My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year
My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, or explores issues like mortality,...
Jan 10
Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...
Nov 8, 2024
Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
This slim book tells the story of a small crew of astronauts in the twenty-second century who are searching for alien life--and who must...
Nov 7, 2024
Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I've Loved
Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries, but really, doesn't the cold...
Oct 4, 2024
Review of The Blighted Stars (Devoured Worlds #1) by Megan E. O'Keefe
Megan E. O'Keefe's first space opera in the Devoured Worlds series presents failing worlds filled with conflict, shifting loyalties,...
Aug 20, 2024
Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
Six More Great Bossy Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues! If you've read any of these,...
Mar 15, 2024
Review of The Measure by Nikki Erlick
In Erlick's debut novel, each adult in the world can know the length of their life if they choose to. The story's turns may not feel like...
Feb 27, 2024
Review of System Collapse (Murderbot #7) by Martha Wells
System Collapse provides more of SecUnit's emotional coping with PTSD than action, and I missed the faster pacing of other books, but I...
Feb 8, 2024
Review of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space opera about war, duty, brainwashing, escaping limitations, and reinventing oneself--with fascinating...
Nov 2, 2023
Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
Space Stories I've Loved I'm captivated by stories about space--the unknown, the possibilities, the unimaginable challenges, the...
Aug 18, 2023
Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year
Six More Great Bossy Science Fiction Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues! A while back I posted about Six Four-Star...
Mar 17, 2023
Review of August Kitko and the Mechas from Space (The Starmetal Symphony #1) by Alex White
White's first Starmetal Symphony installment offers deadly deep-space robots, showcases the power of music, and illustrates how love can...
Mar 9, 2023
Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries, but really, doesn't the cold...
Jan 20, 2023
Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
After the World Falls Apart I have a fascination with postapocalyptic and dystopian books, and I think it's for the same reason I'm...
Sep 23, 2022
Review of Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Main protagonist Logan was hard for me to emotionally connect to, but I was hooked by the heart-pounding action, the fascinating imagined...
Jul 19, 2022
Six More Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
More Science Fiction Faves I love character-driven science fiction stories. Sci-fi books can be so lovely and weird and immersive, and...
May 20, 2022
Review of Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
In this nested story that spans centuries, Mandel explores a pandemic, moon colonization, the universal connection of music, the...
May 4, 2022
Review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands by K. Eason
In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a...
Apr 26, 2022
Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
The Time-Travel Books What are your favorite time-travel books? I had trouble narrowing down this list, and I love a time-travel book in...
Mar 25, 2022
Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into
Science Fiction Faves I've been giving book talks lately about stories I've loved and upcoming titles I'm excited about, and I've seen...
Mar 18, 2022