Book and Reading Culture… Carmilla 16 May 202215 May 2022 With every book they publish, many authors likely have a goal to have their stories immortalized forever. Some stories fade into obscurity, while others have staying power that outlasts in…
Fiction… You Have Arrived At Your Destination 26 Feb 202121 Jun 2021 Reviewed by Meg Stivison I was interested in reading Amor Towles’s short story You Have Arrived At Your Destination after reading his engrossing novels Rules of Civility and A Gentleman…
Action… Power Rangers: The Psycho Path 12 Feb 202121 Jun 2021 The Power Rangers have been a pop culture staple since the early 1990s, even as they have seemingly faded from the pillar they once stood upon. The campy superhero television…
Fiction… Always Human 1 Jan 202119 May 2021 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas Most media usually depicts a far scientifically advanced future as some sort of horribly flawed. Whether it be due to overuse of future technology or the…
Fiction… Paper Girls 4 Dec 202019 May 2021 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The cash-in on 1980s nostalgia has been a recurring theme, primarily making its face known in the 2010s. From a resurgence of retro video games to…
Fiction… This Is How You Lose the Time War 6 Nov 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, I thought it sounded interesting because I…
Fiction… To Be Taught, If Fortunate 17 Jan 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Man has always been fascinated with the idea of life outside of Earth. What if that life were real? What if humans had a way to get…
Fiction… Good Morning, Midnight 4 Dec 201931 May 2021 Review by Heather Haunert Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a highly engaging story that propels you forward to the end at incredible speed. This tale encompasses two desolate…
Fiction… Binti 4 Oct 201931 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Binti, a young adult science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor, is not something I would normally pick up, but after reading it, I can honestly…
Science Fiction… The Last Conversation 27 Sep 201931 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky "WOW!" I actually said that out loud when I finished reading The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay. This short story, only 56 pages long, packs a…
Book and Reading Culture… Stephen King 18 Apr 201931 May 2021 Without a doubt, Stephen King is the most iconic horror writer today, and has been since the 1970s when his first novel, Carrie, was published and became an instant classic.…
Fantasy… Ep5 SSBC Podcast: Bob Mustin 21 Feb 201931 May 2021 Bob Mustin joins Short Story Book Club on the latest episode of Short Story Discussions. Bob is the author of The Blue Bicycle, which was chosen as the SSBC Short…