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As an old fool, I sometimes kick it old school. Which is why I wanted to review "Sprawl," a new, old school-ish first-person shooter — only to happily learn it wasn't nearly as stuck in the past as me.
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They say "great minds think alike." But they also sometimes play alike, too. Which brings me to my review of "Supernova," the new album by Ivo Perelman's Sao Paulo Creative 4, on which the iconic jazz sax man teams with 3 other horny guys.
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Finished reading traci kato-kiriyama's "Navigating With(out) Instruments: Poems, Micro Essays, Notes To Self."
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A rather strong collection, though at times it did get a bit too clever, structural speaking.

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With "Eternity's End," author Zachary Hagen is concluding the epic Christian romantic fantasy series he launched two years ago. In this exclusive Q&A, he discusses what inspired and influenced both this series and its final installment.
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While there's many kinds of vampires (scary, sparkly, fuzzy), they usually share a similar origin story. But not the one in Keith Anthony Baird and Beverley Lee's new horror / dark fantasy novella "A Light Of Little Radiance." To find out more, check out this exclusive interview.
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So, I need to find a good Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles. Specifically, the mid-City / mid-Wilshire / Hollywood / WeHo area. All the ones I used to like are gone or have gone to shit. I need a lunch place that really knows how to make refried beans and cheese enchiladas. Hit me.

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In my new interview with author K.B Wagers, they talk about how "And The Mighty Will Fall," the fourth book in their military science fiction series "NeoG," isn't exactly what it seems. Or what the title implies.
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Started reading Zac Topping's "Rogue Sequence."
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Only 37 pages in, but I'm hooked. Kind of giving me "The Rock" meets "Universal Soldier" vibes.

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Finished reading Suzan Palumbo's "Countess."
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A compelling story of revenge ... with a lot more to it. Good stuff.

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In my new interview with author Scott Drakeford, he discusses what inspired and influenced his new military fantasy novel "The Fate Of Silent Gods," the second installment of his secondary-world fantasy series "The Age Of Ire."
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Started reading Suzan Palumbo's "Countess."
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So far this is very interesting ... and seems like it has something to say.

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Finished reading Karen Traviss' "Star Wars: 501st: An Imperial Commando Novel."
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Eh, her "Republic Commando" books were a lot better.

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Started reading traci kato-kiriyama's "Navigating With(out) Instruments: Poems, Micro Essays, Notes To Self."
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Oh, I think this is going to be a strong one...

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We all deal with grief and disappointment in our own ways. And my way of dealing with the sadness and worry I felt after the election was to order this shirt, which I will wear until I die. Or it wears out.
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They've given us Rush and the best Ryans. Now Canada's given us the best of their sci-fi and fantasy short stories, again, in "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy And Science Fiction: Volume Two." To learn more, here's my exclusive interview with editor Stephen Kotowych.
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Finished reading Ross Gay's "Catalog Of Unabashed Gratitude: Poems."
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Really, really dug his long / somewhat sprawling / sound like they'd work really well at an open mic .

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Some authors are more willing than others to say what writers influenced their work. And then there's ones like James Bow who, in this exclusive interview about his young adult science fiction novel "The Sun Runners," says he paid homage to an influence in a rather clever way.
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Started reading Karen Traviss' "Star Wars: 501st: An Imperial Commando Novel."
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For some weird reason reading a post-"Revenge Of The Sith" book seems appropriate at this moment in time.

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Finished reading Natsuko Imamura's "The Woman In The Purple Skirt."
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So this was creepy / stalker-y, though it being from the creeper's / stalker's perspective, and them being a woman creeping / stalking a woman, held my interest.

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When talking about their influences, some fantasy authors will cite "Dungeons & Dragons." But in my new interview with author Holly Searcy, she says her high fantasy novel "The Shiver Tree" actually started as the backstory to her "D&D" character.
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