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In his new hard sci-fi space opera / political spy thriller "Beggar's Sky," writer Wil McCarthy is again exploring the implausible but interesting idea of what would happen if the super rich took over the space race. I know, right? To find out why, and how, check out this exclusive interview.
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In Mark Morton's new dystopian sci-fi novel "The Headmasters," some people have survived an apocalypse...only to find themselves enslaved by creatures who not only control their bodies, but their memories as well. To learn more, check out this exclusive interview.
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So the other social network with the skies of blue is now open to all.

Please come follow me there as well:
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In my new interview with author Isabel Waidner, they explain why their new novel, "Corey Fah Does Social Mobility" is "...a literary novel that deliberately works across established genre distinctions..." and has a deer / spider hybrid who isn't a monster.
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Soldiers often rely on their compatriots. In Marisa Wolf's new military sci-fi novel "Beyond Enemies" she introduces us to two soldiers who couldn't be any closer. To learn more, check out this exclusive interview.
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Started reading Temi Oh's "More Perfect."
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Oh, I can already tell this is going to be an interesting and inventive story.

Finished reading Christopher Ruocchio's "The Dregs Of Empire: A Tale Of The Sun Eater."
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An exciting and clever prison escape story.

Started reading Cynthia Cruz's "The Glimmering Room: Poems."
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Think I'm going to like this one as much as the newer two I read previously.

Better late than never, I suppose.

I'm now on Snapchat.

Because god forbid there be a social network I'm not on (save for the racist / conspiracy / Trumpy ones, of course — fuck those).

Look for me: paulsemel

Not really sure how it works; I'm probably doing it wrong. But whatever.

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Finished reading Cedar Sigo's "All This Time: Poems."
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Yet another strong collection of his verbally unique .

Started reading Christopher Ruocchio's "The Dregs Of Empire: A Tale Of The Sun Eater."
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Digging this prison story so far.

Finished reading Mur Lafferty's " Chaos Terminal: The Midsolar Murders."
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Yet another fun mystery story, albeit one that was a bit more buggy. 🐝

For many people, "epic poem" means epic story told in verse; think "The Odyssey." But Linnea Axelsson's epic poem "Ædnan: An Epic" is a real world story with political and social ramifications, as I learned when we did this exclusive interview.
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Started reading Edo van Belkom's collection "Death Drives A Semi: 25th Anniversary Edition."
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Here's hoping the rest of these are as clever and as good at avoiding the obvious as the first one, "The Rug."

Love...exciting and new. Especially if you're caught in a time loop like the people in Mike Chen's romantic science fiction novel "A Quantum Love Story." In this exclusive interview, Chen discusses what inspired this sci-fi story.
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In many haunted house stories, the house in question looks spooky. But in my new interview with author Christopher Golden about his haunted house horror novel "The House Of Last Resort," he says the titular abode is actually quite lovely.
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Started reading Mur Lafferty's " Chaos Terminal: The Midsolar Murders."
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Clearly this is going to be as entertaining and as energetic as the first book...

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