First, I want to apologize that this podcast is a day late. I got some very sad and upsetting news this weekend and it threw off my whole schedule. In this episode, I chat with author Davidson L. Haworth, who, like me, traveled overseas as a child. In this podcast, he talks about his travels […]
On Friday, I visited a local genre bookstore, Secret Passages Bookstore and had a really nice chat with the owners. I told them about my blog and they gave me permission to give you a very special offer. Do you live near Long Beach, Calif.? Then you can get a one-time 10% discount of your […]
I collect dragons. So today is a special day for me. 🙂 Actually, this is the first time I’ve even heard of it. But, in honor of the day, I shot a short video of a sample of my dragon collection. The plush dragons are on the other side of the room and my dragon […]
On Jan. 3, 1892, JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. To celebrate this event, The Tolkien Society invites Tolkien fans around the world to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author at 9pm your local time. The toast is “The Professor.” And for those unfamiliar with British toast-drinking […]
Kent Alterman, head of original programming and development at Comedy Central announced last today that the animated comedy series Ugly Americans has been renewed for a second season. The new 14-episode season will premiere in June 2011. Developed by David M. Stern (Producer/Writer, The Simpsons) and created by Devin Clark, Ugly Americans follows Mark Lilly […]
Inspired by Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Darren Shan‘s The Thin Executioner takes you on a journey that is part mythological quest and part coming of age story. Summary When young Jebel Rum feels humiliated by his father, the revered executioner of Wadi, he impulsively decides to go on a quest to the […]
The second book of Gail Carriger‘s The Parasol Protectorate trilogy is a delightful supernatural steam punk novel with a sharp British wit. Summary As Changeless opens, Alexia Maccon, formerly Alexia Tarbotti, has been Lady Woolsey for about three months. Her werewolf husband is having a heated discussion with the castle’s ghost, waking her at some […]
Is it just me or is Hawaii Five-O acting like a genre show without any genre themes? Think about it … Three of the four series leads have genre roots. Alex O’Loughlin was the lead, Mick St. John, in Moonlight. He’s also appeared in the sci-fi horror flick Man-Thing. Daniel Dae Kim, most recently from […]
There’s something about the Christmas season that lends itself to flights of fancy. This year the Hallmark Channel has several on its schedule that I only took notice of because they’ll give us all a chance to see some genre stars we may not have seen in awhile. The Santa Suit starring Kevin Sorbo Even […]
I found this book hard to put down … in fact the only reason it took me nearly a month to read it is because a) its a thick book with small print, b) I’ve been extremely busy with not much time to read and c) I’ve always been a slow reader. Summary In this […]