Central Station takes place in a Tel Aviv of the future…far enough into the future that humans now have colonies spread throughout the solar system. Central Station is the dominant feature of Tel Aviv; a space elevator where flights arrive and depart from all over outer space, and, as such, have inhabitants from every imaginable...
Cindy and I listened to Infomacracy together. Christine Marshall did a good job as the reader. Introducing a Science Fiction / Fantasy world is a challenge. In this case, the transition into the story was not very smooth. When we started listening we had trouble following the story and wondered if the playback of the recording...
When my daughter and I went to Amicalola State Park in Georgia last month to do some hiking, I wanted to bring along books that would enhance and broaden our outdoor experience. Just like finding the perfect wine to complement a special meal, I often look for books to pair with an experience or event....
I remember it was a Saturday morning and I was working at the Public Library. I had been given the job of going through the leased books on the new bookshelf and sorting them into the ones we wanted to keep for the library or the ones we were going to send back. I picked...
All the Birds in the Sky opens up with a six year old girl, Patricia, finding a wounded bird. Immediately I felt I was entering the magical world of a fairy tale and thought that this would have been a great book to have read to my kids when they were young. It is at...
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a collection of three stories that take place in Westeros a hundred years before the events in the Game of Thrones series, a Song of Ice and Fire. The stories are tales of a poor hedge knight, Ser Duncan (or Dunk), who tends to find himself embroiled in the...
This charming novel is about life, love, romance, books, the people who are touched by books and the ways books can change people and the course of their lives. It is a sweet and winning story which explores many types of love but is never maudlin, cloying or over-dramatic. A.J. Fikry is the owner...