I keep lots of statistics on my reading, not because I think there is an inherent value in reading a lot or reading specific titles, but more so that I immensely enjoy data and pattern-seeking—it’s infinitely fascinating to me to…
I am of the firm opinion that when it comes to the worlds of Star Wars, the best moments come not from the blockbuster films but from expanded universe creations that have taken the world-building of the main Skywalker Saga…
Amanda Montell is a writer and linguist, which means she makes her living studying not only the way the English language has evolved and developed over time, but the ways in which society deploys language to accomplish meaning, identity, hierarchical…
SUMMARY The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett is an all-new story set in the world of Brett’s beloved Demon Cycle series. Fifteen years ago, humankind won a devastating war against an army of demons. They were led by a…
I’ve been obsessed with space since I was young. My dad and I would look at the stars outside together on the nights when we both couldn’t sleep (insomnia seems to run in the family), and we had the SETI…
Perhaps I am staring off on a melodramatic note, but if you’ve read any of my blogs or spoken with me for more than 4 seconds, you know I tend to lean hard into hyperbole and dramatics. And again, I’m…
Everyone I knew that has seen Everything Everywhere All At Once in theaters raved about it. They told me to go see it immediately, but they couldn’t really tell me about the movie without spoiling some aspect of it. Now,…
Hopefully, without sounding as though I’m disparaging Extended Universe or media tie-in novels, The Way to the Stars by Una McCormack is, technically, a Star Trek novel. However, you can ignore that entirely for the purposes of this book and this…
I can distinctly remember the first book I abandoned without completing it, sometime in mid-high school. Until that point, and still to this day to a lesser extent, I had refused to quit a book, regardless of how little I…
What Are Adaptations? I may be cheating slightly by including “adaptations” as a genre. In general, genre refers to stylistic and artistic categories—something that has been adapted could come from any genre background. However, there is an art to taking written works and making…