Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
After I read John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany (which is an outstanding read) several years ago, I went on an Irving reading rampage; I stopped because though the writing was exquisite, the...
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Texas Independence Relay – 30 day countdown
The Texas Independence Relay (TIR) is a 40 leg, 203 mile relay race with 8-12 people, from Gonzales, Texas to the San Jacinto Monument. It should take us (we hope) less than a day...
Review of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie on SFSignal
My review of Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie is up at SFSignal. Excerpt: Set in the world of Abercrombie’s The First Law series, Best Served Cold has no sorcery like that series, but...
The Squeaking Goblin (Doc Savage #35)
This is the 18th story in Street and Smith’s original publishing order. Doc goes to Maine, at the request of Chelton Raymond. He finds not only an assassin whose bullets vanish and who moves...
SFSignal Podcast: Social Media and the book industry
SFSignal Podcast #23 is up, and the topic is: Is social media good for the book industry, publishing and authors? With Twitter and Facebook, publisher, author and fan are more connected than ever before....
The King Maker (Doc Savage #80)
This is the 16th story in Street and Smith’s original publishing order and the first one not written entirely by Lester Dent (Harold A. Davis is co-author). This finishes a sprint of sorts, reading...
2011 – The year of the Indie Bookstores
Many of my friends will derive from the title of this post that I am still under the influence of New Year’s libations. With the demise of Border’s and the rise of eBooks, it...
The Mystery on the Snow (Doc Savage #69)
This is the 15th story in Street and Smith’s original publishing order. A sleazy mystic named Mahal is checking up on Doc, but doesn’t know that Doc has found him out and is having...
The National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, Texas
For anyone with interest in history in general and World War II in particular, the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas is a must see. There are three main buildings housing...
The Monsters (Doc Savage #7)
This is the 14th story in Street and Smith’s original publishing order. When you have 180+ stories, there are going to be some lemons, and this was certainly one. The story starts out promising,...