Author Archives: Victoria Janssen

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.

#TBR Challenge – Everyday Heroes: Dancing Bearfoot by Elva Birch

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

August 21, Everyday Heroes: Dancing Bearfoot by Elva Birch is a confection, a short paranormal romance set in Alaska between single dad Leland/Lee, who owns a construction company, and his daughter’s preschool teacher, Patricia. Lee is a big bear of … Continue reading →

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My July Reading Log

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki (Author) and Jesse Kirkwood (Translator) is set in contemporary Japan and opens with a former tv scriptwriter whose career took a downward turn; she is now writing scripts for a dating … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – What a Wonderful World: The White Mosque: A Memoir by Sofia Samatar

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

What a Wonderful World: The White Mosque: A Memoir by Sofia Samatar (2022) hasn’t actually been on my TBR for very long; I just couldn’t wait any longer! I’ve been a fan of her poetic prose since reading her 2013 … Continue reading →

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“The Persistence of Enchantment,” Readercon 2024

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Before my own panelist duties at Readercon 33 commenced, I attended a Readercon panel that was a conversation between Sofia Samatar and Greer Gilman about Greer’s Cloudish novels, Moonwise and Cloud and Ashes, and Sofia’s A Stranger in Olondria and … Continue reading →

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My June Reading Log

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Welcome to Boy.net (Earth’s Shadow Book 1) by Lyda Morehouse is set in Earth’s solar system a good while after the Archangel books, long enough that most people thing Earth is largely abandoned; also, you don’t have to have … Continue reading →

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Readercon 2024 Schedule

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be at Readercon 33, July 11 – 14, 2024 this weekend, in Quincy, Massachusetts, for the first time in several years. Check out my schedule below and stop by my Kaffeeklatsch if you’ll be there! Salon A Friday, July … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – Bananapants!: Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233 by Sean Stewart

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233 by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman definitely fits this month’s category! First in a trilogy, it’s a teen mystery/thriller with speculative fiction and interactive elements, such as phone numbers you can call to … Continue reading →

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My May Reading Log

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: At the Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard follows The Hands of the Emperor and it took me a really long time. This is because it was 806 pages, which I found out when I was done. I’ll … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – With a Little Help From My Friends: My Dear Watson by L.A. Fields

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

May 15, With a Little Help From My Friends: My Dear Watson by L.A. Fields only somewhat fits this month’s theme, as the friendships are complex. It’s narrated by the second Mrs. John Watson. She explores a queer relationship between … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Hands of the Emperor (Lays of the Hearth-Fire Book 1) by Victoria Goddard was over 900 pages of fantasy about creating a good government and having your family recognize your achievements and figuring out how to incorporate your … Continue reading →

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