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At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber (Forge, 2023) Review by Warner Holme: Heather Webber's At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities is the latest from an author who has made quite a name in the small town story genre. Weber has become known for such stories, and both they and she have gained a certain

The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar (Tachyon, 2023) Review by Warner Holme: Lavie Tidhar's The Circumference of the World is a book about a book, at least in part. But people associated with the book seem to disappear, either mysteriously or via outright kidnapping. While all connecting together, the book really can be divided into

The Frugal Wizard's Guide For Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson (Tor, 2023) Review by Warner Holme: Brandon Sanderson's The Frugal Wizard's Guide For Surviving Medieval England is one of those hilarious titles that was just begging to be used. Initially published as part of the record-breaking Kickstarter campaign run by Sanderson, this volume has now

The Frugal Wizard's Guide For Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson (Tor, 2023) Review by Warner Holme: Brandon Sanderson's The Frugal Wizard's Guide For Surviving Medieval England is one of those hilarious titles that was just begging to be used. Initially published as part of the record-breaking Kickstarter campaign run by Sanderson, this volume has now

Ursula K Le Guin's Collected Poems, Edited by Harold Bloom (Library of America, 2023) Review by Warner Holme: Ursula K Le Guin's Collected Poems represents a look at a wide swath of the career of a fine storyteller in an artform she often practiced but wasn't nearly as well known for. Given that the Library of America

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Nightfire, 2021) Review by Warner Holme: Catriona Ward's The Last House on Needless Street represents an interesting variation on the psychological horror story. There are a few viewpoints, interesting ones, as well as an increasing fear as various alarming details are slowly piled atop one another to paint

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor, 2021) Review by Warner Holme: Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars is a fascinating example of comic science fantasy, and represents a wonderful bit of storytelling in any part of its genre. It is also a massively queer story, and a story, in its way, about baking and music. This is

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor, 2021) Review by Warner Holme: Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars is a fascinating example of comic science fantasy, and represents a wonderful bit of storytelling in any part of its genre. It is also a massively queer story, and a story, in its way, about baking and music. This is

Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston (Tor.com, 2022) Review by Warner Holme: Andrea Hairston's Redwood and Wildfire is a fascinating and strange piece of historical fantasy. While the concept of a fantasy relating to the early twentieth century entertainment world is not unusual, nor is the portrayal of the situations of marginalized people, this book represents an excellent

Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth (Tor Nightfire, 2022) Review by Warner Holme: Nina Nesseth's Nightmare Fuel has the tagline "The Science of Horror Films" and it is a very appropriate title. It is a chapter-by-chapter look at the genre indicated from a sociological, psychological, psychiatric, and biological point of view. Structured very carefully, the book takes