Well, if you’ve been around good ol’ Bookworm Blues for long enough, you’ll realize that the health drama never really ends with me. Around August 4 of this year, we will be welcoming another Bookworm Jr. This pregnancy is a (huge, HUGE) surprise. It’s never a “small” thing for anyone. I get to start my…

Warning: This is going to be a personal rant. Absolutely zero book related content. The other day a complete stranger said to me, “Why do you need help with that? Are you lazy or something?” That comment hurt a lot more than that woman will ever realize. The sad thing is, I get a variation…

About the Book “Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be excellent.” Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras…

About the Book You don’t mess with Atlanta Burns. Everyone knows that. And that’s kinda how she likes it—until the day Atlanta is drawn into a battle against two groups of bullies and saves a pair of new, unexpected friends. But actions have consequences, and when another teen turns up dead—by an apparent suicide—Atlanta knows…

Sorry for the radio silence. I’ve been dealing with some health issues (surprise, surprise…). I’ve been completely overwhelmed and dealing with it slowly. I should be back to reviewing tomorrow-ish.

I just became aware that this was a Thing about a day ago. That’s how delightfully oblivious/busy I typically am. I feel kind of weird doing it for a number of reasons, but in truth I realize that a year is a long time, and I’m pretty proud of some of the stuff I did…

About the Book A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life. In a small New England town, over half a century ago, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new…

I am not a big movie watcher. In fact, I do just about anything I possibly can to avoid watching movies. However, my three-year-old enjoys watching movies on the occasion, so I usually suffer through them with her. Her current obsession in Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie I watched in theaters with absolutely no…

I know I said I’d wait until January to write this list, but December 31 is close enough. I’m doing it a little different this year. I read so many books in 2014 (I’m at 204 right now), instead of doing a top ten thing, I’m breaking it down by SFF subgenre (as much as…

Please wander over to SF Signal and check out my recap of this year, as well as the top 10 posts of 2014. Special Needs in Strange Worlds has been the delight of my year, and I’m really, really excited about what happened with it, and where it is (hopefully) going. In other news, Jim…