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Category Archives: Mandolin
Celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories
I wanted to make a post celebrating Mary Robinette’s Glamourist Histories because it is one of the few more-than-three-book series that I’ve read to the end. Actually, all of those series ended last year, so I was going to do … Continue reading → Continue reading
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2015 Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel Recommendations
This list is not comprehensive. It’s just a dash of things I liked. This year, there were a number of novels that I found interesting, but also think I was an audience mismatch for. The books carry significant emotional weight … Continue reading
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2015 Recommendations for Young Adult and Middle Grade SF/F Novels
(I was reading this year for the Norton Award. For those who don’t know, the Norton Award is given annually by SFWA (alongside the Nebulas, although it is technically not a Nebula award) to a young adult or middle grade … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Mandolin, Recommended Reading, Reviews and Criticism
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2015 Recommendations for Young Adult and Middle Grade SF/F Novels
(I was reading this year for the Norton Award. For those who don’t know, the Norton Award is given annually by SFWA (alongside the Nebulas, although it is technically not a Nebula award) to a young adult or middle grade … Continue reading
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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015
I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Mad Hatters, Jews, and Aliens: What I Published in 2015
I didn’t publish much in 2015. People who know me well will know that I’ve been dealing with health issues (and related writers block) for a few years now. I hope last year was the nadir, as far as publishing … Continue reading
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Interviewing Tina Connolly
A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is the fourth interview I’m putting on the blog. I met Tina Connolly … Continue reading
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Interviewing Tina Connolly
A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is the fourth interview I’m putting on the blog. I met Tina Connolly … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Interviewing Megan O’Keefe
A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is interview #3. Thanks to Megan O’Keefe for playing! I don’t know Megan … Continue reading
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Interviewing Megan O’Keefe
A few weeks ago, I discovered that it was a lot of fun to hand people some casual interview questions and see what they had to say. This is interview #3. Thanks to Megan O’Keefe for playing! I don’t know Megan … Continue reading → Continue reading
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