Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted is known mostly for his design of Central Park and other nationally renowned projects, but at one point in his life he was a journalist commissioned by the New York Daily Times, now The New York Times, to report on the slave economy of the South about 10 years... Continue Reading →
Polar Volume 1: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos
As with most hardcore readers, we are skeptical of films being made out of our precious books. I had seen this title around over the years and just saw that a film was made and is currently on Netflix. This was the impetus that brought me to reading Polar: Came From the Cold... The Plot:... Continue Reading →
Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Twins born with abilities beyond normal skills and talents. A connection that spans a continent and across the reaches of time. Roger and Dodger have a gift of language and mathematics, respectively. They were adopted and placed in families on either side of the United States (Palo Alto and Cambridge), and at a certain age... Continue Reading →
The Flintstones Vol. 1 by Mark Russell
I read Russell's Snagglepuss last month and thought it was one of the best graphic novels I've ever read... So, I wanted to continue with his work. He did not disappoint. A new take on the first family of Bedrock, The Flintstones. A reimagining of the crew with a new spin on all things Stone... Continue Reading →
Sworld: The Chronicles of Malick by William Harris
Tech-synthed and renowned scientist, Malick has funded this voyage himself. He has built the ship of his own design, but with help from the advanced technology developed by a group of aliens called Redulins. He's selected a group of experts to aid in the mission of scouting one planet and then testing another for a... Continue Reading →