September 30, 2018
Happy Sunday! Yes, that’s right, I’m coming at you bright and early on Sunday morning. A little change here and there is good, right? Of course it is. So, without further adieu, here’s your peek at the great week that we had last week here at Speculative Chic!
September 28, 2018
A Note from the Editors: Welcome to Out of the Box! We’re all layered people. Having a special fondness for all things speculative doesn’t stop any of us here at Speculative Chic from enjoying hobbies, books, television, and movies that are rooted (at least mostly) in reality. Each month, one of our contributors will wax poetic about something non-speculative or…
September 28, 2018
Welcome to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Each month, we invite you to join us in reading a book that is voted on by YOU, our readers. Following a short review, please feel free to discuss the book in the comments! The Last Unicorn (1968) Author: Peter S. Beagle Pages: 294 Publisher: Roc Why I nominated this for book club:…
September 27, 2018
Supergirl: Being Super (2018) Written by: Mariko Tamaki Artwork by: Joelle Jones Genre: YA Superhero Graphic Novel Pages: 200 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: DC Comics Why I Chose It: I’m a big fan of Kara Zor-El and wanted to see how writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Joelle Jones handled her origin story. The Premise: Caldecott Honor and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki…
September 26, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…
September 25, 2018
Subterranean (2018) Written by: Sarah Colombo Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 259 (ebook) Publisher: Spaceboy Books Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair review. Why I chose it: I volunteered to review it because I’m a fan of satire as well as stories about technology’s impact on society, and this promised…
September 24, 2018
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 author Christina Sng, whose A Collection of Nightmares won the…
September 22, 2018
Good afternoon, lovelies! I hope that you had a good week. I was exceedingly busy at the day job all week long, and I’m relieved that the weekend has arrived. How’s your Saturday? Whatever else is happening, take a few minutes to sit back, relax, and revisit the week that was here at Speculative Chic! The show will be starting…
September 21, 2018
For my 2018 Resolution Project, I decided to take a page out of Lane’s book and do my own Silver Screen Resolution (hence the Take Two part of the title). There are a lot of movies out there I haven’t seen but feel like I should have, or movies that I’ve simply wanted to see and have yet to get…
September 20, 2018
Kill the Farm Boy (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne Genre: Fantasy Series: Tales of Pell Length: 12 hours and 38 minutes (audio) Narrator: Luke Daniels Publisher: Del Ray / Random House Audio Why I Chose It: Delilah S. Dawson is one of my favorite authors. If she’s written it, it’s an auto-buy for me. This one…