Finding Myself in Fantasy Novels
There is something to be said for the feeling of stepping into a fictional world so vivid you blissfully lose your own reality. Well, there are a lot of things to be said for [...]
fantasy
J.J. Abrams Is a Big a Geek, Just Like His Fans
J.J. Abrams is a huge geek. There, I said it. Besides being the head of a hugely successful production company, and the writer, director, creator, and producer of a literal [...]
Author Interview | Talking Writing with Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore is the author of 17 novels and various other shorter works in the comic fantasy genre. Among his books are Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s [...]
Sweatpants & Books | New Releases, May 2019
Looking for new reads? Here are some new releases hitting the shelves this May that we’re excited about, including Casey Cep’s Furious Hours, a new memoir by Ani [...]
Sweatpants & Books | Not Your Mother’s Angels
My mother would begin putting up her Christmas decorations the first weekend of December; it was a tradition. One of her favorite displays was a grouping of angels, gathered [...]
Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “Toward A Secret Sky” by Heather Maclean
Rx: “Toward A Secret Sky” Prescribed by: Heather Maclean Prescribed for: Fans of “Twilight” “Divergent,” and Dan Brown’s “DaVinci Code.” Side Effects: [...]
Come Fly With Me – Books to Read While Flying
Your must-have reading list for summer airline travel. Don't get caught in a lay-over without them! [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Your Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
“It’s been said that science fiction and fantasy are two different things: science fiction, the improbable made possible; fantasy, the impossible made probable. What [...]
Book Rx: Your Monthly Reading Prescription | “Ash Princess” by Laura Sebastian
Book review of "Ash Princess" a breakout new voice in YA, perfect for anyone missing GOT. Full of action, suspense, and a kick-ass heroine. [...]
Sweatpants & Pop Culture | George R. R. Martin’s 69th Name Day
Today, we are celebrating the birth of author, screenwriter, producer, and emotional sadist, George R. R. Martin. Source Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on September 20, 1948, [...]
