New Books (April-May)

April 27, 2019 Civilian Reader New Books Andrea Bartz, Anthony Ryan, Brian McClellan, Claire North, Claudia Gray, Denise Mina, Gareth L. Powell, Greg Egan, H.G. Parry, Hank Phillippi Ryan, HG Parry, Jackson Ford, Jeffery Deaver, Jennifer duBois, Jessica Yellin, John French, Kate Davies, Keren Landsman, Lauren Acampora, Lindsey Davis, Mark Lawrence, Martin Clark, Megan O'Keefe, Michael Blumlein, Michael Moreci, Peter Fehervari, Peter Newman, Rachel Howzell Hall, Richard Russo, Saad Z Hossain, Sebastien de Castell, Steph Cha, Suzanne Palmer, Tade Thompson, Tom Chatfield, Tom Rosenstiel, Will Harris

Truly, my ~~cup~~ shelves runneth over recently. Had a bit of an uptick in new review copies and also books bought (I have an impulse problem…). I think among this bonanza is something that should appeal to pretty much any fiction fan, so take a look!

Featuring: Lauren Acampora, Andrea Bartz, Michael Blumlein, Steph Cha (x2), Tom Chatfield, Martin Clark, Kate Davies, Lindsey Davis, Jeffery Deaver, Sebastien de Castell, Jennifer duBois, Greg Egan, Peter Fehervari, Jackson Ford, John French, Claudia Gray, Rachel Howzell Hall, Will Harris, Saad Z. Hossain, Keren Landsman, Mark Lawrence, Brian McClellan, Denise Mina, Michael Moreci, Peter Newman, Claire North, Megan O’Keefe, Suzanne Palmer, H.G. Parry, Gareth L. Powell, Tom Rosenstiel, Richard Russo, Anthony Ryan, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Tade Thompson, Jessica Yellin

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New Books (May)

May 25, 2018August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, D.B. John, Dave Hutchinson, Dave Itzkoff, David Baldacci, Derek Lambert, Dominic Dulley, Drew Williams, Gardner Dozois, Guy Haley, Hannu Rajaniemi, JD Barker, John Cleese, Martha Wells, Michael Carroll, Michael Moreci, P Djèlí Clark, Robert Hilburn, S.L. Huang, Sarah Gailey, Shaun Bythell, Stephen King, Steve Brusatte, Steve Cavanagh, Steven Hyden, Tim Baker, William Martin, Yoon Ha Lee

Featuring: Tim Baker, David Baldacci, J.D. Barker, Steve Brusatte, Shaun Bythell, Michael Carroll, Steve Cavanagh, P. Djèlí Clark, John Cleese, Gardner Dozois, Dominic Dulley, Sarah Gailey, Guy Haley, Robert Hilburn, S.L. Huang, Dave Hutchinson, Steven Hyden, Dave Itzkoff, D.B. John, Stephen King, Derek Lambert, Yoon Ha Lee, William Martin, Michael Moreci, Hannu Rajaniemi, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Martha Wells, Drew Williams

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Interview with MICHAEL MORECI

January 16, 2018 Civilian Reader Interview Black Star Renegades, Comics, Fiction, Michael Moreci, Most Anticipated 2018, Sci-Fi, St Martin's Press

Let’s start with an introduction: Who is Michael Moreci?

I am the man behind the curtain, the eye in the sky watching us all.

Kidding, kidding. First and foremost, I’m a dad. I stay at home with my two boys, and they are my life to a very profound degree. After that, I’m a writer. I’ve been writing professionally (or at least close to professionally) for a few years now; I got my start in comics, creating/writing books like Roche Limit, Burning Fields, Hoax Hunters, Curse, and more. I’ve also been lucky enough to write for established characters like Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Conan the Barbarian, The Shadow, to name a few. Now, I’ve written a novel. Writing books has always been my passion; I’ve been writing prose since I was a teenage and followed that all through college and graduate school. Finally, around two years ago, I got my break and, viola, Black Star Renegades was born. Continue reading →