March 2018 Audio Spotlight
YOU CAN’T SPELL AMERICA WITHOUT ME: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J.Trump (A So-Called Parody). Alec Baldwin. Kurt Andersen. Penguin Audio. Baldwin’s … Continue reading
Cohen’s The Sustainable City
THE SUSTAINABLE CITY. Steven Cohen. Columbia University Press. Humanity finds presently itself between two giant millstones: population growth, and the threat of environmental collapse, most notably through climate change. While … Continue reading
Thoraiya Dyer’s Titan’s Forest Series Continues To Break New Ground
ECHOES OF UNDERSTOREY: A TITAN’S FOREST NOVEL. Thoraiya Dyer. Tor Books. Aliens may be one of the first things that spring to mind when you hear the words “science fiction,” … Continue reading
Mastai’s All Our Wrong Todays Now In Paperback
ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS. Elan Mastai. Dutton. Elan Mastai’s All Our Wrong Todays was a debut novel that read like a work from a seasoned veteran – rife with intrigue and featuring … Continue reading
Ashley Cope’s Unsounded
UNSOUNDED. Ashley Cope. Self Published. This already monumental series starts with deceptive simplicity – two ill-suited companions on a journey. The dynamic is Calvin and Hobbes, times ten. She is … Continue reading
The Realms of God
THE REALMS OF GOD. Michael Livingston. TOR. There is, of course, nothing new in placing supernatural fiction in the context of a historical setting. Two of the best-known examples of … Continue reading
Pope Francis Delivers A Message For Christmas
HAPPINESS IN THIS LIFE. Pope Francis. Penguin Audio. This selection compiles a series of homilies and speeches by Pope Francis meant to enlighten hearts and broaden our understanding of ourselves … Continue reading
I Want To Go To Lithuania Looks At How To Understand Aging Parents
I WANT TO GO TO LITHUANIA, OR HOW TO HAVE FUN WITH YOUR AGING PARENTS. Christina Britton Conroy. Illustrations by Larry Conroy. Black Lyon Publishing. The odds are decent that … Continue reading
Black Goat Blues Recalls Gaiman & Hammett
BLACK GOAT BLUES. Levi Black. Tor Books. I was reading Levi Black’s latest novel and, it being past my bedtime, I dozed off into dreams. And in one of those dreams, Neil … Continue reading
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