BlogHide Resteemsmarissalingen (57)in books • 12 days agoBooks read, late SeptemberI spent late September having influenza! Boy was that...about as much fun as you've heard influenza is! And much of…marissalingen (57)in books • 16 days agoEscaping Exodus, by Nicky DraydenReview copy provided by the publisher. Nicky Drayden is one of the most creative writers working in speculative…marissalingen (57)in books • 20 days agoCog, by Greg van EekhoutReview copy provided by the author. I am writing this review several months ahead of posting it for its release, and…marissalingen (57)in books • 24 days agoWhere to find me: the Montreal and New York editionLike many other totally normal non-mutant human beings, I often choose to be in one place at one time, a superpower…marissalingen (57)in books • 26 days agoShort stories I've liked recentlyElizabeth Bear, Erase, Erase, Erase (F&SF) M. E. Bronstein, Elegy of a Lanthornist (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) Deborah…marissalingen (57)in books • 27 days agoIn further originsToday Escape Pod has released a podcast of my story "Points of Origin"! Go and have a listen! Posted from my blog with SteemPress :marissalingen (57)in books • 29 days agoChilling Effect, by Valerie ValdesReview copy provided by the publisher. Also the author is a Twitter buddy. Eva Innocente and her crew may not be…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthBooks read, early SeptemberBecky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate. This is a charming novella of extrasolar planetary exploration. The crew…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthPresent Writers: Candas Jane DorseyThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthThe Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. HarrowReview copy provided by the publisher. For a long time you couldn't get a portal fantasy for love nor money, most…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthBrightfall, by Jaime Lee MoyerReview copy provided by the author, who is a long-time friend. I was obsessed with Arthurian legends in my early…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthBooks read, late AugustWilfrid Blunt, Linnaeus: The Compleat Naturalist. I hate Wilfrid Blunt and wish he was still alive to give the cut…marissalingen (57)in books • last monthCatfish Lullaby, by A.C. WiseReview copy provided by Broken Eye Books. Also the author has become a convention buddy of mine. This novella is an…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoRamblings around Patreon social dynamicsI want to be clear that I am not saying that Patreon and similar social supports are bad in any way. I support…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoBooks read, early AugustThomas Aquinas, On the Unity of the Intellect Against the Averroists. This was my dad's and kept among his chemistry…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoAutomatic Eve, by Rokuro InuiReview copy provided by Haikasoru Books. If you were ever thinking, okay, what if steampunk, but deeply Japanese…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoPresent Writers: Diane DuaneThis is the latest in a recurring series! For more about the series, please read the original post on Marta Randall…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoBeware, beware!Today I have an essay about kindness and thought experiments out in Uncanny Magazine, Beware the Lifeboats. Go, read…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoThe Dragon Republic, by R. F. KuangReview copy provided by the publisher. This is the sequel to The Poppy War, and in the shape of a classic second book…marissalingen (57)in books • 2 months agoBooks read, late JulySophie Anderson, The House With Chicken Legs. This is a kids' book about death and finding your own place. It is not…