Finished reading Sara Daniele Rivera's "The Blue Mimes: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3wjclJ2
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Well, this was really good, especially in her use of varied structures, and how they never became crutches or made these #poems feel like novelties.
#books #reading #poetry

In my new interview with author Sophie Kim, she says that her new fantasy novel "The God And The Gumiho," is, "...most definitely my love-letter to the K-Drama." To find out what else it is, check out this exclusive Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-god-and-the-gumiho-author-sophie-kim/
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#SophieKim #SophieKimInterview #SophieKimTheGodAndTheGumiho #SophieKimTheGodAndTheGumihoInterview #SophieKimFatesThread #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #Fantasy #FantasyBookSeries

In my new interview with C. Stuart Hardwick, editor of "Tales Of The United States Space Force," he not only talks about assembling this sci-fi short story / science fact anthology, but also how it deals with both the real and perceived thoughts about the space agency.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-tales-of-the-united-states-space-force-editor-c-stuart-hardwick/
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#CStuartHardwick #CStuartHardwickInterview #CStuartHardwickTalesOfTheUnitedStatesSpaceForce #AuthorInterviews #ScienceFiction #SciFi #SpaceOpera #ShortStory #ShortStories

Started reading Jason Pargin's "Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia."
https://amzn.to/45QNDeJ
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So far this is as entertaining and energetic as the first two #ZoeyAshe novels.
#Books #Reading

Started reading Sara Daniele Rivera's "The Blue Mimes: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3wjclJ2
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Good stuff so far. I especially like how she plays with structure, even within the same poem.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Read Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" tonight.
https://amzn.to/3QtuKcJ
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Sometimes the least likeable people make for the best plays.
#books #reading

Finished reading Matt Coonan's "Toy Gun: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3JN6Hla
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It was okay. Wished it was more. Ah well.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

While many anthologies claim to present the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories, only one put them to the test: "L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers Of The Future." In my new Q&A with editor Jody Lynn Nye, we discuss the newest edition, "Volume 40."
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-writers-of-the-future-volume-40-editor-jody-lynn-nye/
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#JodyLynnNye #JodyLynnNyeInterview #JodyLynnNyeWritersOfTheFutureVolume40Interview #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #ShortStory #ShortStories #WOTF40

Finished reading Octavia E. Butler's "Parable Of The Talents."
https://amzn.to/4dJ2gWt
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Some might say this is blasphemous, but I liked this more than "Parable Of The Sower." Mostly for being more fucked up in a "Handmaid's Tale" kind of way.
#books #reading

Caring for a stranger in need is noble. But in the new nautical horror novel "From The Belly," this act of compassion backfires...hard. To find out more, check out this exclusive interview with author Emmett Nahil.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-from-the-belly-author-emmett-nahil/
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#EmmettNahil #EmmettNahilInterview #EmmettNahilFromTheBelly #EmmettNahilFromTheBellyInterview #Books #Reading #AuthorInterview #AuthorInterviews #Horror

Started reading Matt Coonan's "Toy Gun: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3JN6Hla
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Seems okay so far, but just okay.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

In the new sci-fi novel "The Downloaded," astronauts have their minds saved on a hard drive...only to learn there's criminals saved there, too, and they all have to save the Earth. To learn more, check out this Q&A with author Robert K. Sawyer.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-downloaded-author-robert-j-sawyer/
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#RobertJSawyer #RobertJSawyerInterview #RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded #RobertJSawyerTheDownloadedInterview #RobertJSawyerTheDownloaded2GhostsInTheMachine #ScienceFiction #SciFi

Like other warrior women before her, Myrgiol The Dokkrsdottir, the main character of the sword & sorcery fantasy novel "Rune Of Renewal," is getting to travel...through both time and space. To find out when and where, and more, check out this Q&A with author Bjorn Leesson.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-rune-of-renewal-author-bjorn-leesson/
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#BjornLeesson #BjornLeessonInterview #BjornLeessonRuneOfRenewal #BjornLeessonRunesOfTheDokkrsdottir #BjornLeessonOutsideTheThalspaarSeries #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery

Started reading Andrea Kriz's "Learning To Hate Yourself As A Self Defense Mechanism And Other Stories."
https://amzn.to/44QmUQq
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If the first / titular story is any indication of what's to come, this is going to be a lot of smart, engaging, but also emotionally crippling #ShortStories.
#books #reading #ShortStory

Finished reading Liz Countryman's "A Forest Almost: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3UfqWgo
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Not all of it was good, but a lot was, and the good stuff was very good, so...yeah.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

In my new interview with author Charlotte Bond about her dark fantasy novella "The Fireborne Blade," she says the main character was inspired by Game Of Thrones' Brienne Of Tarth. But that's just the beginning... To find out what else, and more, check out this Q&A.
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-the-fireborne-blade-author-charlotte-bond/
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#CharlotteBond #CharlotteBondInterview #CharlotteBondTheFireborneBlade #CharlotteBondTheFireborneBladeInterview #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #FantasyBookSeries #DarkFantasySeries

Started reading Octavia E. Butler's "Parable Of The Talents."
https://amzn.to/4dJ2gWt
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Already deeply invested in this engaging (and uniquely structured) sequel.
#books #reading

Finished reading Octavia E. Butler's "Parable Of The Sower."
https://amzn.to/45d13Db
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Disturbing for how plausible / possible this #dystopian future could be; compelling for how good of a story it told. Now for book 2.
#books #reading

Just watched #MadameWeb. There's 2 hours I'll never get back...is the kind of cliche that passes for dialog and storytelling in this mid / blah / eh, whatever movie.

Started reading Liz Countryman's "A Forest Almost: Poems."
https://amzn.to/3UfqWgo
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And no, I'm not reading this because she name checks Livingston, New Jersey in the first poem.
#books #reading #poems #poetry