Book Bloggers Appreciation Week is annual celebration to recognise the hard work and contribution of book bloggers to the promotion and preservation of a literate culture actively engaged in discussing books, authors, and a lifestyle of reading. Today’s suggested post is to talk about a book you discovered solely though a book blog: But let’s [...]

“I lifted up my dad’s PDA, and counted off the seconds with the two thousand other people in the room. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…” The book blogging world had been responsible introducing me to some fantastic books and authors in the 12 months or so I’ve been part of it, and none more welcome [...]

Tor.com have posted an excellent interview with John Scalzi, author of the fantastic Old Man’s War universe, where he talks about the cliches of military science fiction, writing sequels, and much more. You should go check it out if you’ve ever read an Old Man’s War book. http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=18728

To borrow an idea from dear Dewey. Book Coveting. I’m not one usually to go out and spend £40 odd quid ($60) on a limited edition version, of a book I already own, (and have only just read). But by-heck Subterranean Press and John Scalzi are seriously doing a good job of weakening my resolve, [...]

Let me tell you of the worlds I’ve left behind. The third book in John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War universe follows John Perry, Jane Sagan and their adopted daughter, Zoe. Retired from the Colonial Defense Force, John and his family are enjoying life in an agricultural village on the planet Huckleberry working as village ombudsman [...]

No one noticed the rock. So, begins The Ghost Brigades, the excellent sequel to, John Scalzi’s, Old Man’s War, and there’s no gentle start to this one, we are launched straight into the action, with little or no exposition (at least at the start  – although it does come in spades later, and its for [...]

Carl from Stainless Steel Droppings, is hosting the Out of This World mini-challenge this weekend as a part of both the Sci-Fi Experience and the challenge in Dewey’s memory. The idea is just to read at least one Science Fiction short story over the weekend. Carl even provides a link to a fabulous online resource [...]

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s grave. Then I joined the army. It’s Sci-Fi Experience time and the first book too make it to the top of the reading pile, is one I’d seen warmly received and commented on all over the place since I joined the book blog-o-sphere, [...]