ARTWORK CREDITMermaid by Yuri Arcurs Photography Though I have lost all track of time, reliable sources tell me that we have entered the month of April, and in my corner of the world spring is well…

The nitty-gritty: A delightfully unique fantasy tale, Greenteeth combines richly developed folkloric world-building with lovable, flawed characters. A delight from start to finish. “‘There is some hope then?' I asked. 'You remember what I said the first time we met, Jenny? There is always hope.'" I came very close to not requesting Greenteeth, and I’m so glad that didn’t happen.

Another year has come to an end, which is a crazy thought. I do always like the turning of the year, and I know they’re a time measuring concept that we humans created but I think we all bene…

Charlie and Parker are punks by night, biohackers by day, living in the stuttering decay of near-future climate-collapse London. They pay for the beer they don’t steal with money from their s…

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When the lyrics 'Blinded by the light of October skies' by Mumford and Sons start to get close to being relevant, you know the best time of year is just around the corner. I'm talking about autumn, of...

The days are slowly getting shorter. The evenings are getting darker. The weather should be getting wetter. And that of course means it is about time to start announcing Spooktastic Reads! WHAT IS SPO...

Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food... and Why Can't We Stop? We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed ...

Autumn has started and - in the spirit of time travel rather than wishing the weeks away - it's time to look ahead to one of the highlights of my blogging year: SciFiMonth. The annual celebration of a...

It is my greatest pleasure to welcome author Lucy Holland back to the blog. A couple of years ago Lucy kindly chatted to me about her book Sistersong, and today we'll be talking about her latest book,...

Song of the Huntress, Lucy Holland (Redhook 978-0316321655, $19.99, 448pp, tp) March 2024. I’ve read a lot of Greek and Roman mythology retell­ings recently, so it’s nice to see Celtic/ British myt…