Some moon-related books

I was too young to remember much of the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. My main memory Continue reading →

The 1879 Jeannette Expedition

In 1879 Captain George W. DeLong took the USS Jeannette and its crew of thirty-two to try to find the Continue reading →

The Wall Around the World (collection) by Theodore R. Cogswell

Like most readers, I have a large stack of books in my to-be-read pile. Some have sat there for an Continue reading →

Cosmonaut X by Arthur Wyatt and Laurence Campbell

Happy Yuri’s Night! It’s the fifty-sixth anniversary of Yuri Gagarin making history as the first man to travel into space Continue reading →

Three Miles Down by James Hamilton-Peterson

Happy Trieste Day! It’s the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Bathyscaphe Trieste’s descent to the bottom of the Marianas Trench. At Continue reading →

Explorations by Robert D. Ballard & Malcolm McConnell

Every day in the calendar has been claimed several times over for various religious or historical reasons, to say nothing Continue reading →

Toll Booth by Michael Aronovitz

I’ve tried, but I just can’t enjoy Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw. My main problem’s with the excessively Continue reading →

Baby Doll by Johanna Sinisalo

It’s a common lament that childhood is increasingly fleeting, that all too soon children become aware of the sexualized world. Continue reading →