Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Silkworm; The Second Cormoran Strike Novel

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Marion

The Silkworm is the second mystery in the Cormoran Strike series by British writer Robert Galbraith. Galbraith is a pseudonym for a much better known fantasy writer, J.K. Rowling. Rowling’s nom de plume got leaked shortly after the first book came … Continue reading →

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Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide, 75th Anniversary Edition

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Marion

Here’s a change of pace for me. Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide, 75th Anniversary Edition is a recipe book for hundreds of cocktails. The book is a fixture with its red covers, a bit narrower and taller than a mass … Continue reading →

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House-keeping

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Marion

I’ve been having some problems with the blog. Sonic.net just helped me out, but part of it involved deleting some people who had registered to post comments. Some of them may have been you. If so, I am sorry for … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different; the 2015 Nebulas

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Marion

The Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) awarded the Nebulas Saturday night, in Chicago.  Here are the writing winners: Best Novel: Annihilation, Book One of Jeff VanderMeer’s creepy, deliciously paranoiac Southern Reach trilogy. Here is a review. Best Novella: “Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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The Hugos, 2015, Chapter Six; Novelettes

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Marion

Here are the five novelettes that are short-listed for the Hugo. Wikipedia gives the novelette word-count range as 7500-17,500. A couple of these read as longer than that. “Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium”, Gray Rinehart (Orson … Continue reading →

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