Author: Daniel Haeusser

Daniel Haeusser (He/Him) is an Associate Professor of Biology who teaches microbiology and biochemistry. He researches bacterial cell shape & division, and phage (bacterial viruses) that alter either in their host during infection. His constant reading spans many genres, but SF, Fantasy, Horror, mystery, and world literature remain closest to his heart. His regular book reviews can be found at Reading 1000 Lives, and he also contributes reviews to Strange Horizons, Fantasy Book Critic, Speculative Fiction in Translation, and World Literature Today. You can connect with him on Goodreads or Bluesky.

Book Review: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN SISKO by Derek Tyler Attico

Cover, The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko, by Derek Tyler Attico

I’m now very glad that I did decide to read this; I’d encourage any other Star Trek fan who has read the licensed fiction to also check it out, even if one hasn’t seen all of DS9. Ardent fans of DS9 should particularly appreciate it. On the other hand, I wouldn’t recommend it to readers who have no familiarity with the series and its characters.

Author Interview: Bethany Jacobs (THESE BURNING STARS)

Photo of author Bethany Jacobs, by Mary Ganster, 2023.

“It’s quite a saga, let me tell you! While I began THESE BURNING STARS just for fun, it slowly evolved into something complex and dense, like a house of cards.” — Bethany Jacobs

Book Review: BLEAK HOUSES by Kate Maruyama

Cover of Bleak Houses by Kate Maruyama (Safer & Family Solstice)

Bleak Houses, by Kate Maruyama, represents the debut of this line, consisting of two novella-length stories: Safer and Family Solstice. The small independent press Omnium Gatherum previously published Family Solstice in 2021, when Rue Morgue Magazine named it Best Fiction Book of the year. The release of Bleak Houses by RDSP thus represents an opportunity for new readers to discover that story while also being treated to another previously unpublished story born from the horrors of pandemic isolation.

Book Review: Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

Cover of Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

In Green Fuse Burning, Morris takes Dylan Thomas’ theme of the intertwined nature of life and death in an endless cycle of time and applies it through a spectrum of ecosystems from the grandiose to the individual to explore the psychology of grief and guilt both personal and collective.

Book Reviews: A Penguin Teen Trio of Terror

Combined image of covers of Holly Horror, A Crooked Mark, and Your Lonely Nights Are Over.

We’re excited to bring you short reviews of three terrific seasonal horror offerings recently out from various YA imprints of Penguin Random House.

Book Review: Atoms Never Touch by micha cárdenas

Cover, Atoms Never Touch, by micha cárdenas

The latest title in this collection, Atoms Never Touch by multidisciplinary artist, poet, filmmaker, and professor micha cárdenas, takes these foundational concepts of activism and applies them through fiction to tell a story of relationships and autonomous agency.