Diversity in Speculative Fiction, or Where the Hell is my “Black Widow” Movie?
by Patrick LeClerc Recently, I saw one of the Avengers movies on TV, and started thinking about all the Marvel Universe movies, and kept coming […]
Fantasy Skills
by Raymond M. Coulombe You’ve seen this Fantasy character before, the one who’s good with knives. They go by many names and guises, but […]
Review of ‘Caliban’s War’ by James S.A. Corey
Review of ‘Caliban’s War’ by James S.A. Corey ‘Caliban’s War’ is book two in ‘The Expanse Series’ which started off with ‘Leviathan Wakes.’ I think […]
Serials: the Good and the Bad
by Raymond M. Coulombe Once again, I return to a pet peeve of mine. As readers you may have noticed that a lot of […]
Visiting Old Friends
by Raymond M. Coulombe I’ve got a real hard time letting old books go. That may be why I have more books than the […]
The Disastrous Trip from Pulp to Film
by Raymond M. Coulombe John Carter is a 2012 film from Disney Pictures. It was mostly based on the old Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp series, […]
The Grimdark Odyssey that is ‘My Antonia’ by Willa Cather
So, The Great American Read is going on as we speak, and I’ve decided to be inspired and check out a few classics that have […]
Summer Reading
by Raymond M. Coulombe I never put up a suggested summer reading list at the beginning of the season. It’s not too late to […]
Death by Amazon
by Raymond M. Coulombe Recently I received a panicky e-mail from a writer I sometimes follow. For reasons unknown, Amazon suddenly banned his books. […]
Just How Anti Do You Like Your Hero?
by Patrick LeClerc This is an important question, both for writers and for readers. The anti hero has gain prominence lately, and there are a […]