LitStack Review: Of Noble Family by Mary Robinette Kowal
Of Noble Family Mary Robinette Kowal Tor Books Release Date: April 28, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7836-1 PLEASE NOTE: This review, by...
Sharon Browning
Gimbling in the Wabe – That to Which We Cleave (and No, This is Not About Confederate Flags)
The topic for those of us gathered at the dog park this morning was chiefly the weather: how beautiful it...
LitStack Review: I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
I Am Princess X Cherie Priest Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date: May 26, 2015 ISBN 978-0-545-62085-7 Is there anything...
LitStack Review: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Water KnifePaolo BacigalupiAlfred A. KnopfRelease Date: May 26, 2015ISBN 978-0-385-35287-1 We read the news; we hear of the drought...
LitStack Review: A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson Little, Brown and Company Release Date: May 5, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-17653-8 According to her...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The Gift of Jacqueline Carey
The other day, one of my daughter's friends returned some books she had borrowed from us about a year ago: ...
LitStack Review: Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey
Nemesis Games James S. A. Corey Orbit Books Release Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-21758-3 Warning: This review contains spoilers...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Ode to Teddy
So, I had oral surgery earlier this week, and while I'm recovering nicely, it really threw me for a...
LitStack Review: Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Born With Teeth: A Memoir Kate Mulgrew Little Brown and Company Release Date: April 14, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-33431-0 In the...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Of Role Playing and Story Telling
Recently, an interesting article came up on the Tor/Forge blog, or at least one that was very interesting to me...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Ten Books that Made Me Who I Am
So, there was yet another Facebook "game" going around where the person tagged was to list ten books that had...
LitStack Review: Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson
Europe in Autumn Dave Hutchinson Solaris Release Date: January 28, 2014 ISBN 978-1-78108-194-5 Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Lifeline, Anchor, Deadweight
Today, I did something that was - honestly - repugnant to me. I returned a slew of books...
LitStack Review: The Dead Lands by Benjamin Percy
The Dead Lands Benjamin Percy Grand Central Publishing Release Date: April 14, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4555-2824-0 When author Stephen King endorses...
Gimbling in the Wabe: Those Perfect Moments
Please indulge me if I repost a Gimbling in Wabe from back in 2012, but today is so beautiful, and...
LitStack Review: The Tutor by Andrea Chapin
The Tutor Andrea Chapin Riverhead Books Release Date: February 5, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59463-254-9 Author Andrea Chapin is a brave woman. ...
LitStack Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins Riverhead Books Release Date: January 13, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59463-366-9 Rachel Watson may not...
Gimbling in the Wabe – A “Wild” Week in the City
It's been a pretty "wild" week in the city. No, I'm not talking about civil unrest, political wrangling, professional sporting...
LitStack Review: Biggie by Derek E. Sullivan
Biggie Derek E. Sullivan Albert Whitman & Company Release Date: March 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-8075-0727-8 Henry Abbott is 16...
LitStack Review: The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell
The Only Ones Carola Dibbell Two Dollar Radio Release Date: March 10, 2015 ISBN 978-1-937512-27-9 Books where you "hear" the...
Flash Review: Jacaranda by Cherie Priest
Jacaranda Cherie Priest Subterranean Press Release Date: January 31, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59606-684-7 When are we going to learn? You don't...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Of Things That Really Don’t Matter
It's going to be a pretty short Gimbling in the Wabe this week, not because I've suddenly lost my gift...
LitStack Review: The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord
The Galaxy Game Karen Lord Del Rey Release Date: January 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-345-53407-1 Have you ever read a book...
Gimbling in the Wabe – For the Love of Shakespeare
Although this will post the day after William Shakespeare's birthday, I'm writing it on the anniversary of the day that...
LitStack Review: Persona by Genevieve Valentine
Persona Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date: March 10, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4814-2512-4 Oh, my! I didn't really know what to...
LitStack Review: The Just City by Jo Walton
The Just City Jo Walton Tor Books Publication Date: January 13, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3266-0 I don't know Jo Walton personally,...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Beating the Ninja
I was playing Star Wars The Old Republic the other day. It's a video game, an MMORPG (MMO for short),...
LitStack Review: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances Neil Gaiman William Morrow Publishers Publication Date: ISBN 978-0-06-233026-0 I freely admit it: for...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Eat Them Juicy Peaches
(This week's Gimbling in the Wabe is a retooling of an essay I wrote in 2013, one that has been...
LitStack Review: The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell
The Severed Streets Paul Cornell Tor Books Publication Date: May 20, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7653-3028-4 It's modern day, London, summer, hot. ...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The Things You Learn…
I am currently reading The Severed Streets, sequel to Paul Cornell's exemplary supernatural crime novel, London Falling, and the concept...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Sticks and Stones
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me. Back when I was a child, the old...
LitStack Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release Date: February 24, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7645-9 London is such...
LitStack Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Golden Son Pierce Brown Del Rey Books Release Date: January 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-345-53981-6 ATTENTION! This review contains SPOILERS for...
Gimbling in the Wabe – When the Cigarette Doesn’t Burn
The other day I was watching the latest episode of a dramatic television series that I had found surprisingly good:...
LitStack Review: Gemini Cell by Myke Cole
Gemini Cell Myke Cole Ace Books Release Date: January 27, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-26964-0 They're lying to you. Whoever wrote the...
Gimbling in the Wabe – To Be a Rising Ape
I’d rather be a rising ape than a falling angel. ~ Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett died on Thursday. A man...
LitStack Review: Aces Abroad: Wild Card IV edited by George R. R. Martin
Aces Abroad: Wild Card IV Edited by George R. R. Martin Tor Books Re-release Date: January 13, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3558-6...
Flash Review – Glow by Ned Beauman
Glow Ned Beauman Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: January 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-385-35260-4 Raf is 22 years old, and living...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Transmedia, As I’ve Known It
My daughter, who is a cinema studies major in college, is currently taking a class that explores the fairly new...
Gimbling in the Wabe – In Which I Divulge a Secret
I have a secret I'm going to share with you. It's not that searing of a secret, just something I...
LitStack Review: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Stairs Robert Jackson Bennett Broadway Books Release Date: September 9, 2014 ISBN 978-0-8041-3717-1 I love surprises, even when...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Doing the Unthinkable
I did the unthinkable this week. I culled my books. Some of you may remember the Gimbling in the Wabe...
LitStack Review: Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Bird Box Josh Malerman Ecco/HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: May 13, 2014 ISBN 978-0-06-225965-3 Bird Box. Shortlisted for the first ever...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Curling Up With a Good Book, Redoux
This is a reworking of a Gimbling in the Wabe I wrote in back in 2013, but it felt especially...
LitStack Review: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
The Southern Reach Trilogy Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance Jeff VanderMeer Release Date: February 2, 2014 / May 6, 2014 / September...
LitStack Review: California by Edan Lepucki
California Edan Lepucki Little, Brown and Company Release Date: July 8, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-25081-8 I'll admit it - I'm not...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The Top Ten Books of All Time
Writer and editor J. Peter Zane has done a most wonderful thing: he's come up with a list of the...
LitStack Review: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Sword Ann Leckie Orbit Books Release Date: October 7, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-24665-1 The following review of Ancillary Sword contains...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Better Than Winning
So now we have the brouhaha over how much punishment - if any - should be given to the New...
