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Prep Baby for Their First Con With “Baby Geek”
Baby Geek Korwin Briggs (artist), Mark Mazzenga (writer) Simon & Schuster September 24, 2019 An important part of a child’s development, after the usual things, is knowing your X-Men from your Justice League. Baby Geek is here to help with that.
The Excellence of Malka Older’s …and Other Disasters
…and Other Disasters Malka Older Mason Jar Press November 21, 2019 Malka Older’s newest book, …and Other Disasters, is excellent. Maxwell Neely-Cohen describes it as “a book of beautiful fragments,” and while that feels pretty accurate, I read the whole thing in one sitting and felt ...
Previously on Comics: White Feminist Tears on a Bookshelf Near You
Though our book news column isn’t running anymore, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the book industry mess that occurred last week when YA author Sarah Dessen had her feelings hurt by Brooke Nelson, a graduate student who felt, as quoted in the Aberdeen News, that ...
I Went to Narnia and All I Got was this Lousy Complex: Lewis, Gaiman, Grossman, Fearscape
In October 1950, C.S. Lewis’s novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was published, and this was the birth of Susan. In this novel four kids are evacuated to the large country house of an old professor, because the war—World War II—is on. In this house they find a gateway to another, more ...
Friending as an Adult is Hard, So Read This Manual
Friending: Creating Meaningful, Lasting Adult Friendships Gina Handley Schmitt Microcosm Publishing November 12, 2019 1 in 4 people have no intimate friendships in their lives, even if they do have hundreds of Facebook friends. This consistent loneliness can be deadly—leading to a 26% increase ...
Bookmarked, Comics, Con Diaries, Events
LibraryCon Summons “All Book Nerds, Librarians, and Fans of Graphic Novels, SF, and Fantasy”
Returning for its third year, LibraryCon opened its virtual doors for one day on November 6, welcoming book nerds, librarians, educators, and fans of comics and speculative fiction. Offering live webcast talks and ample networking opportunities, LibraryCon is a “celebration of ...
The Vampyre’s Legacy, Part 10: Sympathy for the Devil
During the sixties and seventies, pop culture was hit by an explosion of interest in the occult. Aleister Crowley glowered from the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band while Mick Jagger sang “Sympathy for the Devil”, and before long Black Sabbath would be embracing Gothic imagery as ...
After Dark, Bookmarked, Reviews
Good Sexual Citizenship Review: Great Ammo for the #MeToo Movement
Good Sexual Citizenship: How to Create a Sexually Safer World Ellen Friedrichs (Writer) Cleis Press September 24, 2019 We’re living in a #MeToo world where more people from marginalised communities are able to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault. Unfortunately, very few of the ...
For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves Is a Second Look at the First Keanussance Man
For Your Consideration: Keanu Reeves Kitty Curran (author), Larissa Zageris (author) Quirk Publishing October 15, 2019 So, let’s talk about Keanu Reeves. His star has shone since his acting breakout in the late ‘80s, but it’s hit a meteoric rise since his appearance at E3 in June 2019 and ...












