In a world…
where big guns and big boobs populate the covers of shiny SF paperbacks…
where neon green and black text blind innocent perusers of the SF aisles of the neighborhood bookstore…
where loving SF means you love Twilight…
this blog was born.
After years (and years) of university-required, nonfiction reading, with the occasional holiday fiction book, I knew I had some major genre deficits to correct. By then, my reading choices were often grabbed in a desperate, blind dash to the SF aisle (agh, boobs! more boobs!), which often resulted in a defeated walk to the Literature-with-a-big-L aisle, because at least Austen and Dostoyevsky have a well-known track record for decent stories (and very little neon green and cleavage on their covers). I knew I preferred SF, but where do you start when every cover has a hot chick with a gun staring you down? It’s so dorky.
But now I have a bit more time and a big-ass Hugo list, with no excuses to be picky. I’m reading everything, from vintage SF classics to the next big hits, often with no research beyond the back cover blurb. There was a time I would spend hours reading online reviews (man, those things are so not helpful ;-P) until my eyes crossed with indecision. Now I read it all.
I used to complain that there was never anything good to read.
I was wrong. I hope to spread the word.
My name is Megan AM. The AM stands for Anti-Matter. You can find me @couchtomoon on Twitter. No, I don’t want to read your paranormal erotica.
Heyya. Nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Check it out here: http://wp.me/p4n8cJ-CC
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That’s very kind. Thank you!
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Great review site you have here.
Keep up the good work.
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Thanks!
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Heya! 🙂 I like your blog and have nominated you for The Liebster Award on my blog Read&Survive http://readandsurvive.com/2014/08/20/liebster-award/ with a link to your blog. Enjoy! 😀 (chain mail award thingy)
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Wow, thanks! That’s very kind!
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Great website, I occasionally review SciFi movies, comics, and books on my site if you ever want to check it out! I’ll be sure to check back here too 🙂
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Sounds great! I look forward to seeing your book reviews!
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Hi,
Just to say that I have linked to your blog and publicised it:
http://wp.me/p4T72p-av SFF Blog Links
Keep up the good work!
SCy-Fy
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Thanks so much!
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You are very welcome.
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I love the pic on your blog! Looking forward to reading more from you.
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Thanks! And I look forward to seeing more of your blog, too!
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You sure you don’t want to read my Paranormal Erotica? It’s extra Paranormally!
Fantastic premise behind your blog. I admit, I’m intrigued.
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Well, if it’s extra Paranormally…
Haha, thanks!
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We at Brick Moon Publishing are digging your site! Keep up the good work.
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Thanks! I dig that you said “digging”! We’re friends now.
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Thanks for the like on “discriminant”. I am following you now.
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It wasn’t discriminant it was vertex ! oops!
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I’ve nominated you for a Dragon’s Loyalty Award – because it’s a DRAGON, right? Sorry it isn’t more of a sci fi riff – an alien, for instance… https://sjhigbee.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/dragons-loyalty-award/
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Wow, thanks! And dragons rock!
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They do, don’t they:) And you certainly deserve it!
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