My 10-year-old daughter, Norah, was looking forward to reading this book together when she heard about it. Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around The World by Vashti Harrison celebrates the contributions of women from all...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 19: A Betrayal in Winter by Daniel Abraham
by MHill | Jul 27, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
A Betrayal in Winter continues the story of Otai Machi in the Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. A Shadow in Summer lays the foundation for Otah's hero journey into becoming what has been destined for him. ...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 18: A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
by MHill | Jul 13, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham has been a book series that I've meant to read for a long time. It has been on my radar for several years when it was recommended to me. They have billed the series as...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 16: The Freelancer’s Survival Guide by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
by MHill | Jun 22, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Reading is a subjective experience. One person may like a book you recommend to them. But, the next person you recommend the book may hate it and never take your book recommendations again. That is the risk you always take...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 15: Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
by MHill | Jun 11, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Charles De Lint, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have mentioned in several blog posts over the years that Charles de Lint is one of my favorite authors. I read a few of his novels in the early to mid-1990s when he was the big name in fantasy fiction. His...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 14: Hollywood Vs The Author by Stephen Jay Schwartz
by MHill | Jun 3, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
Most authors (I will include myself too) want to see their novels turned into a movie or television series. Movies and Television has been the most popular entertainment medium for at least fifty years. An...
Wisdom from Kammbia Book Review 12: A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
by MHill | May 27, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Guy Gavriel Kay, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
You know when an author has become one of your favorites when you put down what you were currently reading and buy a new book to read it. Guy Gavriel Kay has become one of those "must read" authors for me. A...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 10: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
by MHill | Apr 21, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
Cal Newport has written another excellent book about how technology (mostly social media) has affected modern life. Digital Minimalism is the follow-up the ground-breaking book, Deep Work and Newport expands on...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 9: Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay
by MHill | Apr 13, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Guy Gavriel Kay, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorite Duologies, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Guy Gavriel Kay has become an author I look forward to reading. His brand of fantasy captured my attention in Ysabel, Children of Earth and Sky, and Sailing to Sarantium, the first book in Sarantine Mosaic...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 8: Fantasy’s Othering Fetish by P. Djeli Clark
by MHill | Mar 24, 2019 | 2019 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Fantasy's Othering Fetish by P. Djeli Clark came onto my radar recently and after reading the comments in Goodreads about this book made me want to read it. Actually, it is more of a long-form essay than a full-length book, Clark makes the argument about how the...