A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands: “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 10-20
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water.—From T.S. Eliot’s “The Wastelands”Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as ...
Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance
One would think the looming holiday for lovers would mean a heart-full of paranormal romances in time for Valentine’s Day, but it’s a light month, with only twelve releases—a quarter of those for Young Adults. But there’s always time for love i...
Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Urban Fantasy
A lot of reader favorites are among the 21 urban fantasy releases coming in February, including new series additions from Rachel Caine, Kim Harrison, Walter Jon Williams, Jennifer Estep, Christina Henry, Ben Aaronovitch, Jana Oliver, and Allison Pang. ...
Fiction Affliction: Genre-Bender Releases in February
Let’s hear it for the free-wheeling world of the genre benders this month, with fifteen genre-defying books ranging from the Weird West to the just plain weird (in a good way, of course). There’s a new anthology of western-themed steampunk (Weird W...
Might as Well Jump: Tempest by Julie Cross
Part thriller, part sci-fi time-travel tale, part romance, this YA debut novel by Julie Cross has gotten serious hype, not to mention foreign rights sold in sixteen countries and being optioned for film before ever hitting the bookshelves. Which makes ...
Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Science Fiction
Thirteen new sci-fi books hit the shelves in February, including the highly anticipated Arctic Rising, a new global warming-run-amok book from Tobias Buckell; Exogene, the second in T.C. McCarthy’s Subterrene Wars series; and Singularity, a new entry...
Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Fantasy
Fantasy fans can look forward to sixteen new titles in February, including the U.S. release of The Order of the Scales, the final book in Stephen Deas’ Memory of Flames series; Echoes of Betrayal, third in Elizabeth Moon’s Paladin Legacy series; an...
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Door and Demon, Sections 1-9
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water.—From T.S. Eliot’s “The Wastelands”Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as ...
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Key and Rose, Sections 11-23
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water.—From T.S. Eliot’s “The Wastelands”Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as ...
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Key and Rose, Sections 1-10
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water.— From T.S. Eliot’s “The Wastelands” Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each w...
A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles The Waste Lands, “Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust”: Bear and Bone, Sections 24-32
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,And the dry stone no sound of water.— From T.S. Eliot’s “The Wastelands”Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as I, C...
Fiction Affliction: January Releases in Paranormal Romance
The cold winds of January must mean it’s a good time to curl up with a good romantic novel filled with immortal warriors, shapely shapeshifters, and virile vampires. Thirty-three new paranormal romances pop out in print this month, with additions to ...

