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Exclusive Interview: "Colin Gets Promoted And Dooms The World" Author Mark Waddell ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 1d

In my exclusive interview with author Mark Waddell about his contemporary fantasy / dark comedy / queer fantasy novel "Colin Gets Promoted And Dooms The World," says the main character works for the world's oldest and most sinister company. No, not that one.
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Exclusive Interview: "Colin Gets Promoted And Dooms The World" Author Mark Waddell \ In which he talks about this contemporary fantasy novel

Exclusive Interview: "A Mouthful Of Dust" Author Nghi Vo ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 1d

With the #fantasy novella "A Mouthful Of Dust," author Nghi Vo is once again letting us travel with Cleric Chih and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant. But as Vo explains in this exclusive interview, this trip was actually written "ages ago."
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Exclusive Interview: "A Mouthful Of Dust" Author Nghi Vo \ In which she talks about this new fantasy novella.

Exclusive Interview: "Man, F*ck This House" Author Brian Asman · paulsemel.com

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 2d

Five years after releasing the titular #horror novella, author Brian Asman has rereleased "Man, F*ck This House," which has a reworked version of the novella, plus six #ShortStories. To find out why, and more, check out this exclusive interview.
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Exclusive Interview: "Man, F*ck This House" Author Brian Asman \ In which he talks about this collection of horror stories.

Money Shot (Wesleyan Poetry Series)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 2d

Started reading Rae Armantrout's "Money Shot: Poems."
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you confuse / the image of a fungus / with the image of a dick / in my poem / (understandable)

Sold!
#books #reading #poems #poetry #BookSky

Money Shot (Wesleyan Poetry Series) [Armantrout, Rae] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Money Shot (Wesleyan Poetry Series)

Beating the Graves (African Poetry Book)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 3d

Finished reading Tsitsi Ella Jaji's "Beating The Graves: Poems."
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Had too many in which she got clever with the structure, but the rest were mostly good.
#books #reading #poems #poetry #BookSky

Amazon.com: Beating the Graves (African Poetry Book): 9780803299603: Jaji, Tsitsi Ella: Books

Swords & Larceny [Afsharirad, David, Finn, Mark] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Swords & Larceny

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 4d

Started reading the #fantasy #ShortStory anthology "Swords & Larceny."
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So...a collection of heist stories set in fantasy realms. I dig it.
#books #reading #ShortStories @baenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Swords & Larceny

Marvel Zombies Review & Discussion | RPadTV Episode 119

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI, last night, Raymond, Mac, and I had a long talk about #MarvelZombies for the new episode of "RPAD TV 3000." What we liked, what we didn't, why it made it oddly hungry...
(Oh, and spoilers abound)
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"Metal Eden" Review ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 5d

The #cyberpunk #SciFi first-person shooter #MetalEden" feels like a modern version of an old school #VideoGame, with all the fast run & gun action that implies. Here's the link to my review of this cool shooter.
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"Metal Eden" Review (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC) \ A critical assessment of this cyberpunk sci-fi first-person shooter video game.

Beating the Graves (African Poetry Book)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 5d

Started reading Tsitsi Ella Jaji's "Beating The Graves: Poems."
amzn.to/3GZe0Zo
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Very interesitng so far, especially the more conversational pieces.
#books #reading #poems #poetry

Amazon.com: Beating the Graves (African Poetry Book): 9780803299603: Jaji, Tsitsi Ella: Books

Interview: "The First Thousand Trees" Author Premee Mohamed ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 6d

With "The First Thousand Trees," author Premee Mohamed has completed the post-apocalyptic #CliFi #horror #SciFi trilogy she launched with "The Annual Migration Of Clouds." To learn more about this story and this series, check out this exclusive interview.
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Exclusive Interview: "The First Thousand Trees" Author Premee Mohamed \ In which she talks about this cli-fi, sci-fi, horror novella.

Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, 3)

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Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 6d

Started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Lords Of Uncreation: The Final Architecture: Book Three."
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Super excited to see how this epic #SciFi #SpaceOpera series ends.
#books #reading #ScienceFiction @aptshadow.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social #booksky

Amazon.com: Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, 3): 9780316705936: Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Books

Amazon.com: Chasers: 9781998763436: Darling, Mariah, Harms, Eve: Books

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 6d

Read "Chasers" by Mariah Darling and Eve Harms tonight.
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This #transgressive #Splatterpunk novella was all kinds of fucked up, but also super good.
#books #reading #BookSky

Chasers

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 6d

Finished reading the #poetry anthology "Arabic Poems."
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Certainly got better as it went along. Enough that I'm going to read other collections in this series soon.
#books #reading #poems @everymanslibrary.bsky.social #BookSky #PoetrySky

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) [Hammond, Marle] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI, here is the link to my review of #GhostOfYōtei, an epic and engaging third-person, open world, hack & slash action / adventure #VideoGame that's one of the year's best.
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Exclusive Interview: "Daedalus Is Dead" Author Seamus Sullivan .. .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 7d

During the pandemic, some people read the classics. Author Seamus Sullivan went a different route; he wrote a sequel to one. Here's the link to our exclusive interview about "Daedalus Is Dead," his dark #fantasy continuation of the myth of Deadalus and Icarus.
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Exclusive Interview: "Daedalus Is Dead" Author Seamus Sullivan \ In which he talks about this dark fantasy extension to the Greek myths.

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 7d

I played a little of it this summer and it was super fun.

Blood and Fate (Soldier of the Arcanum)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 7d

Finished reading A.C. Haskins' "Blood And Fate."
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Very entertaining and wild #UrbanFantasy story. Curious to see where he takes it next.
#Books #Reading #Fantasy #FantasyBookSeries #UrbanFantasyBookSeries @baenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Blood and Fate (Soldier of the Arcanum) [Haskins, A.C.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blood and Fate (Soldier of the Arcanum)

Interview: "The Heist Of Hollow London" Author Eddie Robson ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 8d

It my pleasure. Thank you for taking the time to do it.

Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 8d

I was interviewed by @paulsemel.bsky.social about my new novel: paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...

Exclusive Interview: "The Heist Of Hollow London" Author Eddie Robson \ In which h talks about this sci-fi crime novel.

Interview: "The Heist Of Hollow London" Author Eddie Robson ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 8d

In the future, human clones may do jobs naturally born people don't want to do. But in Eddie Rob's new new #SciFi crime novel "The Heist Of Hollow London," he has clones doing a job most of us couldn't do. To learn what, check out this exclusive interview.
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Exclusive Interview: "The Heist Of Hollow London" Author Eddie Robson \ In which h talks about this sci-fi crime novel.

Exclusive Interview: "Chasm" Author Addison Herron-Wheeler ... .

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Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 8d

In this exclusive interview about "Chasm," her new collection of #ShortStories and #poems, author Addison Herron-Wheeler says, "It is so important these days for #queer and femme folks to find community and solidarity and to read stories that make us feel seen."
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Exclusive Interview: "Chasm" Author Addison Herron-Wheeler \ In which she talks about this collection of speculative poems and stories.

Exclusive Interview: "The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre" Author Philip Fracassi ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 9d

Some people get their best ideas when they go for a walk. But in my exclusive interview with author Philip Fracassi, he explains how the hell a nice stroll led him to write a thriller / mystery novel called "The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre."
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Exclusive Interview: "The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre" Author Philip Fracassi \ In which he talks about this mystery thriller novel.

"Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One Evolved Edition" Review ... .

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 9d

#AlienRogueIncursionPartOneEvolvedEdition falls somewhere between a #SciFi first-person shooter and a survival #horror game...but it's all "Alien." Here's the link to my review of the VR-free version of #AlienRogueIncursion.
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"Alien: Rogue Incursion - Part One Evolved Edition" Review \ A review of this first-person shooter / survival horror game.

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 9d

Started reading the #poetry anthology "Arabic Poems."
amzn.to/4nMZUKm
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Took 90 pages to get to the good stuff. Here's hoping the next 170 get even better (I expect they will).
#books #reading #poems @everymanslibrary.bsky.social

Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) [Hammond, Marle] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Arabic Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories

Paul Semel @paulsemel.bsky.social · 10d

Started reading N.K. Jemisin's #ShortStory collection "How Long 'Til Black Future Month?"
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Only read the first two so far, but man, I can already tell this is going to be a good one.
#books #ShortStories #SpeculativeFiction
@nkjemisin.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories [Jemisin, N. K.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories