An anthology of short stories inspired by L. Frank Baum’s original Oz books, written by wonderful writers from around the world and edited by author Jendia Gammon and author and agent Ernie Chiara.

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I am unbelievably chuffed that the Scottish Men's team, alongside England are qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Since childhood I have always loved a World Cup. My childish excitement however is bein...

I started reading the second book in the Hierarchy series, "The Strength of the Few" by James Islington, at the end of December. I finished it on the 4th of January. This is a solid read, especially for a second book in a trilogy. It picks up right after the events of the first book; if you have not read the first book, there will be limited spoilers (nothing major). We follow Vis Telimus in 3 different worlds; Res, the world where Vis comes from; Obiteum, which is where Vis is rescued by Caeror, Ulciscor's brother; and Luceum, where Vis is rescued by a druid, and lives without knowing anything of what is happening.

Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com We have lately seen a surge in AI slop. And yes, I will call it AI slop, because that is what it is: slop produced by AI. And if someone needs to use AI to create any kind of work of art, then they are not artists, but thieves. We all know that AI has been trained on actual artist's works without consent. AI companies have stolen those works and have trained their LLMs on it. None of those artists gave their consent, and they have not been paid for use of their copyrighted work.

Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com We have lately seen a surge in AI slop. And yes, I will call it AI slop, because that is what it is: slop produced by AI. And if someone needs to use AI to create any kind of work of art, then they are not artists, but thieves. We all know that AI has been trained on actual artist's works without consent. AI companies have stolen those works and have trained their LLMs on it. None of those artists gave their consent, and they have not been paid for use of their copyrighted work.

Happy New Year 2026 everyone. I hope this new year will bring people love, joy and happiness. Except for books, I also love watching every medium available, from series to films (a big shout to "K-Pop Demon Hunters") to anime. For the past month I have been watching Bastard!! a shonen anime series with 2 seasons, with Season 1 having 24 episodes and Season 2 having 15 episodes. The story is not complete, but sources say that Season 3 is in development hell, so we will see if it ever comes out, or if I will have to seek out the manga series to read and see what happens in the end (if the manga is complete!).

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Photo by Dom J on Pexels.com We all have favourite books and favourite authors. What happens when you discover, mostly through the news, or through their own words, that one (or more) of your favou…

Photo by Dom J on Pexels.com We all have favourite books and favourite authors. What happens when you discover, mostly through the news, or through their own words, that one (or more) of your favou…

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We all have books that we DNF (Did Not Finish). Just because I did not like a book, and DNF’d it, it does not mean that the book in itself is bad. It means that the book was not for me. Some …

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