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NPR Review: THE STONE SKY by N. K. Jemisin
I’m still in the process of assembling something like All the News of All the Things that have happened over the first two weeks of this month, and fully intend for those to go up starting Monday — but this … Continue reading
Reviews: AMBERLOUGH, RIVER OF TEETH, MORMAMA, THE CHANGELING
It’s been a while! As I try to line up my notes about all the beautiful things that happened in May, here’s a bouquet of reviews that went up recently. Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly for Lightspeed: As the present US … Continue reading
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Tagged kit reed, lara elena donnelly, lightspeed, novel, npr, review, reviewing, sarah gailey, victor lavalle
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NPR Review: THE PEARL THIEF by Elizabeth Wein
My review of Elizabeth Wein’s The Pearl Thief — a prequel to her 2012 novel Code Name Verity — is up at NPR Books! I can’t remember who first told me about this on Twitter (was it you, Emily Wagner? I think … Continue reading
NPR Reviews: Can Xue’s FRONTIER & Cherie Priest’s BRIMSTONE
My reviewing schedule has had to slow down a bit recently, what with comps reading and teaching, but here are a couple that have recently appeared on NPR. First, Can Xue’s Frontier, translated by Karen Gernant and Chen Zeping: Pebble Town is … Continue reading
NPR Reviews: IRAQ + 100, THE BEAR & THE NIGHTINGALE, BINTI: HOME
I’ve fallen behind on sharing these, so here’s a round-up of my last few reviews for NPR Books. Iraq + 100, edited by Hasan Blasim In a just world, every single person who was in favor of invading Iraq would have … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology, hasan blasim, katherine arden, nnedi okorafor, novel, novella, npr, review
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NPR Reviews: CROSSTALK by Connie Willis and WALL OF STORMS by Ken Liu
A couple of reviews of mine went up at NPR recently! Here are tastes of them. Crosstalk by Connie Willis If Crosstalk were a farce, I might be able to excuse the exhaustingly irritating representations of Irishness, throwaway lines about Moroccan … Continue reading
NPR Review: EVERFAIR by Nisi Shawl
My review of Nisi Shawl’s much-anticipated steampunk alt-history novel Everfair is now up at NPR Books! Behold its stunning cover by Victo Ngai! Rejoice if you, like me, have been excited about this book’s creation for at least the last six years! Here’s a … Continue reading
NPR Review: THE DREAM-QUEST OF VELLITT BOE by Kij Johnson
My review of Kij Johnson’s The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe is up at NPR Books today! Reading it was — appropriately — a trip. Here’s a bit of the review: This book held me spellbound from start to finish. It put me … Continue reading
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NPR Review: THE OBELISK GATE by N. K. Jemisin
My review of N. K. Jemisin’s The Obelisk Gate — the second novel in her Broken Earth series — is up at NPR Books! A taste: Beyond the meticulous pacing, the thorough character work, and the staggering ambition and revelations of the narration, Jemisin … Continue reading
Reviews: THE STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN by Roshani Chokshi + May Lightspeed Column
May! It’s May! Never have I wanted to shout Mayday quite as earnestly as this past Sunday. New months oughtn’t to begin on the weekend; a week should be allowed the grace of ending without a new month beginning. How lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged dominik parisien, lightspeed, max gladstone, nnedi okorafor, novel, npr, review, roshani chokshi
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