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New entry May 28
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Books from Critters!
Check out Books by Critters for books by your fellow Critterfolk, as well as my list of recommended books for writers.
The Sigil Trilogy
If you're looking for an amazing, WOW! science fiction story, check out THE SIGIL TRILOGY. This is — literally — one of the best science fiction novels I've ever read.How to Write SF
The Craft of Writing Science Fiction that Sells by Ben Bova, best-selling author and six-time Hugo Award winner for Best Editor. (This is one of the books your ol' Critter Captain learned from himself, and I highly recommend it.) (Also via Amazon)
Interviewed!
I was interviewed live on public radio for Critters' birthday, for those who want to listen.
Free Web Sites
Free web sites for authors (and others) are available at www.nyx.net.
ReAnimus Acquires Advent!
ReAnimus Press is pleased to announce the acquisition of the legendary Advent Publishers! Advent is now a subsidiary of ReAnimus Press, and we will continue to publish Advent's titles under the Advent name. Advent was founded in 1956 by Earl Kemp and others, and has published the likes of James Blish, Hal Clement, Robert Heinlein, Damon Knight, E.E. "Doc" Smith, and many others. Advent's high quality titles have won and been finalists for several Hugo Awards, such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy and Heinlein's Children. Watch this space for ebook and print editions of all of Advent's current titles!
Book Recommendation
THE SIGIL TRILOGY: The universe is dying from within... "Great stuff... Really enjoyed it." — SFWA Grandmaster Michael Moorcock
Announcing ReAnimus Press
If you're looking for great stuff to read from bestselling and award-winning authors—look no further! ReAnimus Press was founded by your very own Critter Captain. (And with a 12% Affiliate program.) [More]
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Book Recommendation
I wanted to point you to a humor book I think you'd like. I'm not recommending it because I published it — I published it because I enjoy what he writes so much that I hunted him down and pummeled him with a nerf bat until he relented and let me publish it. (Or I should say republish it; it was published before but went out of print.) So now there's an ebook edition, and we're working on a print edition. (And hyperbole aside, yes, I did actually track him down and was persistent in trying to get him to republish it, because I really did want to see it available.)
I've read Biff America's column — nom de plume of Jeffrey Bergeron — for years in the local paper. In fact his column is the one thing I look most forward to each week. He's a cross between Andy Rooney and Garrison Keillor / Lake Wobegon. He's a successful standup comedian and a poignant, funny writer. He takes honest looks at the human condition, his own faults, he's a bit ribald, and always makes you think. His subjects range widely and most are really about the people and what it means to be human. (Similar in that regard to science fiction, so perhaps that's why I like it.) I think he's one of the best columnists out there and definitely not widely enough known (but as he says, he'd rather play than work; to quote the book, "no one ever looked up from their death bed and said, 'Damn, I wish I spent more time working.'"). :)
So, I want to highly recommend BIFF AMERICA: STEEP, DEEP, AND DYSLEXIC.
As John Nichols, author of the Milagro Beanfield War, writes in the introduction, "I found myself repeatedly moved, and moved deeply, by these poignant and funny stories." It's received great reviews from the likes of NBC, Saturday Night Live cast member Rachel Dratch, and some guy named Brad Pitt.
It's available from ReAnimus Press at https://reanimus.com/store/?item=1135 , Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006H9HU5Q , or you can read more about/from Biff/Jeffrey at www.BiffAmerica.net.
I really like Biff's work. It's cool that I get to publish it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!