Tag: The Books of Babel

by M. Bijman June 14, 2019 0

The long, hard road to getting a book published – Josiah Bancroft responds to eager fans

Josiah Bancroft is one of those authors who has defined his creative process with care and can explain how heContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 7, 2019 0

Authors to watch Creative Process Discussion of writing style Review of Fantasy Review of new book

The Charm/Curse of Cliffhangers – The Hod King, by Josiah Bancroft

The Hod King, Bancroft’s third book in his Books of Babel tetralogy, is an exercise in exquisite torture through cliffhangers.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman February 22, 2019 0

Discussion of author’s portfolio Review of Fantasy Review of new book Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Hods are revolting – but we love them anyway – The Hod King, by Josiah Bancroft

Writer Nicholas Tucker said about Richard Adams’ 50-hankie-bunny-weepie, Watership Down, “Adams … has bravely and successfully resurrected the big picaresque adventureContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 27, 2018 0

Author interview Authors to watch Award-winning novel Backstories Review of science fiction Review of Science Fiction and Fantasy Video

It’s 4 not 3! – Arm of the Sphinx, by Josiah Bancroft

Compact Crit. #12 – The Books of Babel, by Josiah Bancroft (In particular: Arm of the Sphinx) I am publishingContinue Reading

‘I Can’t Just Stand on the Sidelines’: An Interview with Naomi Oreskes October 18, 2019
Claudia Dreifus: I heard that you grew up in a political family. True? Naomi Oreskes: I did. And for a long time, I didn’t want to be political. My parents were very involved in the civil rights movement. I always tell people, “When I grew up, the mall was a place you went to protest, not to shop.” As a child, I was proud of my parents, but there was somethi […]
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019) October 5, 2019
“Ultimately I knew that words have power.” — Toni Morrison The visionary and essential novelist Toni Morrison was born on February 18th, 1931 and died on August 5, 2019. In between, she was a voice of great power and resounding truth, a celebrated writer and editor, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Nobel Prize winner, a mother of two an […]
The Exorcist (1973) August 31, 2019
“I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps.” — Demon The Exorcist was not your average blockbuster film. Called “the greatest horror film of all time” by many, it has remained unparalleled in terms of its initial reception, its cultural impact and its subsequent adoption into the American film canon. With a worldwide gross of over $440 million, countl […]