Category Archives: Books

A reminder and a warning. Reminder: If you are joining us for the Nerdy Friend book club, remember to read the next two stories and add your comments here. Warning: This is a longer one than usual! I had an … Continue reading →

We are at the half-way point, fellow readers! Here are the July stories, I hope you enjoy them! As always, feel free to publish spoilers in the comments, and if you haven’t read them yet just avoid looking at the … Continue reading →

A Siege of Bitterns, by Steve Burrows In volunteering for the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, I was fortunate enough to meet Steve when he very kindly agreed to hold a book launch event for his eighth (EIGHTH) book to … Continue reading →

This month, we have a not-so-demanding 30 pages to read, all told. In keeping with an unwritten promise, I have not read the preamble for either of these shorts, but I did a very brief bit of internet sleuthing on … Continue reading →

The English Understand Wool, by Helen DeWitt I just have this to say about this book: run out right now and buy yourself a copy. (okay okay, you can also borrow it, but you are going to want your own … Continue reading →

Well, I’m not really sure what happened, but here is it, already May 14 and I was supposed to pop this post up on May 1! So let’s get right to it. This month, assuming you aren’t way ahead of … Continue reading →

A quick reminder: if you are participating in the Nerdy Friends Book Club, remember to stop by over here and leave a comment about stories 3 and 4! Meanwhile, don’t ask me how, but I somehow managed to plow through … Continue reading →

Welcome back to the Nerdy Friends Book Club! Just a quick reminder that if you want to join in the conversation about the first two short stories, you can do so here. Just scroll down to the comments. This month … Continue reading →

Starter Villain, John Scalzi I can’t believe I’ve never read a book by John Scalzi before. His writing is right up my alley – funny, cheeky, sarcastic. Just look at this amazing list of titles! “Redshirts: A Novel With Three … Continue reading →

Welcome to the first month of the Nerdy Friends Book Club! Through popular request and strategic planning around busy schedules, I’ve selected Unnatural Creatures, a book of short stories curated by the great Neil Gaiman! There are 16 stories in … Continue reading →