Awards:
Karen Lord has been named as one of the judges for the Commonwealth Award in 2019.
Conventions:
A few more details on the cancellation of Steamposium. And a new Steampunk resource, (new to me, anyway,) the Steampunk Explorer.
Books and Writing:
Last week PBS unveiled America’s Favorite Book in the Great American Read; it was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The other top four were: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon;
October 31st, 2018. Marion Deeds | Giveaway!, World Wide Wednesday | 13 comments |
Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan
We (Tadiana and Marion) have both been reading THE LEGENDS OF THE FIRST EMPIRE series. Here, we take a few minutes to discuss the third book, Age of War.
Tadiana: All the resentments, cruelties, conspiracies and ambitions that have been simmering since Age of Myth (and even before) boil over and explode in Age of War (2018), the third book in Michael J.
October 31st, 2018. Tadiana Jones and Marion Deeds´s rating: 4 | Michael J. Sullivan | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock
It is not every filmmaker who can manage the difficult trick of coming up with four consecutive masterpieces, but that is just what British director Alfred Hitchcock was able to do as the late 1950s segued into the ’60s. His 1958 offering, Vertigo, took time to find its audience but today is recognized by the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound magazine as the single greatest motion picture ever made; 1959’s North by Northwest is surely one of the all-time great entertainments;
October 31st, 2018. Sandy Ferber´s rating: 5 | Film / TV, Horror | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
I picked my copy up last week and I can't wait to finish my current book and get started! I…
Gentlemen, I concur! (Forgive me for jumping into your convo)
The cover is amazing. I love how the graphic novel (and the review!) hewed close to the theme of "good…
I've thought about picking that one up. The artwork looks perfect.
I like the way you think, Bill. I found the second one particularly objectionable; the one with Khan. It was…