Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Book Review Up: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Well, after writing this review, Neth over at Nethspace made a lovely suggestion on how to review book you really love. Just say: Buy it! So, I’m going to say that here, because Stardust was absolutely wonderful. However, you’re welcome to read my in-depth review here (which I suggest, because it’s nice to drive traffic […]

Advice on Writing Reviews Part One

I recently received an email from a reader asking for advice on reviewing books and book review blogs. I figured the best way to answer would be to write a post about it (names excluded, of course). Here is what the reader wrote: The main reason I’m writing this e-mail is to ask you for […]

Random Literature List (Volume One)

(I’m stealing these lists from Pulp.net, in case anyone is wondering.) Here’s a list of ten random bits from literature, as responded to by me (feel free to comment with your own entries or steal it for your own nefarious purposes): Best short stories I’ve ever read“Sandkings” by George R. R. Martin and “Call Me […]