This week we look at collecting Philip K. Dick #scifi novels, #digital #publishing success for #newspapers, the power of #curation, #introverts and the quiet revolution and more. When it's time to relax this weekend, grab your favourite beverage and have a read of the following articles. Before leaving this website take a look at my latest article:  QuickLook at The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet

I love a good myth. I grew up reading Greek Mythology and became interested in Norse Mythology after finding out about Beowulf. Neil Gaiman is an award-winning author (American Gods, Coraline, Neverwhere, Sandman) and this book is his interpretations of the classic Norse myths. I'm especially interested in the way he gathers the myths and weaves them together in a novelistic tale about the adventures of Thor, Loki, Odin and others in their realm.

I really enjoyed reading The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet. It's a beautifully written feel good story about a small crew onboard a ramshakled space ship called the Wayfarer . The crew of the Wayfarer , who build hyperspace tunnels between worlds, aren't on an epic journey to save the galaxy they are on a year long journey to fulfil a very big contract which will set them up for life. As the ship travels from point A to Point B, the place they will create and anchor the hyperspace tunnel, they visit various places of significance for each crew member. From small moons with large insects to bustling multicultural space ports which sell anything your heart desires, including soap. Along the way we get to know the crew of the ship and watch them grow and change over their year long journey. And that's the story if you're looking for a plot driven story this is not the book for you.

Interesting new this week is that Amazon will be expanding into Australia and are looking to 'destroy the retail environment in Australia'. Also this week a Japanese crime thriller were the crime part is a low priority, the demise of the handwritten letter, the crisis of attention theft and more. When it's time to relax this weekend, grab your favourite beverage and have a read of the following articles.

The Parker Interstellar Travels Series (PIT) continues with The Celaran Solution. In this book t he ragged remains of the PIT team travel to Celara Palnod to reunify the fragments of a peaceful alien civilisation. I love these books because they are big on action and relatively quick paced. Each book is written with a cliff hanger ending and the plans and adventures build on the former ones which means that you can't start at any book. I would recommend that you read them as a whole starting at book one, The Trilisk Ruins  (It's free to download*) McCloskey has put a lot of thought into creating his aliens and each one's culture and it's great to read. Understand that these aren't your Star Trek aliens who act like some specific human culture and are only differentiated by special bump on their head, McCloskey's don't behave like humans but behave like, well, aliens. Buy the entire set, it won't cost you much, and have a read, they have...

This week I've compiled some articles about the culture of consumption, ultra hardcore reading using audiobooks, a few lists of books to read this year plus more, so when it's time to relax this weekend, grab your favourite beverage and have a read of the following articles.  If you need more to read feel free to stay on this blog and check out my articles, click on the  Start here  tab to see what I have on offer. But to kick it off have a read through the following article explaining why Christians call Good Friday good.

It was a sad day for me when Disney bought Lucasfilm and declared the old Star Wars Expanded Universe novels to no longer be canon. I had an existential crisis... had I wasted my late-teens and early adulthood reading these Legends ? Well, of course not, reading is reading and always worth it, but it's nice to see a favourite story by Timothy Zahn being brought back into cannon with the release of Thrawn (Star Wars) . Have you read it? If so let me know how it differs from the original Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn.

Bookstores that use clickbait to great effect, a new Dune movie rumour, vertical farms and more... When it's time to relax this weekend, grab your favourite beverage and have a read of the following articles. Start with my article showing who the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards are. Up-and-Coming-Reads-Hugo-Awards-2017

The finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards were announced and it's an interesting line up. For those new to Science Fiction the Hugo Awards have been termed as "among the highest honors bestowed in science fiction and fantasy writing". They are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and were officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards until 1992. There are six titles which made Best Novel , most of them I would recommend as a good read. Take a look through the list below and see if there are that pique your interest. If so click on the book cover or link to purchase from Amazon. I'd appreciate you using the link as these links are affiliate links and doing so will help me buy more books so it should be a win-win for us both.