Started reading Cedar Sigo's "All This Time: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3S31fQO
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Third book of his I've read (and the most recent) and it's starting out as strong as the others.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

While Vladimir Nabokov’s 1955 "Lolita" may not have aged well, it's still one of the influential novels of the last 100 years. But in my new interview with "Swanna In Love" author Jennifer Belle, she explains why her reverse "Lolita" wasn't actually influenced by "Lolita."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-swanna-in-love-author-jennifer-belle/
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#JenniferBelle #JenniferBelleInterview #JenniferBelleSwannaInLove #JenniferBelleSwannaInLove #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews

Read Ray Nayler's "The Tusks Of Extinction" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3Hvitjf
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Took a minute, but once this #ecopunk / #cyberpunk #ScienceFiction story grabbed me...
#books #reading #SciFi

Finished reading Charif Shanahan's "Trace Evidence: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3KWMACP
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Man, this was some powerful stuff. Really hope he has a third book of #poems in him. And a fourth. And a fifth...
#books #reading #poetry

Finished reading Nathan Ballingrud's "The Strange."
https://amzn.to/3OAodNu
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Really dug this #AltHistory #SciFi space Western (and then some) story.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction

Finished reading Yasmina Reza's "Plays 1."
https://amzn.to/47w6Ti9
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The last one, "Life X 3," kind of lost me, but the rest were excellent. I hope there's a "Plays 2" some day.
#books #reading #drama

In my new interview with science fiction / fantasy / horror writer Joel McKay, he explains why his first collection of short stories, "It Came From The Trees And Other Violent Aberrations," is not a collection of warm and fuzzy fairy tales for kids.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-it-came-from-the-trees-joel-mckay/
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#JoelMcKay #JoelMcKayInterview #JoelMcKayItCameFromTheTrees #JoelMcKayItCameFromTheTreesInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #Horror #SciFi #ScienceFiction

As a side hustle to his science fiction / fantasy podcast "The Worldshapers," author Edward Willett also assembles a companion short story anthology called "Shapers Of Worlds." In this Q&A, he discusses the newest, "Shapers Of Worlds Volume IV."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-shapers-of-worlds-volume-iv-editor-edward-willett/
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#EdwardWillett #EdwardWillettInterview #EdwardWillettShapersOfWorldsVolumeIV #EdwardWillettShapersOfWorlds #EdwardWillettTheWorldshapers #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #ShortStory #ShortStories

Eight years after releasing the iconic steampunk novel "Everfair," author Nisi Shawl has returned to that story's realm for an AfroRetroFuturism / mycopunk sequel, "Kinning." To learn more, check out this exclusive interview.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-kinning-author-nisi-shawl/
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#NisiShawl #NisiShawlInterview #NisiShawlKinning #NisiShawlKinningInterview #NisiShawlEverfair #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #steampunk #AfroRetroFuturism #mycopunk

Started reading Nathan Ballingrud's "The Strange."
https://amzn.to/3OAodNu
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Hmmm...seems like this is a rather gripping #AltHistory #SciFi space Western story.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction

Finished reading Ann Leckie's "Translation State."
https://amzn.to/49EStia
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Though decidedly more cerebral / personal / social / political / familial than I expected, it was also rather interesting / smart / engaging...
#books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi

Started reading Charif Shanahan's "Trace Evidence: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3KWMACP
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Is shaping up to be as impactful as his first book of #poems (which is saying something).
#books #reading #poetry

Finished reading Forrest Hamer's "Call & Response: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3J8heI5
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Really dig this guy's #poems. Moving, thought provoking, unique.
#books #reading #poetry

In my new interview with author Nir Yaniv, he discusses how pondering an interesting "What if...?" scenario led to his new satirical military science fiction novel "The Good Soldier."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-good-soldier-nir-yaniv/
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#NirYaniv #NirYanivInterview #NirYanivTheGoodSoldier #NirYanivTheGoodSoldierInte rview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #SciFi #SciFiBooks #ScienceFiction #MilitarySciFi #MilitaryScienceFiction #MilSciFi #Satire #Satirical

Started reading Yasmina Reza's "Plays 1."
https://amzn.to/47w6Ti9
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Started with her play "Art," a play about art that's (obviously) not about art.
#books #reading #drama

Finished reading Tobi Ogundiran's #ShortStory collection, "Jackal, Jackal."
https://amzn.to/3PVyrbP
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An excellent, and uniquely inventive collection of #ShortStories.
#Books #Reading #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #SecondaryWorldFantasy #HighFantasy

Started reading Ann Leckie's "Translation State."
https://amzn.to/49EStia
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Seems like this is going to be as smart and inventive as her previous "Imperial Radch" novels.
#books #reading #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

Read Snorri Kristjansson's "Blood Toll" tonight.
https://amzn.to/48hTQlR
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Prefer my Viking tales to have at least some #fantasy flavor, but as these things go, this was still rather exciting in a brutal murder kind of way.
#books #reading

Started reading Forrest Hamer's "Call & Response: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3J8heI5
📖🖊️
Second book of his I've read; is so far as impressive as the first.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Finished reading R.W.W. Greene's "Earth Retrograde: The First Planets, Book II."
https://amzn.to/3SsDXEd
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Really, really dug this #AltHistory #ScienceFiction story, especially how it added some '70s sci-fi vibes to its strong '50s #SciFi feel.
#books #reading