Category Archives: Books

Retro Review: “In a Dead Man’s Shoes” by Harold Markham

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Cora

“In a Dead Man’s Shoes” is a historical short story by Harold Markham, which was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. The story may be found online here. This review will also be crossposted to Retro … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Retro Reviews | Tagged 18th century, 1929, execution, gallows, hanging, Harold Markham, highwayman, historical fiction, historical thriller, Hugh Rankin, In a Dead Man's Shoes, London, Retro Reviews, revenge, short story, theatre, Tyburn, weird fiction, Weird Tales | 1 Comment

Small Press – Big Stories: Some of Cora’s Favourite Small Press SFF Books of 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Cora

So what is “Small Press – Big Stories”? It’s an initiative started by the excellent SFF blog Runalong the Shelves to celebrate great SFF books (and great books period) published by small presses. Because small presses don’t have the clout … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 2023 Hugo eligible, Absinthe Books, Adrian Cole, alternate history, Arminius: Bane of Eagles, DMR Books, dystopian, epic fantasy, Eugen Bacon, heroic fantasy, historical fantasy, historical horror, horror, Jen Williams, Journey Press, Last Car to Annwn Station, LGBTQ, Mage of Fools, Marie Vibbert, Meerkat Press, Michael Merriam, PS Publishing, Queen of Swords Press, religion, science fantasy, Seven Dead Sisters, small press, small press big stories, sword and sorcery, The Gods Awoke, urban fantasy, weird fiction | 3 Comments

First Monday Free Fiction: The Thing From the Dread Swamp

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the November 2022 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, First Monday Free Fiction | Tagged free fiction, heroic fantasy, monsters, my books, our books, pulp fantasy, Richard Blakemore, shameless self-promo, short story, sword and sorcery, The Thing from the Dread Swamp, Thurvok | 1 Comment

Non-Fiction Spotlight: The Aliens Are Here – Extraterrestrial Visitors in American Cinema and Television by Fraser A. Sherman

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Cora

After the Hugos is before the next Hugos, so I’m continuing my Non-Fiction Spotlight project, where I interview the authors/editors of SFF-related non-fiction books that come out in 2022 and are eligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards. For more about … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Film, Non-Fiction Spotlight, TV | Tagged 2023 Hugo eligible, alien invasion, aliens, awards, Best Related Work, Fraser A. Sherman, Hugo Awards, interviews, interviews with other writers, McFarland, non-fiction, Non-Fiction Spotlight, other people's books, SF TV, The Aliens Are Here: Extraterrestrial Visitors in American Cinema and Television, US cinema, US TV | 5 Comments

Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for October 2022

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors newly published this month, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Speculative Fiction of the Month | Tagged alien invasion, dark fantasy, dragons, epic fantasy, ghosts, Greek mythology, historical fantasy, horror, military science fiction, new release round-up, Norse mythology, other people's books, paranormal mystery, post-apocalyptic, space opera, sword and sorcery, urban fantasy, vampires, witches | Leave a comment

Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for October 2022

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the latest edition of “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Crime Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some September books I missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Indie Crime Fiction of the Month | Tagged animal mystery, cozy mystery, crime thriller, heist, historical mystery, humorous crime fiction, jazz age mystery, legal thriller, new release round-up, other people's books, paranormal mystery, police procedural, psychological thriller, romantic suspense, serial killers, suspense, Victorian mystery, witches | Leave a comment

Two Late Hugo Links and Two New Arrivals

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Cora

In my round-up of reactions and reports to the 2022 Hugo Award winners, I somehow missed this detailed report by Heike Lindhold at the German SFF fansite Teilzeithelden. My Hugo win gets a nice write-up, as so all the other … Continue reading →