speculative fiction – Book Club Babble

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...

Good Morning, Midnight – An Interview with Lily Brooks-Dalton

Tabitha Lord

Interviews

Augustine is an aging astronomer near the end of his career who lives and works on an observatory in the Arctic circle when rumors of war begin to spread. His research facility is evacuated, but Augie refuses t... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Fathermothergod – Lucia Greenhouse’s Journey out of Christian Science

NY Times Bestseller Linda Stasi Releases BOOK OF JUDAS

Women’s Relationship to Food, An Interview with Laura Shapiro

The Authors Cut: Tabitha Lord interviews Caroline Leavitt

Haiti’s Poor and Their Pathway to a Better Life, An Interview with Steve Werlin

Mary Sulllivan interviews Beverly Jenkins live at the 2017 Romance Writers of America conference

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Cruel Beautiful World – An Interview with Caroline Leavitt

Jonathan Maberry Strikes Again! YA Novel MARS ONE is a Galactic Home Run!

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

Author Interview with Harriet Levin Millan, author of How Fast Can You Run?

Does A Red Drink Taste Sweeter? A Review of Gastrophysics

Is Advertising Coming to an End? A Review

Need an Antidote to the Summer Doldrums? Your Favorite Books Go to the Movies!

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

The Author’s Cut: Upcoming Events

Author Spotlight – Delilah Dawson

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

A Dose of Dark Medicine from Eric Scott Fischl

A Very Krampus Christmas!

Speculative Story Bites – Satisfying Samples of Short Fiction

Good Morning, Midnight – An Interview with Lily Brooks-Dalton

Fathermothergod – Lucia Greenhouse’s Journey out of Christian Science

NY Times Bestseller Linda Stasi Releases BOOK OF JUDAS

Women’s Relationship to Food, An Interview with Laura Shapiro

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Looking At What is to be Seen: A Review of Dana Spiotta’s Innocents and Others

Two Families, One Secret: An Interview With Lynda Cohen Loigman

Unearthing The Lion Trees’ Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Come Aboard the Starship Horizon: An Interview with Tabitha Lord

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