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On writing reviews and on writing words

May 23, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · Books · Thoughts · WritingTags: Afterland · Book Reviews · Chuck Wendig · Grady Hendrix · lauren beukes · negative reviews · streets · walking in tokyo · Wanderers · writing inspiration · writing reviews · writing wallpaperLeave a comment

On why I mostly talk about books I love, and on how new words are eeking out and what they’re eeking out to.

On reading: Coyote Songs by Gabino Iglesias

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: barrio noir · Book Reviews · books · Coyote Songs · gabino iglesias · horror · horror books · on readingLeave a comment

Iglesias’ brutal, beautiful Coyote Songs pulls no punches in a powerful look at life on the border.

An update as time eats itself

May 1, 2020 Categories: ThoughtsTags: attention span · Book Reviews · update1 Comment

A short update from me as we find ourselves a third of the way through 2020. In which I don’t seem to have done a lot, and that’s ok.

On reading: Headcheese by Jess Hagemann

April 23, 2020April 22, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: amputation · book review · Book Reviews · Chris Panatier · Headcheese · horror · Jess Hagemann · on readingLeave a comment

Hagemann’s novel is shocking, challenging and fascinating. A book that brilliantly blurs the lines between documentary and fiction.

On reading: The Book of Koli by M. R. Carey

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · dystopian fiction · M R Carey · on reading · science fiction · the book of koliLeave a comment

Carey brings us a dystopian future where nature has teeth.

On reading: Providence by Max Barry

April 7, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · max barry · on reading · providence · science fictionLeave a comment

Max Barry brings us a high octane space adventure in this fantastic sci-fi escapism

On reading: Creeping Jenny by Jeff Noon

March 24, 2020April 8, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · creeping jenny · jeff noon · nyquest mysteries · nyquist · on reading · surrealLeave a comment

The latest novel in Jeff Noon’s Nyquist Mysteries series throws you into a land of folk tales, dreamscapes and nightmares. Beware the teacups.

On reading: Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang

March 19, 2020March 22, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book review · Book Reviews · hao jingfang · ken liu · on reading · sci fi · science fiction · vagabondsLeave a comment

Jingfang’s Vagabonds is a thoughtful science fiction novel, encouraging you to explore the areas between the extremes.

On reading: Husk by Rachel Autumn Deering

March 12, 2020March 22, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: am reading · book review · Book Reviews · horror · husk · on reading · Rachel Autumn DeeringLeave a comment

A neat nugget of psychological horror, laced with a sense of loneliness and sadness at its core.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tamara writes mainly dark, surreal tales with a touch of science fiction. Her novel Grind Spark was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2014.

She has been published in various places including The Arcanist, The Alarmist Magazine, New Scientist Culture Lab, 365 Tomorrows, The FlashDogs Volumes 1 and 2, and Flash Fiction Magazine.

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