The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin Several different people independently told me that this book was worth reading, so I actually bought a copy instead of checking it out from the library. On one sense, it’s a story I’ve read before. Girl (usually it’s a boy) gets summoned the capital of a large, magical, …
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Mar 16
Book Review: In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner I read GOOD IN BED, which I think is an earlier novel by this author, and I enjoyed it, so I expected this to be even better. Alas, it took a small step back. Like GOOD IN BED Weiner has a plump protagonist, which I approve of. This, perhaps, …
Mar 14
Book Review: Chasing Harry Winston
Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger I read THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and found it an amusing escapist read, and assumed that this would fall along similar lines. It does. The protagonists are three young, successful, attractive women living in New York who are disappointed with their mostly perfect lives. The three women meet one …
Mar 10
Book Review: The Smart Swarm
The Smart Swarm by Peter Miller This is one of those rare, great books that manage to talk about many different fields of science and weave them together. It uses the habits and organizations of social animals (bees, ants, starlings, etc.) and relates it to how people interact with one another. It touches on everything …
Feb 27
Novel Writing Advice
My friend and fellow Clarionite Justin sent me an email the other day, asking for advice on writing novels. He had just finished the first three chapters of his novel, and it wasn’t going well, and he wanted my advice on finding beta readers to set him on the right path. I got a little …