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If you’re looking for a quick read that punches above its weight, The Performance Review by Adrian M. Mompoint is a very short, enjoyable, and mind-bending story. I was initially uncertain ....
If you’re looking for a quick read that punches above its weight, The Performance Review by Adrian M. Mompoint is a very short, enjoyable, and mind-bending story. I was initially uncertain about what to expect, but I ended up enjoying it far more than I anticipated. ....
If you’re looking for a quick read that punches above its weight, The Performance Review by Adrian M. Mompoint is a very short, enjoyable, and mind-bending story. I was initially uncertain about what to expect, but I ended up enjoying it far more than I anticipated. It’s the type of story that would translate exceptionally well […]
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Published 17 February 2026, Off Script: The Actor’s Operating System is a practical guide for actors. The book has a unique approach to acting based on Marquez’s ‘operating system’ idea, ....
Published 17 February 2026, Off Script: The Actor’s Operating System is a practical guide for actors. The book has a unique approach to acting based on Marquez’s ‘operating system’ idea, drawing on years of the author’s experience as an actor. It is obviously primarily aimed ....
Published 17 February 2026, Off Script: The Actor’s Operating System is a practical guide for actors. The book has a unique approach to acting based on Marquez’s ‘operating system’ idea, drawing on years of the author’s experience as an actor. It is obviously primarily aimed at actors who want to improve their craft. To preface, […]
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Released in 2019, The Last Diaspora: Letters to Earth by Mandy Gardner is the first in a five-book sci-fi series about planetary colonisation, published by Endless Ink Publishing. While comparisons inevitably ....
Released in 2019, The Last Diaspora: Letters to Earth by Mandy Gardner is the first in a five-book sci-fi series about planetary colonisation, published by Endless Ink Publishing. While comparisons inevitably arise to Interstellar and Andy Weir novels like The Martian, this novel carves out its own distinctive voice. ....
Released in 2019, The Last Diaspora: Letters to Earth by Mandy Gardner is the first in a five-book sci-fi series about planetary colonisation, published by Endless Ink Publishing. While comparisons inevitably arise to Interstellar and Andy Weir novels like The Martian, this novel carves out its own distinctive voice. Though there are echoes of familiar space-faring stories, Letters to Earth […]
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The Dreamer’s Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor by Brent Simon, published in February 2026, is one of those wonderfully obsessive books that feels less like a standard ....
The Dreamer’s Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor by Brent Simon, published in February 2026, is one of those wonderfully obsessive books that feels less like a standard film study and more like stumbling into a hidden archive assembled by someone who genuinely ....
The Dreamer’s Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor by Brent Simon, published in February 2026, is one of those wonderfully obsessive books that feels less like a standard film study and more like stumbling into a hidden archive assembled by someone who genuinely loved his subject. As someone whose own relationship with David […]
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What Lies Through The Smoke by C. C. Ford, released in 2025, is a debut novel that introduces readers to a world of dieselpunk vibes, a term I had never ....
What Lies Through The Smoke by C. C. Ford, released in 2025, is a debut novel that introduces readers to a world of dieselpunk vibes, a term I had never even heard before reading this book (in contrast to steampunk). The easiest comparison I can ....
What Lies Through The Smoke by C. C. Ford, released in 2025, is a debut novel that introduces readers to a world of dieselpunk vibes, a term I had never even heard before reading this book (in contrast to steampunk). The easiest comparison I can make is that it feels a little like Blade Runner mixed with […]
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Published in 2017/2018, Jeff Stookey’s Medicine for the Blues trilogy—beginning with Acquaintance and continuing through Chicago Blues and Dangerous Medicine—is not exactly a new series, though its themes feel timelessly relevant. Set ....
Published in 2017/2018, Jeff Stookey’s Medicine for the Blues trilogy—beginning with Acquaintance and continuing through Chicago Blues and Dangerous Medicine—is not exactly a new series, though its themes feel timelessly relevant. Set across the 1920s, the trilogy is an LGBT epic that follows Carl Holman and jazz ....
