Finished reading Niina Pollari's "Dead Horse: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3N5uM8a
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Man, this was one seriously strong collection of #poetry. Really hope she has more than just the two books.
#books #reading #poems

Of all the fears looming over our heads, none looms so large, or so abstractly, as a possible war with China. But what if that war got...weird. In my exclusive Q&A with editor Sean Patrick Hazlett, he discusses the new #AltHistory #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #ShortStory anthology "Weird World War: China."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-weird-world-war-china-editor-sean-patrick-hazlett/
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#SeanPatrickHazlett #SeanPatrickHazlettInterview #SeanPatrickHazlettWeirdWorldWarChina #ShortStories #ScienceFiction #Weird

In my new Q&A with Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, co-editor of "The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction 2022," he explains why he and his co-editors took a broad approach to this sci-fi / fantasy / horror short story anthology: "Because unity is what I believe Africans need most."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-years-best-african-speculative-fiction-2022-co-editor-oghenechovwe-donald-ekpeki/
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#OghenechovweDonaldEkpeki #TheYearsBestAfricanSpeculativeFiction2022 #ShortStory #ShortStories #Sci-Fi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Afrofuturism #Afropantheology

They say the third time is the charm...something the adventurous duo of Indrajit Twang and Fix are hoping to be true in D.J. Butler's new sword & sorcery fantasy novel, "Among The Gray Lords." To find out more, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-among-the-gray-lords-author-d-j-butler/
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#DJButler #DJButlerInterview #DJButlerAmongTheGrayLords #DJButlerAmongTheGrayLordsInterview #DJButlerTalesOfIndrajitAndFix #DJButlerIndrajitAndFix #Fantasy #FantasyBookSeries #SwordAndSorcery

Started reading R.W.W. Greene's "Earth Retrograde: The First Planets, Book II."
https://amzn.to/3SsDXEd
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Woah, big time jump from the end of the first book, but I'm still enticed by this #AltHistory / '50s #SciFi story.
#books #reading #BookTwitter #ScienceFiction

Finished reading R.W.W. Greene's "Mercury Rising: The First Planets, Book I."
https://amzn.to/3OvoKgI
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Really, really dug this spry, clever #AltHistory / '50s #SciFi adventure take. Now for the second book of this duology.
#books #reading #BookTwitter #ScienceFiction

Started reading Niina Pollari's "Dead Horse: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3N5uM8a
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This starts off very strong.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading James Longenbach's "Forever: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3PC4Faq
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Bittersweet how this, his final collection (R.I.P.), is also one of his best.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Started reading R.W.W. Greene's "Mercury Rising: The First Planets, Book I."
https://amzn.to/3OvoKgI
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So far I'm getting some interesting "Goodfellas" as a '50s #AltHistory #SciFi movie vibes.
#books #reading #BookTwitter #ScienceFiction

Read Alan Garner's "Treacle Walker" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3RRw6OB
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A rather engaging and esoteric fable-esque fantasy tale.
#books #reading

Started reading James Longenbach's "Forever: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3PC4Faq
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His final collection, and so far it's as engaging as his others.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading Premee Mohamed's "No One Will Come Back For Us And Other Stories."
https://amzn.to/3IuOfxx
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an excellent collection of #SciFi #DarkFantasy #CosmicHorror, and just real good #ShortStories.
#books #reading #ShortStory

Finished reading Alicia Cook's "Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3ZzZBrk
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I liked the darker ones...too bad there weren't nearly enough of them.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading Lydia Kang's "Star Wars: The High Republic: Cataclysm."
https://amzn.to/40TWqLg
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Really dragged in the middle, but thankfully picked up towards the end.
#books #reading #StarWars #StarWarsTheHighRepublic #SciFi #ScienceFiction

Well, #Echo was a whole lotta meh.

As Amazon's thriller pick for January, the Kindle version of Dean Koontz's new suspenseful / comedic fantasy novel "The Bad Weather Friend" is free for Prime people, and $2 otherwise. But is it worth it? To find out, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-bad-weather-friend-author-dean-koontz/
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#DeanKoontz #DeanKoontzInterview #DeanKoontzTheBadWeatherFriend #DeanKoontzTheBadWeatherFriendInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #fantasy

Started reading Alicia Cook's "Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3ZzZBrk
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Digging the darker ones (no surprise there).
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading Matthew Zapruder's "The Pajamaist: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3tcnjht
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I think his other books were better, though the really long #poems in this one were super good.
#books #reading #poetry

Are you like me; does playing "Diablo IV" make you hungry? Well, worry no more, there's now an official "Diablo" cookbook, which you can learn more about in this Q&A with co-author Rick Barba.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-diablo-the-official-cookbook-co-author-rick-barba/
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#RickBarba #RickBarbaInterview #RickBarbaDiabloTheOfficialCookbook #RickBarbaDiabloTheOfficialCookbookInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #DiabloIII #DiabloImmortal #DiabloIV #Diablo #cookbook #DiabloCookbook #gaming #games #VideoGames

Started reading Lydia Kang's "Star Wars: The High Republic: Cataclysm."
https://amzn.to/40TWqLg
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Pretty interesting so far, especially in how it presents the effects of previous stories.
#books #reading #StarWars #StarWarsTheHighRepublic #SciFi #ScienceFiction