Jack McDevitt’s passion for astronomy was recognized in 2008 when the International Astronomical Union put his name on an asteroid. NASA has given him an award for “keeping the science in science fiction.” Stephen King described Jack as the “natural heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke.” Life is ... more >
My 2022 reading slump continues; I don’t have much for “what I’ve been reading” for the second quarter in a row. I did read and review Steadfast, The No Show, You Were Made to Be Mine, and Sea of Tranquility, the latter two with Janine. Other than that, I read ... more >
Even time travel can’t unravel love Anthology of inclusive tales of people through time looking for one another and for ways for the world to be better. Time-travel is a way for writers to play with history and imagine different futures – for better, or worse. When romance is thrown ... more >
Our conversation on time travel continues with a question from Sirius about Outlander and our list of book recommendations and books to avoid. -Janine Outlander Sirius: Outlander (because I had to ask) – what are your takes on it and do you like how time travel was implemented ... more >
Sirius had some questions for us—and you—about time travel stories. This discussion will run in two parts, with today’s focusing on the questions below and Monday’s reserved for discussing Outlander and for our book recommendations. -Janine Sirius: So this is one of my favorite topics in SFF. I have been ... more >
Janine: Jennie and I loved Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel’s breakout novel (Jennie even caught up on one or two earlier books by the author), so we reviewed her follow up, The Glass Hotel, together. When we heard she had a new book, Sea of Tranquility, we decided to ... more >