When big-name mainstream authors venture into science fiction, watch out. I’ve been hugely disappointed by sci-fi novels penned by the likes of Louise Erdrich, Joyce Carol Oates, Jennifer Egan, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Colson Whitehead. If you’re not familiar with the names, just scan a few...
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Many readers know Ken Follett as the author of the popular spy thrillers Eye of the Needle and The Key to Rebecca. But in his long writing career he has sold nearly 200 million books. And the Kingsbridge Saga accounts for more than half the total. It is without question one of, if not the...
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Michael Lewis has been getting a beating lately by just about everyone who mentions his name in the news. His latest book, Going Infinite, presents a balanced picture of the failed cryptocurrency trader Sam Bankman-Fried. Some imply the book is essentially a whitewash. But just about everyone else...
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Over 1,200 years of its tumultuous history, sixty-three men and women have ruled England. But no monarch, man or woman, has gained more attention from historians and novelists alike than Henry VIII. After all, whose life could measure up in sheer drama? And whose reign was more consequential for...
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Beware: the title is misleading. Peter Cawdron’s novel, Ghosts, is not a ghost story. It’s hard science fiction, the 24th in his series of standalone novels exploring the innumerable ways that First Contact with aliens might play out. He’s written about what seems like every...
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Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review,
with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review,
with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.
Mysteries & Thrillers Tuesday includes my latest mystery and thriller book review, with links to other science fiction content.
Nonfiction Wednesday includes my latest nonfiction book review, with links to other nonfiction content.
The Weekly includes summaries and links to all the previous week’s three to five book reviews, including some that don’t appear in any of the other newsletters.