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A Theology of Fiction

In this month’s First Things magazine is the article “A Theology of Fiction“ by Cassandra Nelson. I feel like wading in, as this subject overlaps with my interests, and I also have a soft spot for First Things, even though I am no longer a subscriber. I am fascinated

Jungle Jitters and Not Far From Eden on Sale!

Jon Weichsel says he put Jungle Jitters and Not Far From Eden on sale for $0.99 USD each. I used Weichsel’s universal book links, as his books are available from a pretty wide variety of ebook vendors, and because this is after all my hobby and I don’

Not Far from Eden by J. Manfred Weichsel

J. Manfred Weichsel has returned with another unbelievable, ridiculous, and over the top satire, Not Far From Eden [Amazon link]. Some of Weichsel’s work, like Jungle Jitters, takes its inspiration from contemporary events. For this book, Weichsel reached back to the Book of Enoch, a bit of Jewish apocalyptic

Will Wight's Kickstarter and Free Books

As threatened, Will Wight has indeed launched his own Kickstarter. While he hasn’t quite hit Brandon Sanderson levels of success, this is a very respectable showing for books that have already been published. In addition, you can get Unsouled, Soulsmith, and Blackflame, these same three books free in ebook

Around the World in Eighty Days Book Review

I don’t think I’ve reviewed anything by Verne at the blog. So let’s look at Around the World in Eighty Days [Amazon link]. I selected this one because of this blog post by DarwinCatholic, Around the World in 80 Days - Thoughts and Adaptations. It was this

Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter

The big news in the publishing world today is Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for four new novels. The totals just keep going up, but as you can see from my screenshot he is approaching 65k backers and $16.6M. That comes out to an average of $250 per backer, an

Pulp Rock Book Review

When I got a request from Alexander Hellene to review this volume of musically inspired short stories, I had to laugh, because I am one of the least musical people I know. I can lose the beat of a song I am listening to. I’m sure I missed a