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Category Archives: Books and media
Poems on the Underground
Twenty years ago, a friend of mine from England gave me a beautiful gift: a book titled Poems on the Underground, a collection of poems that were selected to be displayed on unlet advertising spaces in the London Tube. The … Continue reading
Top Ten Reads of 2016
Well, November sure was horrific. In keeping with the world news these days, I’ve been reading some fantastic dystopian fiction – namely, Station Eleven. What an amazing book, elegantly crafted from multiple points of view, jumping back and forth in … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy
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Monsters and Adventures and Tropes, oh my (Part 3)
Okay, this is my final post on this topic. The third exciting project I am proud to be a part of is Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling published by Jason Sizemore of Apex Publications, due out this November, and edited by … Continue reading
Monsters and Adventures and Tropes, oh my (Part 2)
Well, I warned you there’d be a second part. Here is my update on the second project I’m really excited to be a part of: 2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide Dreaming Robot Press, run by Sean and Corie Weaver, publishes … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy, Writing
Tagged 2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, Dreaming Robot Press, Ghost in the Aurora
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Monsters and Adventures and Tropes, oh my (Part 1)
The last official weekend of summer! Already the light has changed. Couldn’t we have been eased into this, sort of? I’d like a long, sunny Autumn, please. I’d ask for a delayed and mild winter, but that would just be bad climate-changey … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy, Writing
Tagged Exile Editions, Those Who Make Us
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Summer SF/F Reads, Reviews and Updates
My goodness, July is almost over! Nearly half the summer vacation gone, and what do I have to show for it? Several delicious reads, for one thing. Here is my recommended list: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar Jevick, a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, A Stranger in Olondria, Blindsight, Uprooted
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After the Apocalypse: Science Fiction Reads and Reviews
I’ve read some fascinating books in the last few weeks – you could call them classics of the science fiction genre – and I wanted to share them here. They are all set in various post-apocalyptic worlds – what happens when war and climate change tip … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy
Tagged Dhalgren, Lathe of Heaven, Lilith's Brood, Post-apocalyptic, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
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Looking back, and looking forward
A very Happy New Year 2016 to everyone! Yes, I’m late to the party, but don’t blame me. Took THREE days to get from Delhi to Toronto and I’m still a bit zoned-out. Thick fog in Delhi meant that I … Continue reading
Posted in Books and media, Science fiction and fantasy, Writing
Tagged Playground of Lost Toys
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Ancillary Mercy wraps it all up (or not quite..)
I just finished reading Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie’s stellar conclusion to her Imperial Radch trilogy. It’s not as powerful and gripping as the first book, but definitely better than the second, and all in all an enjoyable read, so I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancillary Mercy, Ann Leckie
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Books and Writing
Wow, has it been almost a month since I last blogged? October got away from me. I have been writing – just not on my blog. I’ve been revising my novel…again. I cannot tell you how many reincarnations this manuscript … Continue reading
Rati Mehrotra 