October 3, 2022
The Books That Made Me – Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.” I…
September 29, 2022
Books that Made Me – The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
“Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we…
September 27, 2022
The Books That Made Me – Moby Dick by Herman Melville
“As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love…
September 27, 2022
The Books That Made Me – The Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn
“If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer.” Ah, Star…
September 26, 2022
The Books That Made Me – A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to…
September 24, 2022
The Books That Made Me – The Thief of Always by Clive Barker
“The great gray beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in…
September 20, 2022
The Books That Made Me – Flight To The Lonesome Place by Alexander Key
What happens when a boy mathematical genius with a computer-like memory find himself the target…
September 19, 2022
The Video Game That Made Me – Secret of Mana
I’ve been reading SFF books almost all my life, or at least since elementary school.…
September 16, 2022
Books That Made Me: Surface Detail, Iain Banks
“The truth is not always useful, not always good. It’s like putting your faith in…
September 15, 2022
Books That Made Me: Ten Tales Selected by A.A. Phillips
This was the first short story anthology I read by choice. I can’t remember how…
