New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of Nov. 28

Black Wings Christina HenryGenre: Urban FantasyPublisher: PenguinRelease Date: November 30As an Agent of Death, Madeline Black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife. It's a 24/7 job with a lousy benefits package.Maddy's position may come with magical powers and an impressive wingspan, but it doesn't pay the bills. And then there are her infuriating boss, tenant woes, and a cranky, popcorn-loving gargoyle to...

You're Invited to the SFF Chat Chanukah Party

Dear Readers,You are cordially invited to attend my awesome, fun-filled Chanukah party, here at SFF Chat, which will begin next Thursday and will last for eight days. There will be presents, virtual sufganiot (which are not quite as good as the real ones but a lot less calories) and celebrity guests.Yes, you heard right. Each day this humble blog will be visited by a different Jewish celebrity personality from the SFF world who will provide a guest...

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want- husband, country home, successful career- but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled she felt consumed by panic and confusion.This wise and rapturous book is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and of what she found in their place.Following a divorce and a crushing depression, Gilbert set out to examine three different...

Free Fall by Anna Levine

Aggie is eighteen and getting ready to do her service for the Israeli Army. She could get a cushy assignment—maybe pushing paper somewhere—or she could just take her chances. Only, Aggie isn't like that. Despite her small size and the fact that she needs to gain weight to even make the grade, and despite the total disbelief of her entire family (except her grandmother, who is an old freedom fighter and don't you forget it), Aggie is trying...

A Break From Genre Reading

I've decided that it's time for me to take a short break from my usual genre reading to catch up on some of the other books that I've had my eye on for a while. So for the next couple of weeks you can expect only reviews of non-scifi and fantasy books here, which I hope you won't mind too much.These are a few of the books that I've already finished and will be reviewing shortly:Free Fall by Anna Levine (hopefully I'll get this review up later today)Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertHands of My Father: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the...

iPhone Autocorrect Mistakes- Really Funny

This site is so funny that I actually had tears rolling down my face while reading some of the hilarious auto-corrections made by iPhone. Check out more of them h...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of November 21

Wow, I can't believe those Xanth books are still being churned out. This week the 34th Xanth book, Knot Gneiss, is being released and once again I'm tempted to revisit the series, prodded by fond memories of Xanth from my youth. But then I just remember how awful the series has become and I quell that temptation.But I still say that if I ever had to choose a fantasy world to live in it would be Xanth, hands down.Hope you have a great reading week!***************************************************************************************Above...