Category Archives: sf/f

#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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“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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#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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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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#TBR Challenge – No Place Like Home: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

I don’t live in New York City, but I’m close enough and I’ve been there enough that I felt The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (2020) worked for this month’s theme, No Place Like Home. The book expands on … Continue reading →

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#TBR Challenge – Not in Kansas Anymore: Was by Geoff Ryman

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

My choice for the Not in Kansas Anymore theme is Was by Geoff Ryman (1992), which I feel is perfect because it plays directly with The Wizard of Oz, both book and movie, and the making of the movie as … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: I have belatedly read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett, and wow did it have a lot more going on than I was expecting even though, this being Pratchett, I should have expected themes such … Continue reading →

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HEA Quest!

Posted on January 13, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Calling all fantasy and science-fiction romance writers! Join the SFWA-sponsored HEA Quest on Saturday, January 20th, 2024, 9AM – 12PM PT, for a virtual meet-up featuring three panels of writers, editors, and experts in the industry. This is a great … Continue reading →

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