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Category: Science Fiction

Fiction…

You Have Arrived At Your Destination

26 Feb 202128 Feb 2021
Reviewed by Meg Stivison I was interested in reading the short story You Have Arrived At Your Destination after reading Amor Towles’s engrossing novels Rules of Civility and A Gentleman…
Action…

Power Rangers: The Psycho Path

12 Feb 202128 Feb 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 202128 Feb 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 202028 Feb 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 202028 Feb 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…
Science Fiction…

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

17 Jan 20205 Dec 2020
To Be Taught, If Fortunate 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…
Fiction…

Good Morning, Midnight

4 Dec 20195 Dec 2020
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 20196 Dec 2020
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 20196 Dec 2020
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 20196 Dec 2020
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 20196 Dec 2020
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…
Movies and Film…

3 Short Stories to Fuel Your Astoria Borealis Conspiracies

29 Dec 20186 Dec 2020
UFO sightings are usually the stuff of science fiction, but this week in New York, some people say we were visited by beings from outer space. And with the advent…

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