Reviews of new novels, poetry, non-fiction & graphic novels with a Canadian focus. Weird Fiction ftw!
MacroMicroCosm Literary Review's Sapha Burnell sits down with Kate Keenan of Big Bend Literary Journal to talk literary success, writing on a mountain, and the TikTok… maybe not all about the TikTok, as they discuss Healing Hands & the writer's life.
MacroMicroCosm Literary Review interviews BK Greenwood about Historical & Paranormal Thriller The Last Roman: Exile. Gladiator meets Highlander meets John Wick. An entertaining centuries-spanning adventure. Magic Realism & Cyberpunk author Sapha Burnell interviews BK. Thank you to Shannon at R&R Book Tours for connecting us.
MacroMicroCosm reviews Dark Fantasy novel Pretty Deadly by Kelsey Josund published by Darkstroke Books. Cinderella never enjoyed murder and intrigue so much. Read it, and you will too.
MacroMicroCosm Literary Review interviews Annabelle Lewis about Contemporary Thriller with a mythological edge, Cut and Run. For the MMC giveaway, please @macromicrocosmlitjournal on instagram & use the hashtag #annabellelewismmc or comment down below. We will not ask for your personal information. Thank you to Shannon at R&R Book Tours for connecting us.
MacroMicroCosm Lit Reviews interviews asian fantasy author Fred Yu about his new launch The Orchid Farmer's Sacrifice, Daoist Kung Fu & a way to cook. Thanks to R&R Book Tours & Susan Schwartzman.
MacroMicroCosm Literary Review shakes up our format with an interview. Join Lis and author Ryan Young to discuss his paranormal thriller The Shepherd's Burden. Thanks to R&R Book Tours & Bookshop.org.
MacroMicroCosm Literary Review takes on Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang written by Thea von Harbou. Like it? You'll love NEON Lieben by Sapha Burnell. Join our Discord Server.
MacroMicroCosm reviews Automatic Reload by Ferrett Steinmetz published by Tor Books; audiobook narration by Tim Campbell. A technical romp into mental illness, cyberpunks & the assassins who love them. 4/5 stars.
In today's episode, we discuss Recovering Villains. MacroMicroCosm Lit Journal in Print & Digital. Use Code MAYTHE4TH for 10% off. Aegis by RL Arenz III published by Vraeyda Literary.
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MacroMicroCosm reviews The Transaction by Guglielmo D'Izzia, published by Guernica Editions. A pristinely written uncomfortably real novel where De Angelis descends through an eccentric Sicilian town.
The best short stories for sci-fi fiends to read, in one small compendium episode. Follow MacroMicroCosm for more.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews Quill of the Dove by Ian Thomas Shaw. A raw & pristinely crafted political thriller based in the Middle East.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews Amity by Nasreen Pejvack published by Inanna. A guttural and necessary call to compassion for war torn refugees worldwide.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts, published by Tachyon. Sapience & self-determination in a fantastic read.
MacroMicroCosm reviews Leaper: Down to Earth by Adam Kveton. Imaginative & promising, but poorly paced sci-fi self-published wonder.
MacroMicroCosm reviews Several short sentences about writing, by Verlyn Klinkenborg, published by Vintage Books. The alpha and omega of books about writing.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews The Age of Bowie by Paul Morley. A well crafted tome dedicated to a man’s place in history, built by the scraps of words left behind and tangential meetings woven into British and international culture.
MacroMicroCosm ReviewsWhat the Mouth Wants by Monica Meneghetti published by Dagger Editions. Here is an author who waited. Who held back until the moment of critical mass before she pressed 'send' on the query for publication. She waited until she had gravity on her side.
MacroMicroCosm reviews The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli. Disclaimer: The Order of Time was purchased on the Kindle Store (Not Sponsored). Our review is unbiased and a matter of personal opinions.
On this first edition of Friday Writes!, Canadian speculative fiction author & poet Sapha Burnell talks about inspiration, and the folly of the 'purely original' idea in a world shaped by ancient things. Please follow us on Twitter @macromicrocosm and find our Vraeyda Film channel on YouTube.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews: A Theory of Expanded Love by Caitlin Hicks Published by Light Messages A near perfect novel of Annie growing up Catholic in 1963's California. Rebel & blossom with a true hero of female resilience & love.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews: Heir of Ashes, The Roxanne Fosch Files 1 by Jina S. Bazzar Creativia A supernatural chase with a few extra miles.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews: Adam's Journal by E.C. Flickinger Grackle Books A nostalgic gaze into the coming-of-age of an American boy struggling with girls, science & his own verbal whit.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews the imaginative and power-packed The Book of Sensations by Sheri-D Wilson University of Calgary Press If you love the written word, you will love this collection.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews small things left behind by Ella Zeltserman University of Alberta Press A cathartic and powerful collection of poetry from Canadian immigrant Ella Zeltserman. Journey from the Iron Curtain to Alberta in this fantastic collection.
MacroMicroCosm Reviews Throwing the Diamond Hitch by Emily Ursuliak University of Calgary Press Two women. Three horses. Rural Canada in the 1950's. A fantastically imaginative & well executed poetry collection.