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Interview: James Zerndt, Author of ‘The Cloud Seeders’
"I don’t think a writer should ever think about things like 'target audiences' until after they’ve finished a book."
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Grateful Dead FAQ’ by Tony Sclafani
It's like a Wiki-Dead-a-Pedia.
Read More »Books Review: ‘A Grave Talent,’ ‘To Play the Fool’ and ‘With Child’ by Laurie King
Picador has reissued the first three Kate Martinelli mysteries. It's well worth picking them up.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Watson and Holmes: A Study in Black’ by Karl Bollers, Brandon Perlow, and Paul Mendoza
This re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes will leave readers waiting for the next diabolical case.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Russian Hill’ by Ty Hutchinson
In a secret game of murder only the maker of the game wins.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Brand Vandals: Reputation Wreckers and How to Build Better Defences’ by Steve Earl and Stephen Waddington
There is nowhere to hide in the internet age.
Read More »Book Review: `Feldstein’ by Grant Geissman
Artist, writer, and editor Al Felstein gets an impressive appreciation in a new richly-illustrated biography for fans of EC Comics and Mad Magazine.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Serenity Found,’ Edited by Jane Espenson
A new collection of essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly struggles to explain what made the show great.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Cool Creations in 35 Pieces’ by Sean Kenney
For current and future Lego enthusiasts.
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