy #Noir #BookTok

Started reading Naomi Alderman's "The Future."
https://amzn.to/3ynX61Y
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Not really sure where this tech-flavored bit of #SpeculativeFiction / social commentary is going, but so far it's really engaging.
#books #reading

Finished reading the #ShortStory anthology " Weird World War: China."
https://amzn.to/3u0gyjw
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Thoroughly entertaining collection of #SciFi / #Fantasy / #Horror / #Weird
war stories, especially the "Twilight Zone"-esque one at the end.
#Books #Reading #ShortStories

Read A.D. Sui's "The Dragonfly Gambit" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3zC0mr2
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Really, really enjoyed this clever, intricate, and intimate, anti-military / anti-empire #SciFi story.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction

Finished reading "Star Wars: The High Republic: Escape From Valo" by Daniel Jose Older and Alyssa Wong.
https://amzn.to/496csWb
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As I suspected, this was a fun one.
#books #reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SpaceFantasy #Starwars #StarWarsTheHighRepublic

Add my voice to the chorus: #DeadpoolAndWolverine is as entertaining and fun and exciting as #Deadpool, #Deadpool2, #Logan, and the best #Xmen movies, and ranks among the best of the #MCU.
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Started reading Amanda Gunn's "Things I Didn't Do With This Body: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3Vt1btK
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This is super good, especially the deeply personal ones.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

For his latest "Star Trek" novel, "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths," author Dayton Ward is taking us to Terok Nor before it changed its name and owners. To find out how this "TNG" / "DS9" crossover novel came together, check out this exclusive Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-star-trek-the-next-generation-pliable-truths-author-dayton-ward/
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#DaytonWard #DaytonWardInterview #DaytonWardStarTrekTheNextGenerationPliableTruths #DaytonWardPliableTruths #ScienceFiction #SciFi #StarTrek #StarTrekTheNextGeneration #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine

Finished reading Fran Lock's "Dogtooth: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3zAqSB0
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This was quite good (if too short). Need to see if she has other books of her #poems.
#books #reading #poetry

I am loving the new season of #StarTrekProdigy. So good. If I may be all SAT about it, it is to #StarTrekVoyager what #Picard was to #StarTrekTheNextGeneration.
#StarTrek
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While he previously made kids laugh with such cartoons as "Dexter's Laboratory," writer Rob Renzetti is now trying to spook them with his "Horrible Bag" middle-grade horror novels. In this Q&A, he talks about the newest installment, "The Twisted Tower Of Endless Torment."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-twisted-tower-of-endless-torment-author-rob-renzetti/
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#RobRenzetti #RobRenzettiInterview #RobRenzettiTheTwistedTowerOfEndlessTorment #RobRenzettiHorribleBag #RobRenzettiTheHorribleBagOfTerribleThings #Horror #MiddleGradeHorror

Started reading "Star Wars: The High Republic: Escape From Valo" by Daniel Jose Older and Alyssa Wong.
https://amzn.to/496csWb
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Seems like this is going to be a fun one...
#books #reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SpaceFantasy #Starwars #StarWarsTheHighRepublic

Finished reading Gwendolyn Kiste's "The Haunting Of Velkwood."
https://amzn.to/4au4ndZ
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As a child of the suburbs, this haunted neighborhood story was super freaky in a very Stephen King kind of way. Good (spooky) stuff.
#books #reading #horror

In my new interview with author Shaun Hamill, he not only discusses what inspired and influenced his fantasy novel "The Dissonance," but also why this dark fantasy story might also be urban fantasy ... and why he doesn't really care either way.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-dissonance-author-shaun-hamill/
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#ShaunHamill #ShaunHamillInterview #ShaunHamillTheDissonance #ShaunHamillTheDissonanceInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #UrbanFantasy #BookTok

Started reading Fran Lock's "Dogtooth: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3zAqSB0
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Really interesting so far. Though at under 60 pages, I suspect I shall lament its brevity.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

"Simpsons did it!"
#KamalaHarris2024 #LisaSimpson2028

In our culture, there are more stories about the Norse and Greek gods than the Yoruba gods — something author Tobi Ogundiran is hoping to change with his Yoruba-inspired fantasy novella "In The Shadow Of The Fall." To learn more, check out this Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-in-the-shadow-of-the-fall-author-tobi-ogundiran/
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#TobiOgundiran #TobiOgundiranInterview #TobiOgundiranInTheShadowOfTheFall #TobiOgundiranInTheShadowOfTheFall #TobiOgundiranGuardiansOfTheGods #TobiOgundiranAtTheFountOfCreation #AuthorInterviews #Fantasy

Started reading Gwendolyn Kiste's "The Haunting Of Velkwood."
https://amzn.to/4au4ndZ
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As someone who grew up in a cul-de-sac, in the suburbs, I have to say: this haunted neighborhood story is freaking me out.
#books #reading #horror