Published in 2017/2018, Jeff Stookey’s Medicine for the Blues trilogy—beginning with Acquaintance and continuing through Chicago Blues and Dangerous Medicine—is not exactly a new series, though its themes feel timelessly relevant. Set across the 1920s, the trilogy is an LGBT epic that follows Carl Holman and jazz musician Jimmy Harper and their tumultuous relationship over the years. […]
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Kidnapped: A Life Unbound by Michael Reif is a pretty extraordinary account of a life lived far beyond the ordinary. I’d like to begin by thanking the author for providing ....
Kidnapped: A Life Unbound by Michael Reif is a pretty extraordinary account of a life lived far beyond the ordinary. I’d like to begin by thanking the author for providing us with an advance copy of this as-yet unpublished book. This is a memoir in ....
Kidnapped: A Life Unbound by Michael Reif is a pretty extraordinary account of a life lived far beyond the ordinary. I’d like to begin by thanking the author for providing us with an advance copy of this as-yet unpublished book. This is a memoir in the truest sense, raw and not sugarcoating anything, and it spans […]
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As the title announces, A Passionate Touch (In Uncertain Times) by Anthony Welsh is a little book about passion. Published in March 2026, it follows a romantic entanglement of Londoners ....
As the title announces, A Passionate Touch (In Uncertain Times) by Anthony Welsh is a little book about passion. Published in March 2026, it follows a romantic entanglement of Londoners Brandon and Pricilla (not Priscilla?). It is a somewhat difficult book to pin to a ....
As the title announces, A Passionate Touch (In Uncertain Times) by Anthony Welsh is a little book about passion. Published in March 2026, it follows a romantic entanglement of Londoners Brandon and Pricilla (not Priscilla?). It is a somewhat difficult book to pin to a genre: there is poetry woven through it, moments of drama, […]
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We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Lonnie Busch’s books before here on the site, recently Assimilation, so when Without a Face landed on our radar we were already familiar with ....
We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Lonnie Busch’s books before here on the site, recently Assimilation, so when Without a Face landed on our radar we were already familiar with what this author is capable of. For those new to him, Busch is an American ....
We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Lonnie Busch’s books before here on the site, recently Assimilation, so when Without a Face landed on our radar we were already familiar with what this author is capable of. For those new to him, Busch is an American author who writes horror-tinged fantasy and sci-fi, and each of […]
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Released late last year, Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God’s House. Courthouse by Kaysia Monica Earley is one of the most inspiring books I have read in a while. It ....
Released late last year, Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God’s House. Courthouse by Kaysia Monica Earley is one of the most inspiring books I have read in a while. It is a Christian memoir written by a Florida-based attorney who went from being incarcerated to ....
Released late last year, Houses Built by Faith: Jailhouse. God’s House. Courthouse by Kaysia Monica Earley is one of the most inspiring books I have read in a while. It is a Christian memoir written by a Florida-based attorney who went from being incarcerated to defending others in court, and it covers the long, difficult […]
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Rubedo by Leona Caelestis is the first instalment in the Necrocene series, two words I had to look up before even starting the book! Published a couple weeks ago, I ....
Rubedo by Leona Caelestis is the first instalment in the Necrocene series, two words I had to look up before even starting the book! Published a couple weeks ago, I was immediately drawn to the surreal cover, something warped yet beautiful, which perfectly captures the ....
Rubedo by Leona Caelestis is the first instalment in the Necrocene series, two words I had to look up before even starting the book! Published a couple weeks ago, I was immediately drawn to the surreal cover, something warped yet beautiful, which perfectly captures the feel of this novel. This book is not for the […]
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Released on 23 March 2026, The Migration of Vivex by Xyne is a LitRPG novel that slithers straight out of the dark swamp of survival fiction. I reviewed the first ....
Released on 23 March 2026, The Migration of Vivex by Xyne is a LitRPG novel that slithers straight out of the dark swamp of survival fiction. I reviewed the first book a couple of months ago—in fact, it was my first real exposure to the ....
Released on 23 March 2026, The Migration of Vivex by Xyne is a LitRPG novel that slithers straight out of the dark swamp of survival fiction. I reviewed the first book a couple of months ago—in fact, it was my first real exposure to the LitRPG genre—and it felt like stepping into a surreal, blood-soaked […]
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