A long review over at The American Spectator of Thomas Monteleone’s short story collection, Rough Beasts and Other Mutations. I’ve never thought of Monteleone in terms of a “conservo-libertarian”, but the article includes a detailed background of his world view, along with a nod to Ayn Rand.
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Received a review copy of Jacob Foxx’s novel, The Fifth World. Adding it to my list of books I need to read.
Brenda Cooper’s Creative Fire.
It’s one of those cases where you think you have a book, only to discover you don’t. Then when trying to order from the publisher discover that the 1,500 print run is sold out. Luckily, I was able to order James P. Blaylock’s 2011 novel, The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs, from another source. I have most of Blaylock’s books, with an exception here or there made for chapbooks and single stories.
Long interview with Iain Banks (aka Iain M. Banks) over at the Irish Times. Probably a bunch of those out there since he just published a new novel – his 26th.
Caution: clicking on this link at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will start a loud advertisement, so be warned.
That said, Bill Steigerwald’s expose of John Steinbeck’s deception (and that of his editors, biographers and publishers) regarding his book, Travels with Charley, makes for very interesting reading. For decades we’ve all been led to believe what Steinbeck wrote actually happened, that he lived in his camper car and everything he saw and heard was real. The truth is that Steinbeck’s words are heavily fictionalized, and likely politically biased. Though I like Steinbeck’s fiction, and one time visited the Steinbeck center in Salinas, one can only hope every work of non-fiction gets the same sharp investigation. Wikipedia, by the way, has yet to update its pages regarding the book.
A review essay about Iain M. Banks’ latest Culture novel, as well as a survey of the past 25 years of Banks’ Culture fiction. Detailed and brilliantly written piece.
This 2012 book looks like an interesting novel, though the “review” itself is rather limited in scope.
A brief review of Sarah Hoyt’s new sf novel, Darkship Renegades, the follow-up to her Prometheus Award winner, Darkship Thieves.
Looming changes in intellectual copyright law, as the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a major case next week. Implication can eventually shut down the ability to resale anything, from books to cellphones and beyond.
