REVISITING LASER BOOKS

This week Steve revisits a publisher’s SF line that took everyone by surprise, because they were known for romance novels, Gothic bodice-rippers and the like. Laser Books, edited by Roger Elwood, came and went within a few years, but left a mark on our genre. Was it a good or bad mark? Read and find out…

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The Big Idea: Kalla Harris

Sometimes, great ideas can stem from just a single word. Author Kalla Harris talks about her single-word-inspiration in the Big Idea for her debut YA novel, The Ground That Devours Us. Follow along as she […]

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The Big Idea: Beth Cato

You can’t judge a house by its paint job. Or by the nefarious things that have gone on inside said house in the past. Author Beth Cato takes us for a tour in the Big […]

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The Big Idea: Charlie N. Holmberg

Sometimes, books require a lot of planning and outlining, and sometimes you just need to start and it ends up revealing itself along the way. Such was the case for author Charlie N. Holmberg, much […]

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The Big Idea: Julia Harrison

Highways to Hell, Stairways to Heaven: in From the Other Side, author Julia Harrison suggests a different way of locating these ineffable planes of the afterlife… which may or may not so inef… Source: The […]

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book cover: Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K.A. Teryna

Matt’s Reviews: BLACK HOLE HEART AND OTHER STORIES by K.A. Teryna

  Publisher:             Fairwood Press   Publication date:  10/14/2025   (Pre-order available)   Pages:                 236    ISBN:                  978-1-9588880-29-6   Author:                K.A. Teryna   Translated by:     Alex Shvartsman Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K.A. Teryna was translated from Russian by Alex […]

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REVIEW – SHATTER DARK by R. Graeme Cameron

Graeme Cameron, Amzing columnist, has written his first novel, and it’s science fiction (surprise!). It’s a sardonic, funny, well-written, quite engaging book full of surprising characters and events. If we like it enough (and buy it), maybe he’ll write a sequel or two. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Chica Cafeína de Cecilia Zero

Zero, Cecilia. Chica Cafeína. Lima: Alfaguara, 2024. 147 pp. Ilustraciones de Joan Ulloa. Cecilia Zero es una escritora que inició su carrera literaria a temprana edad, dándonos uno de los libros más significativos de las […]

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The Big Idea: Jon McGoran

Security and confidence don’t come cheap, especially in a world where both are in short supply. In his novel The Price of Everything, author Jon McGoran delves into a future where the wealthiest look for […]

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REVIEW — WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOL. 41

L. Ron Hubbard started Writers of the Future contest back in the 1980s as a way of encouraging new writers (and later, illustrators) into the genres of science fiction, fantasy and light horror. The 41st collection of stories gleaned from a year’s worth of entries is a really good one. Get it!

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The Big Idea: Kat Richardson

Sometimes as an author you find a character, and sometimes the character finds you. In this Big Idea for Storm Waters, author Kat Richardson introduces a character who stopped by… and then stayed for a […]

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Audio book Cover: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

Matt’s Reviews: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by MarkTwain

  Publisher:                          Audiobook Contractors   Published Date:                 2010   Original Print Published:  1889   ISBN:                                   1-60646-181-8   Author:                                Mark Twain   Read by:                              Flo Gibson A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain is […]

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Novedades de Diciembre 2

En el stand de Cuba de la Feria del libro de Guadalajara Lanzamiento digital de la saga del Cosmos (Saga de Kay y Kirk) De Eric Mota. Lamentablemente no he encontrado un enlace de cómo […]

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Novedades de Diciembre 1

LIBROS Durante la Feria del Libro de Guadalajara se presentó el libro “Yo no voya a salvarte” (CasaFutura) de Iliana Várgaz. Participaron Gabriela Damián, Connie Tapia Monroy y Rafael Villegas. El evento se realizó el […]

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Novedades de Noviembre 3

No estoy segura, si hay tan pocas novedades por la cercanía de las fiestas o porque estoy haciendo más mi trabajo. En todo caso, no quiero retrazarme con las últimas noticias del mes LIBROS Hay […]

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