I first heard about Uprooted on Tor’s Rocket Talk podcast (Episode 54), when the host was absolutely gushing over the latest novel by fantasy author Naomi Novik. The podcast’s host often gives positive reviews about (some) of the books he mentions, but I have rarely heard him as excited as he was about Uprooted. Shortly thereafter, Uprooted was again … More Book Review: Uprooted
The Fall/Winter Burda Plus has been posted to the Russian Burda website. This issue, as with most of the Burda Plus magazines, contains a fair number of reprints from the regular editions. Fortunately, I think Burda picked some of the best patterns from recent issues, so overall this magazine is a pretty solid collection of … More Burda Plus Fall/Winter 2015
As long-time readers know, Kwik Sew used to be one of my favorite pattern companies. The large collection of athletic and dance patterns, along with the thicker pattern paper and easy instructions made them an all-around win. However, the types of patterns since the BMV takeover haven’t been quite as exciting as the company used … More Fall 2015 Kwik Sew Patterns
The latest collections from Simplicity and New Look are here! Which would be a bit more exciting if they weren’t so full of pattern re-prints. It seems as though Simplicity has retired all of their Game of Thrones inspired patterns and re-released them with new covers. Even some of the New Look patterns have obviously … More Simplicity and New Look Patterns Fall 2015
The latest collection from McCall’s has been released – you can see the new patterns here. On the whole, I think this collection is pretty great. They’ve got a nice mix of silhouettes and garment types, and everything feels very modern. I even think that, for the most part, the fabric choice and styling of … More New McCall’s Fall 2015
This review is coming several months after I’ve read Annihilation, the first installment ofJeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, but I thought it was about time I got around to reviewing it. The books in this collection have been getting quite a bit of buzz and has won the 2014 Nebula for Best Novel, the 2014 … More Book Review: Annihilation
I’m months behind in writing my book reviews, and while I feel like I should finish my older reviews first, I couldn’t help but jump in to the current discussion surrounding Ernest Cline’s latest novel, Armada. Before I start my review, I feel the need to state that I am a huge Ready Player One fan. I … More Book Review: Armada
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The full preview of the September Burda is posted on the Russian website, and I have to say that I think this is the best issue so far this year! Granted, I’m typically partial to the fall and winter issues, and after my dirndl commissions last year I’m also unreasonably delighted when we get a … More Magazine Review: September Burda 2015
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