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Problematic Classics: Four Questions to Ask When Beloved Books Haven’t Aged Well | Tor.com
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Problematic Classics: Four Questions to Ask When Beloved Books Haven’t Aged Well | Tor.com

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Most of us who love speculative fiction run into this problem at some point. There are classics of the genre that are uncomfortable for various…

The Simple Truth Behind Reading 200 Books a Year
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The Simple Truth Behind Reading 200 Books a Year

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Somebody once asked Warren Buffett about his secret to success. Buffett pointed to a stack of books and said, “Read 500 pages like this every…

Friday Reads: Norman Mailer: Four Books of the 1960s
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Friday Reads: Norman Mailer: Four Books of the 1960s

Posted on August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Four Mailer classics in one volume for the first time, books that crackle with the creative energy and raw passions of America’s most turbulent decade…

Friday Reads: Darkest Desires: The Makani Trilogy by Dean Koontz
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Friday Reads: Darkest Desires: The Makani Trilogy by Dean Koontz

Posted on August 17, 2018August 16, 2018 by Michael Sauers

From Amazon.com: From bestselling author Dean Koontz, a trilogy of original novellas, “Last Light”, “Final Hour” and “Troubled Times” about an extraordinary heroine—Makani Hisoka-O’Brien—a Southern…

In our Google era, indexers are the unsung heroes of the publishing world
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In our Google era, indexers are the unsung heroes of the publishing world

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Michael Sauers

It would be a cliche to say that indexers are the unsung heroes of the publishing world. But unsung they generally are: no indexer usually…

Friday Reads: Full Bleed Vol. 2
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Friday Reads: Full Bleed Vol. 2

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Here’s just SOME of what to expect in the second volume of FULL BLEED: Catching up with the Hernandez Brothers: An Interview by Derek Royal…

Friday Reads: You’re on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir by Parker Posey
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Friday Reads: You’re on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir by Parker Posey

Posted on August 3, 2018August 1, 2018 by Michael Sauers

From Amazon.com: Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps?…

Friday Reads: Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zanh
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Friday Reads: Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zanh

Posted on July 27, 2018July 24, 2018 by Michael Sauers

From Amazon.com: Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire in this thrilling novel from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.   “I…

Friday Reads: Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer
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Friday Reads: Miami and the Siege of Chicago by Norman Mailer

Posted on July 20, 2018July 18, 2018 by Michael Sauers

I’ve never read anything by Mailer before and with my large Nixon collection, I’m suprised I’d not even previously been aware of this title. Result:…

io9: Dark Horse Is Turning William Gibson’s Alien 3 Script Into a New Comic
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io9: Dark Horse Is Turning William Gibson’s Alien 3 Script Into a New Comic

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Michael Sauers

Even since I read and then got William Gibson to autograph my copy of his Alien 3 script, I’ve been wanting to see it realized.…

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