Insufficiently Advanced Technology

Katrina Olan’s Tablay sets up an intriguing transmedia franchise - at the cost of a satisfying novel.

originally written for the SEA Lit Circle readers group, June 2021

Turn And Face The Strange

Is Charles Yu’s Sorry Please Thank You ‘slipstream’? Maybe. But when it’s this engaging, labels don’t really matter.

originally published by Fully Booked Zine, April 2013

The Discreet Charm of the Creative Class

Karl Taro Greenfeld’s Triburbia depicts the one-third-life crises of NYC’s bourgeois bohemians – and it’s surprisingly compelling.

originally published by Fully Booked Zine, September 2012

Nerds Gone Wild!

Cloistered intellectuals become unlikely heroes in Neal Stephenson’s opus, Anathem.

originally published by Fully Booked Zine, October 2008

The Journey of a Millennium

James Luceno’s Millennium Falcon takes readers on a joyride through Star Wars history.

originally published by Fully Booked Zine, October 2008

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