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“Under the Wire” Released for Kindle 9 Dec 2012 | 08:01 am
Sigh. Looks like it’s been almost a month since my last post here: too much work and not enough reading time (along with not picking up anything I’ve really been inspired to finish). However, in a con...
Veterans’ Day 11 Nov 2012 | 07:19 am
As we approach the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, I am reminded that my father would have just turned 86 yesterday if he were still alive. He joined the US Navy late in 1944,...
“Agency Model” pricing on the way out in Europe? 7 Nov 2012 | 01:29 am
According to a report filed by Reuters, it looks like Apple and several associated e-book publishers will be agreeing to a settlement that would allow Amazon to discount e-books in Europe, ending the ...
Hal Spacejock: Mindless But Fun 5 Nov 2012 | 08:00 am
Hal Spacejock, by Simon Haynes, is a fast-paced, light-hearted romp centered around the pilot of a tramp space freighter with the unlikely title name. He falls (often literally) into one hapless and h...
A Taste of Eastern Cuisine 4 Nov 2012 | 06:24 am
I was emailed by someone representing the English editions of Chinese author Cixin Liu to see if they could send me a free e-book so that I’d review it here. The idea piqued my interest, but since his...
I Survived Frankenstorm 2 Nov 2012 | 06:53 am
Unless you’re living the life of a hermit in a cave (and if so, how are you reading this?), you know that Hurricane Sandy just head-butted New Jersey and threw a round-house right hook at New York. I ...
40 Years Later: “The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets” 20 Oct 2012 | 06:49 am
As I mentioned recently, Lloyd Biggle Jr.‘s The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets is now enKindled, and I had a chance to re-read it this week after first reading it right around 40 years ago when I was ...
“Pandora’s Star” a Good Reason for e-Readers 17 Oct 2012 | 07:04 am
I finished Peter F. Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star last night, and I guess the good news is that it’s the sort of book that would make me stay up way past my usual bed time in order to finish it. The … Con...
“Still, Small Voice of Trumpets” Given its Voice on Kindle 12 Oct 2012 | 04:45 am
I was pleasantly surprised today to notice that Lloyd Biggle Jr.’s The Still, Small Voice of Trumpets is now available for Kindle. I had actually just been checking to see if maybe any used print copi...
Sir Terry’s Back in Stride with “Dodger” 9 Oct 2012 | 08:58 am
After the relative disappointment that was The Long Earth (which may have suffered from being a collaboration that just didn’t work), Terry Pratchett seems to be back in fine form with his latest nove...
