Books Received (April)

April 30, 2016August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books A.A. Dhand, Adam Rakunas, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Andrew Bannister, Ann Patchett, Barney Norris, Ben Peek, Brian Staveley, Chris Roberson, Christie Golden, D.L. Hughley, David Swinson, Emma Kavanagh, Gae Polisner, Guy Haley, Helen Sedgwick, J Todd Scott, J.P. Smythe, James Swallow, Jay McInerney, Jessica Grose, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Ken MacLeod, Kij Johnson, Laura Lam, Laurence MacNaughton, Lee Child, Leif G.W. Persson, Matt Wallace, Myke Cole, N.S. Dolkart, Owen Laukkanen, Paula Guran, Peter Hanington, Robin Yocum, Samantha Hayes, Sebastien de Castell, Stephanie Burgis, Stephen Graham Jones, Steven Erikson

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Featuring: Andrew Bannister, Stephanie Burgis, Lee Child, Myke Cole, Sebastien de Castell, A.A. Dhand, N.S. Dolkart, Steven Erikson, Christie Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Jessica Grose, Guy Haley, Peter Hanington, Samantha Hayes, Kaui Hart Hemmings, D.L. Hughley, Kij Johnson, Emma Kavanagh, Laura Lam, Owen Laukkanen, Ken MacLeod, Laurence MacNaughton, Jay McInerney, Barney Norris, Daniel O’Malley, Ann Patchett, Ben Peek, Leif G.W. Perrson, Gae Polisner, Adam Rakunas, Chris Roberson, J. Todd Scott, Helen Sedgwick, J.P. Smythe, Brian Staveley, James Swallow, Michael Swanwick, David Swinson, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Matt Wallace, Robin Yocum

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Guest Post: “On Worldbuilding (Food, in Particular)” by Adam Rakunas

September 3, 2015August 30, 2015 Civilian Reader Guest Post Adam Rakunas, Angry Robot Books, Sci-Fi, Windswept, Worldbuilding

How does your city eat?

Are there supermarkets? Specialty groceries? Farmers markets? Hell, do people even bother cooking at home? Does everyone crowd into the same diners and cafés? Are there bistros and bars? What does your city look like at breakfast, lunch, and dinner? What time do those meals start?

I can ask and answers those questions about my current city (Santa Monica, California), and I’m going to start asking them next month when my family moves to Seattle, Washington. I can do the same with cities I’ve visited, and I can get a surface understanding of that neighborhood. Food is the thing that unites all humans. We all have to eat. How we eat, however, is open to interpretation. Continue reading →

New Books (July #2)

July 27, 2015August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adam Rakunas, Aliette de Bodard, Andy Remic, Angry Robot Books, Ari Marmell, Brian Panowich, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Charles Bukowski, D Randall Blythe, David V. Barrett, De Capo Press, Dutton, George Mann, Gollancz, GP Putnam's Sons, Howard Andrew Jones, Jo Fletcher Books, Karin Slaughter, Mitch Albom, Mitchell Hogan, Paul Theroux, Rhonda Mason, Richard Dixon, Saga Press, Shanna Mahin, Simon Toyne, Stephanie Saulter, Stephen P. Kiernan, Stina Leicht, Ted Kosmatka, Titan, Tony Tulathimutte, Tor Books, Umberto Eco, Victor Gischler, William Morrow

[My home is a little bit like this, now…]

Featuring: Mitch Albom, David V. Barrett, D. Randall Blythe, Aliette de Bodard, Charles Bukowski, Umberto Eco, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Victor Gischler, Mark Hodder, Mitchell Hogan, Howard Andrew Jones, Stephen P. Kiernan, Ted Kosmatka, Stina Leicht, Shanna Mahin, George Mann, Ari Marmell, Rhonda Mason, Brian Panowich, Adam Rakunas, Andy Remic, Karin Slaughter, Paul Theroux, Simon Toyne, Tony Tulathimutte Continue reading →