In her passionate and gut-wrenching book on cancer, doctor Azra Raza makes a desperate call to action to the scientific world, sponsors and community at large. Her point is simple: Why do we keep focusing on treating cancer instead of focusing on discovering the first cell and eliminating it before it is able to do…
Wolf Island by L. David Mech: Book Review
Wolf Island: Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal by L. David MechMy rating: 3.5 of 5 stars In Wolf Island, wolf expert L. David Mech reminisces back to his first time studying the wolves residing in Isle Royale in Lake Superior as a young researcher in the late 50’s. The author was lucky enough…
To Hold Up the Sky by Cixin Liu: Book Review
To Hold Up the Sky by Liu Cixin My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars When The Three Body Problem was published in an english translation, SFF fans were immediately enamoured by Cixin Liu and his fascinating imagination that flirted with both the possible and the far-fetched in equal measures. In this anthology the reader will…
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones: Book Review
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham JonesMy rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Stephen Graham Jones’ Night of the Mannequins is an homage, a “love letter” as he calls it, to slasher horror movies of the past – and present. It starts with a group of teenagers one of who works at a cinema. Sawyer…
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: Book Review
It is always a wonderful feeling when you pick up a book and slowly realise that it is good, that is is really good. So good in fact that you feel like you haven’t read something like this in a while. A book which gives you great faith in the abilities of the writer whom…
Mighty Are the Meek and the Myriad by Cassandra Khaw: Short Story Review
The July/August issue of the magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction depicts the scene of destruction and death that colossal cyclopean robots have wreaked. The first short story by Cassandra Khaw begins with the treaty from a war between the U.S.A. and the U.K.. A war in which robots played an integral role. In a…
Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter: Book Review
In an article of the most recent Interzone magazine, British writer Aliya Whiteley discusses science fiction as a genre that does not follow key scenes and expectations like one would expect in genres like romantic comedies or heist movies. She writes for example, a heist movie inevitably includes a planning sequence, and a meeting of…
Books I want to read before the end of the year
With the days becoming progressively shorter and colder, reading in bed has never felt a more enjoyable and relaxing activity than it does in wintertime. The last month of the year is almost upon us giving me the opportunity to wrap up my reading goals for 2018. Which are the books I want to read…
24in48 Readathon: Reading Plan
Just a few hours from now, one of my favourite readathons begins. The 24in48 hour readathon is quite a challenge. As the name suggests, the goal is to complete 24 hours of reading within a 48 hour period. Readers are encouraged to use a timer to record their reading time and to participate on the…
Book Haul: Summer in Greece Ebooks Edition
You know, I used to be one of those people who praised the beauty of holding a physical book in their hands, fumbling with real pages and using actual bookmarks when the time came to close the book and succumb to the seductive powers of sleep. But, having attempted to travel from Groningen to the…
My Bookshelf Dialogues 