Interesting Reads

I think Christopher Moore started out to write a hard-boiled detective novel set in the late forties, but he’s Christopher Moore. And the end result is delightful, funny, full of creative turns of phrase and the weirdest blend of pop culture references and murder mysteries that I’ve ever come across. From the Roswell UFOs to…

Drew Hayes takes a look at a world where super heroes with amazing powers actually exists. What would training be like. Could anyone with powers be a super hero or would you need a certification program? What about super villains? There are four books in this series which started out as a web novel. Books…

Mary Roach is an entertaining author who makes the science of humans in war both fascinating and humorous. I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this as I didn’t really like the idea of delving into weapons technology, but this book is about the things that help people survive in difficult circumstances. It looks into how technology…

I’m pretty sure if you’d told me I’d like a book that starts with a guy dying, then waking up as a disembodied artificial intelligence I would have scoffed. Yet, these books are great! Funny, full of action, and lots of creative problem solving. There are three books in the series so far. They follow…