speculative fiction – Book Club Babble

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

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...

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...

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...

The Author’s Cut live with Jon McGoran

Tabitha Lord

The Author's Cut

In the not so distant future, humans are splicing their own DNA with that of other species. The results are both magnificent and monstrous. But the societal backlash isn't to regulate the splicing, it's to dehu... Read More...

Spliced – Jon McGoran’s New YA Thriller

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Register here to watch BCB's live interview with Jon McGoran on Thursday, October 19th at 9:00 pm EST: The Author's Cut Live with Jon McGoran. Send us your questions! In the not so distant future, humans are s... Read More...

Fate and Magic Mix in The Trials of Solomon Parker

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Register here to watch BCB's live interview with Eric Scott Fischl on Wednesday, October 4th at 9 pm EST: Author's Cut Live with Eric Scott Fischl. Send us your questions! Solomon Parker is down on his luc... Read More...

Find a Horse of Every Color in Rhonda Parrish’s Equus

Tabitha Lord

Reviews

I forget how much I enjoy short stories. Often an anthology isn't the first thing I pick up at the bookstore, but the experience of reading a well-curated collection is always satisfying. In the latest installm... Read More...

A Dose of Dark Medicine from Eric Scott Fischl

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

A Civil War surgeon turned snake oil salesman. A ragged group of performers and sideshow freaks. A traveling medicine show with a dark, twisted purpose. You'll want a ticket to DR POTTER'S MEDICINE SHOW, author... Read More...

A Very Krampus Christmas!

Tabitha Lord

Reviews

As holiday traditions go, we in the United States have all but ignored Santa's creepy cousin Krampus. This horned, folkloric figure stands in stark contrast to the jolly old man in red pajamas. An inkling of Kr... Read More...

Speculative Story Bites – Satisfying Samples of Short Fiction

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Welcome to part two of BCB's interview with Sarena Ulibarri, Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press. On Tuesday I talked with Sarena about the inner workings of a small press, and about her job in particular. It... Read More...

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