Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire (book review).
The genesis of a novel can sometimes be as fascinating as the book itself. In his later years, some of
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Monsters Of The Week: The Complete Critical Companion To The X-Files by Zack Handlen & Todd Vanderwerff (book review).
I have to confess some confusion with the title of Zack Handlen and Todd Vanderwerff book, ‘Monsters Of The Week:
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The Dr. Phibes Companion by Justin Humphreys (book review).
Every time I looked through publisher BearManor Media’s catalogue, I spotted the title ‘The Dr. Phibes Companion’ by Justin Humphreys
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Edgar Allan Poe: Ghastly Tales From The Master Of The Macabre (book review).
It’s probably impossible to overstate the influence of Edgar Allan Poe on popular fiction. To pick two celebrated examples, the
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How To Invent Everything by Ryan North (book review).
The basis of Ryan North’s book, ‘How To Invent Everything’ is transporting yourself into the past by a time machine
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The Star Wars Cookbook: Han Sandwiches And Other Galactic Snacks by Lara Starr with photographs by Angie Cao (book review).
For the little ‘Star Wars’ fan in your life who are desperate to learn to cook before they go to
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Women Of The Galaxy by Amy Ratcliffe, foreword by Kathleen Kennedy (book review).
‘Women Of The Galaxy’ by Amy Ratcliffe is a timely and welcome book celebrating the female characters who have entertained
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Doctor Who: The Good Doctor by Juno Dawson (book review).
A singularly appropriate story about mistaken identity heralds the dawn of ‘The Good Doctor’, who now just happens to be
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If Pigs Could Fly (West Kensington Paranormal Detective Agency Book 1) by Jonny Nexus (book review).
Any book, whatever the genre needs humour. In life, there is rarely unremitting bleakness, there is often something to lighten
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Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser by Dewey Cassell with Jeff Messer (book review).
Back in 1975, when I was getting back into American comicbooks and a UK fanzine called ‘The Panelologist’ broke the
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