Up until this year, the World Fantasy Convention was lauded as the best of the speculative fiction and fantasy conventions. But, with the release of …
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Sleepy Hollow s01e09: Sanctuary
A commentary with spoilers and puns by Edward and Nalini Haynes A woman, Lena Gilbert (Erin Cahill) rocks up to a house with dead vines …
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
A review by Lynne Larby Lucy Hutton is at war with Joshua Templeman. It’s a game. The hating game. They stare at each other. They …
Fish ship — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Why do space ships look the way they do? Largely because of artists and authors using their imaginations. What if fish built a spaceship? They’re …
Game of Thrones s04e04: Oathkeeper
A commentary with spoilers by Nalini Haynes; this one is sadly lacking in puns Grey Worm is learning to read. He says he doesn’t want …
Sleepy Hollow s01e08: Necromancer
A commentary with spoilers and puns by Edward and Nalini Haynes There are SERIOUS spoilers and TERRIBLE puns. You have been warned. To recap: Andy …
Zana Fraillon
This interview can be accessed by the podcast (above), the video (below) or iTunes. Zana Fraillon grew up surrounded by books. Her love of literature, …
Rajith Savanadasa on equity and representation
Recently I interviewed Rajith Savanadasa about his debut novel; we also discussed equity and representation. (See the full interview in video or listen in podcast …
Stacking Z’s — a silly illo by Ian Gunn
When I was in high school I first heard the phrase “Stacking Z’s”; once it was explained I felt a little silly but it seemed …
Game of Thrones s04e03: Breaker of Chains
A commentary with spoilers by Nalini Haynes Sansa (Sophie Turner) flees with Dontos (Tony Way) who is betrayed by Littlefinger (Aiden Gillen). Because he’s such …
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
A review by Nalini Haynes This is a review of a speculative fiction thriller called Dark Matter by Blake Crouch with no actual dark matter: it’s …
Sleepy Hollow s01e07: The Midnight Ride
A commentary with spoilers and punishing puns by Edward and Nalini Haynes Paul Revere rides to warn the Americans that the Regulars are coming: it’s the midnight …
Different definitions of success: exclusivity vs achievement
By Nalini Haynes I watched The Social Network on the weekend because I’m working my way through everything Aaron Sorkin has ever written. TSN got …
This Is Where The World Ends by Amy Zhang
A review by Nalini Haynes Janie and Micah live next door to each other. Micah is a quiet nerd while Janie is a terror, inciting …
Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
A review by Nalini Haynes Yolanda was gang raped by a group of footballers so, as punishment, she was sent to a concentration camp in …