October 5, 2017
Walking into a bookstore you’ll find a plethora of categories. Fantasy, science fiction, history, children’s picture books, cookbooks, and so much more. But not every store will have a section for every genre. This includes horror. While horror is still a strong subject, there are plenty of stores out there that tend to put those books into other areas. Some…
October 4, 2017
This year I resolved to see 12 new-to-me movies in an attempt at catching up with pop culture. It’s a pretty much hopeless task, I think, but one I’m enjoying. Finally, a good reason to sit down and say, no, really, I must watch a movie! The rules have shifted a little as I’ve moved through the year. As they stand…
October 3, 2017
A Gathering of Shadows (2016) Written By: V.E. Schwab Genre: Fantasy Pages: 512 (Trade Paperback) Series: Shades of Magic (Book 2) Publisher: Tor Books Why I Chose It: I really liked the first one, which didn’t end on a cliffhanger. Strangely enough, I find that more of a reason to read a sequel than when a book just cuts off…
October 3, 2017
By now, unless you’ve been residing beneath a rock (or possibly just existing offline), and you keep up with any sort of pop culture, you have almost certainly heard of the CW television adaptation of the Archie comics. The resulting series, Riverdale, takes a look at the classic characters, shakes them up a lot, and then drops them into modernity.…
October 2, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with writer and editor Erin S. Bales! What does Erin love?…