In 'Beauty's Kingdom' Anne Rice has built an erotic domain around freedom, choice, and assent. It is a safe place from which to find one's own sensual path.
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With 'Echo 8,' Sharon Lynn Fisher is truly beginning to hit her stride. The action is tighter than in her previous book and the romance, better integrated.
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Despite evolving beliefs, Anne Rice has always been a very spiritual author, and in this post we trace three primary periods as reflected in her books.
Read More »‘Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ powered by fine audio reading
Judd Trichter is a compelling writer and Luke Daniels gives a superb reading, making 'Mechanical Reproduction' a great addition to any sci-fi fan's phone.
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The jubilant atmosphere of St. Patrick's Day is a perfect match for the geek spirit. Here are 7 geeky ways to celebrate the holiday and go green!
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'The Tutor' is a joy to read, and the historical details and settings are wonderfully drawn and feel remarkably authentic.
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Valentine's Day—that time of year that many secretly dread. Just for fun, here are 10 interestingly tumultuous couples from a wide range of literary genres.
Read More »50 shades of Rice: The Sleeping Beauty books as true erotica
With the release of 'Fifty Shades' impending, we take this opportunity to pay homage to an earlier sensual trilogy: Anne Rice’s 'Sleeping Beauty' novels.
Read More »REVIEW: Kathy Reichs is on top of her game in ‘Bones Never Lie’
No bones about it. The seventeenth novel in the popular Temperance Brennan series is superbly entertaining and packed with Reichs' usual penchant for scientific detail and accuracy.
Read More »Bah, Humbug! 12 albums to banish the holiday songs from your head
We’ve all experienced it before—a song gets stuck in your head and won’t shake loose. Around this time of year it’s most likely to be one of those really annoying holiday songs, such as “Hippopotamus for Christmas” or that hideous chipmunk one. Fortunately, now that the holidays are over the …
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While not without its flaws, 'The Churchill Factor' is an engaging and singular addition to a fascinating subject.
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I was delighted to learn over the holidays that my growing-up-far-too-fast-for-me daughters still want Santa to bring them the new Pokemon games. So we thought we'd have a little fun together and come up with a list of our six favorite and six least favorite Pokemon of all time.
Read More »12 book series to binge read during the holidays
With the paucity of new releases this month, we thought we'd toss out a list of some of our favorite book series that may have flown under your radar over the years. Because what bibliophile doesn't love a nice, meaty saga you can really sink your chops into, especially with the days growing short and the weather getting colder?
Read More »A galvanized Stephen King ponders science, faith and morality in ‘Revival’
'Revival' is as engaging a late-night tale as all of Stephen King's stories are but also continues to build upon his trend towards higher levels of complexity within the understory. It is a powerful, phantasmagorical meditation on the loss of faith and understanding.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Prince Lestat’ struggles, beautifully, to come to terms with a brave new world
In 'Prince Lestat,' Anne Rice has gifted us with another wonderful installation of the Vampire Chronicles, rendered in her characteristically beautiful prose.
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