The year is nearly over, but there is still time to carry out a resolution for 2015. I have previously published various lists of links to science fiction and fantasy blogs that I think would be of interest to fans. It has been a year (December 2014) since I published such a list, so there… Continue reading Resolution Solution
A (Virtual) Room of One’s Own
The link post, in which I list some sites that I think might be interesting to other people, used to be a regular feature here on SCy-Fy. However, it has been many months since I posted one (you can find the old ones in the “SFF Links” tab in the menu), so I am today starting another series… Continue reading A (Virtual) Room of One’s Own
Coming Out of the Library
Lynn of Lynn’s Books made a request of me a few days ago: “…as you’ve interviewed so may people, it would be interesting to read a few facts about the interviewer!” Thanks Lynn, for encouraging me to emerge from my library for a few moments! Here goes: I was born in a small town in Australia… Continue reading Coming Out of the Library
SF Masterworks: The First 24
Here at SCy-Fy, we don’t often sit in judgement on books (not publicly, anyway); we ask a lot of questions and then some more. Today will be different. The reason is that I have just finished reading the first 24 books in Gollancz’s SF Masterworks series. This is a goal I have had for some… Continue reading SF Masterworks: The First 24
Life Without my Library
Being away from my library due to my day job has made me nostalgic, I guess. After a lot of work, I have finally loaded the books in my library on to Goodreads, with ratings for each one. A picture paints a thousand books – actually, 1,643 of them, according to Goodreads. I think I must also be… Continue reading Life Without my Library
102 Genre Interviews
Hi everybody. As anticipated, my recent move from Italy to Dublin to take up a demanding new day job has greatly cut down my blogging activity. But there’s a post that I simply must write. Anyone who is familiar with my blog will know that from December 2014 to July 2015, I published a large… Continue reading 102 Genre Interviews
What Price, Your Critical Agency?
Critic Jonathan McCalmont refers to my series of interviews with genre people in this piece that takes a serious look at reviewing and social media.
Back to the Land of my (great-great-great-grand) Fathers
There are big changes underway here at SCy-Fy. To take up a new day job I have just moved countries, from Italy to Ireland. My family left Ireland four generations and 160 years ago and I am the first to return. To celebrate this, the look of the blog has changed from Italian azzurro to… Continue reading Back to the Land of my (great-great-great-grand) Fathers
Interview with The Quiet Fantasy Book Blog
Today’s guest is Ferg at the Quiet Fantasy Book Blog. SCy-Fy: How do you plan your posts, Ferg? QFBB: If I am doing a review, I plan out my thoughts on paper first. I have a simple format, breaking down the book review into four categories: likes, dislikes, thoughts and summary. If I have the… Continue reading Interview with The Quiet Fantasy Book Blog
Interview with Let’s Read
My guest today is SFF BookTuber Brock from Let’s Read. SCy-Fy: How do you prepare for a show, Brock? LR: First I have to make sure certain people are unconscious, meaning I put the kids to sleep. The room where I shoot doesn’t receive much light at any time of day, so a few work… Continue reading Interview with Let’s Read
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