science fiction – Book Club Babble

"In the far future, chocolate is Earth’s only unique commodity - one that everyone else in the galaxy is willing to kill to get their hands, paws, and tentacles on." Free Chocolate, by Amber Royer, is one ... Read More...

Author Spotlight – John Jackson Miller

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

Before Covid essentially shut down the convention circuit, I had the pleasure of sharing a booth at Richmond Galaxy Con with John Jackson Miller. In the Star Wars writer's universe, John is a legend. Seriously,... Read More...

Indie Spotlight – Michael C. Bland – The Price of Safety

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Aptly titled, Michael C. Bland's debut novel The Price of Safety challenges us to consider just how much privacy and personal liberty we are willing to give up in exchange for public safety. Set in the near fut... Read More...

Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut Books – A Winning Series!

Tabitha Lord

Reviews

Mary Robinette Kowal’s Lady Astronaut series ticks off every box for me – a strong female protagonist, the space program, alternate history, and just enough of humanity’s shadow side to create nail biting, beli... Read More...

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Pintip Dunn’s new sci-fi YA, Star-Crossed, is a clever space opera set on a colony with very few resources. The colonists can’t grow enough actual food to feed everyone, so a select few are designated to be Ae... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, on Books, on Publishing, on Writing

I'm a speculative fiction girl. Sure, I like a good mystery. I can appreciate literary fiction at it's finest. Historical fiction will keep me turning pages. And who doesn't like a little romance now and again?... Read More...

The Big Sheep: A delightfully humorous dystopian novel

Reviews

Robert Kroese’s The Big Sheep is a fun, genre-bending ride. Kroese is largely an author of humorous, deeply sarcastic science fiction, although he writes (and writes very well) in multiple genres. Indeed, I d... Read More...

Mrs. Claus – Not the Fairy Tale They Say

Tabitha Lord

Reviews

A few times a year I'm asked to review a short story collection and I am always pleased to do it, especially when the publisher is World Weaver Press! With their focus on speculative fiction, this quality small... Read More...

The Author’s Cut, Live with Rob Dircks

Tabitha Lord

The Author's Cut

Rob Dircks writes funny things. He is the Audible bestselling author of Where the Hell is Tesla? and The Wrong Unit, and a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America). His prior work i... Read More...

Author Spotlight – Rob Dircks

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Profiles, Interviews

Register here to watch BCB’s live interview with Rob Dircks on Wednesday, October 25th at 9:00 pm EST: The Author's Cut Live with Rob Dircks. Send us your questions! Rob writes funny things. His anti-self help... Read More...

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