speculative fiction – Book Club Babble

If you like smart, funny sci-fi with excellent world-building, a relevant theme, and a splash of romance, check out the Heartless series by Sarah Lahey. I picked up with book two, Nostalgia is Heartless, but it... Read More...

The Sightless City – Noah Lemelson’s Debut Fantasy Mash-Up

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

I tried to come up with a category for Noah Lemelson's debut novel, The Sightless City, but had a tough time putting a box around it. It's a fantasy, but I'd also use words like thriller, steam-punk, and even h... Read More...

The Edge of Elsewhere – Sam Stea’s Stunning Debut

Tabitha Lord

Interviews, Reviews

It's the year 2079 and the world is a scorched husk of a planet barely supporting the dwindling human race. When fourteen-year-old Abbey Lane, her best friend Max, and her brilliant brother Paul discover a way ... 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...

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...

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