This book immediately jumped to my attention because of it's point of view.  To be able to read a story from an author who comes from a different cultural and political mindset is an interesting prospect.  Reading about how they approach a basic trope and resolve it from a totally unexpected direction is something I find intriguing. I would hope to be able to use this book to do something that is very difficult to do under normal circumstances and that is, to see the world from a new perspective.  If your interested use the links below to grab yourself a copy and enjoy with a nice cafecito .    The author, Agustin de Rojas, has been called the " father of Cuban science fiction ".  There could scarcely be a more opportune moment for the appearance in English of the late Cuban science fiction master Agustín de Rojas’s epic novel The Year 200…. De Rojas’s lucid fictional world intersects with many of our contemporary technological obsessions but ch...

Proving that Science Fiction is not boring and can hold it's own against others genres. In this video I take a quick look at The Freedom Series by Anne McCaffrey .  Click on the link or image below to view the video. Freedoms Landing | #1 Treasures from the Bookshelf Liked what you read? Want to known when new posts are up? To follow me on Twitter or Google+ click on the images below.            

Welcome.  I get really excited when people tell me they're interested in reading and especially reading Science Fiction. This is what happened last Sunday evening, someone requested a virtual tour of the Sci-Fi section of my bookcase.  You can see how excited I got here:  Quick Bookshelf Tour For those used to my previous YouTube videos, I promise it's short and not boring, you can watch it with an espresso. Enjoy!

Taking a quick look through the reviews on Amazon it looks like an interesting book, focused on character building and a must read for those who like Ann Leckie 's   Ancillary Justic e and the writings of CJ Cherryh . Looks good, I've made my purchase, what about you?  If you've read it tell me what you think.

How the Paperback Book Transformed American Culture The paperback caused a small revolution. To witness it, you’d only have to look as far as the new revolving book stands at the local drug store. So what are three major ways the paperback book changed American culture? Read more... Mixed Reviews of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring As a community of readers and writers, we are all too familiar with the sentiments of Bilbo Baggins. “Look, I know you doubt me, I know you always have. And you're right. I often think of Bag End. I miss my books. And my armchair. And my garden. See, that's where I belong. That's home…” We are a people torn between reading about adventures, and creating one of our own Read more...

The advent of 3D printing has introduced me to a new word, but not a new concept, it's Scarcity Economics and I've been hearing about it a lot recently.  If it hasn't already, I believe scarcity economics will soon be a major contributor to the Zeitgeist of our moment. I have always been interested in how economics worked in Star Trek, especially since Replicators are so commonly available, which is why this book caught my eye.  I've purchased the audio book and am looking forward to listening to it. Update 7th November 2016: When I had almost finished listening to this audio book I send out a tweet saying it was worth a re-read which kicked of an interesting Twitter conversation between the author and a few other people about what the transition from our current economic model to Trekonomics would look like. I've now upload a new post on my thoughts and ideas about this audio book.  You can find it here : Thoughts and Ideas About Trekonomics: The Econo...

There is something special happening tomorrow, Saturday 13th of August 2016 It's National Bookshop Day in Australia. #LoveYourBook​shop To find an event near you - click here!   or just get down to your local bookshop and support them. Supported by the Australian Booksellers Association, bookshops will be reinforcing their message that local bookshops are an integral part of the Australian way of life. They are the first point of contact between the reader and books. They care about the customer, the reader, and the books they want to read. Now on to our regular post, some articles you can also enjoy with your favourite beverage!

From facts about Franz Kafka, how Amazon treats  Intellectual Property (IP) to a double-decker concept plane that can take off vertically...  this weeks Random Articles is quite a mixed bag.  Enjoy with your favourite beverage... My wife's been making me  coconut milk lattes, they're tastier than I expected. source