As a lover of all things pop culture, I love to read and watch book adaptations on the big and small screen. I first saw HBO’s True Blood series before absolutely devouring the Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse books. Same for The Golden Compass, which was panned by critics, but led to me reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. The screen versions captivated me and I simply had to know the literary origins of the characters. When I read a particularly engaging novel, […]
“The planet was beautiful. The planet was horrible. The planet was full of people, and they were beautiful and horrible, too.”
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, grabbed my attention and did not let go. It was immersive, inclusive, and filled with all sorts of sentient beings with whom I was delighted to spend my time. It was not a book that I would have picked up on my own, but now I find myself barreling head-first further into the series. I was so excited to learn that it was a series; reading is the only way that I comfortably spend any “down time” […]
As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
As with everyone else in the world (of this site) I read the first Becky Chambers book. The book begins with Rosemary, a newly minted clerk joining the crew of the Wayfarer, a worm tunneling contract ship with a diverse crew of varying species. We are seated in Rosemary’s position (although the book jumps around to the different characters, our introduction to everything is through her initial tour and meet and greet). As we learn about the world the novel inhabits, the species and characters […]
Book Club Discussion: The Future is Queer!
The time has arrived, I’ve been looking forward to The Future is Queer book club since we hatched the idea late last year. What better way to celebrate Pride than to focus on some speculative fiction by and about LGBTQ folks. Whether you read one or all four of our options, I hope you find something below that sparks your interest so we can continue to enjoy talking about books together. On to the boilerplate: ground rules remain the same as they always have. For […]
Becky Chambers and the Quest for Righteous Representation
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
…because lord knows we cannot deal with any more from that dreadful she-who-must-not-be-named and her unquenchable desire to hurt the hearts and minds of the people who grew up with, admired, and felt welcomed by Harry Potter and company. People are who they say they are, and she-who-must-not-be-named can do us all a favor and shout her nonsense directly into a portal to hell. Anywho! Luckily, Becky Chambers is on the scene to raise our spirits through the roof and out into the beautiful and […]
Reminder! The Future is Queer #CannonBookClub is Coming Soon!
We’re a little more than two months out from our next book club on June 19th and 20th. For our June book club we’ll be celebrating Pride Month the Cannonball way with a The Future is Queer book club focusing on speculative and science fiction written by queer authors and/or featuring queer characters. Since the world has gone into a more protective mode in response to our current pandemic, books might be a little harder to come by, or you may have found your reading […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- …
- 18
- Next Page »