I love Connie Willis’s work. I devour everything she writes, and I’m utterly incapable of judging her books impartially. She once granted me at 90-minute interview, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that it changed my life. Which is why it’s surprising that I did not care for her new book, Crosstalk, a romantic comedy that other reviewers are praising to the skies. I found this book to have a great concept but tedious … Continue reading Crosstalk by Connie Willis →
RECOMMENDED: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is $1.99, and that is a freaking steal for this book. This is one of the most-loved and most-mentioned science fiction romances, and I know Carrie loves it. It's a cross between science fiction, time travel, and romance, and it is, according to all readers, screamingly funny. You can grab it and gift it to the readers you know will like it (I know of … Continue reading Books on Sale: Books You’ll Want from JD Robb, Connie Willis, and Beverly Jenkins →
This is a review of Passage, with spoilers whited out at the end. I have wracked my brain about how to get this content from my interview with Connie Willis to Passage fans without wrecking the book for everyone who hasn’t read it yet. The interview stuff is good, and I want fans to get to see it – so if you haven’t read the book, PLEASE don’t read the spoilers, and if you have … Continue reading Passage by Connie Willis →
Part I of this multi-part interview with Connie Willis, conducted at the Nebulas this year, can be found here. If you like Connie Willis, this interview should make you very, very happy! On what Connie has learned from her books: Carrie: What are some things you’ve figured out from your books? I’m thinking especially of All Seated, Miracle, and To Say Nothing of the Dog, because I know those books are popular with romance readers. … Continue reading An Interview with Connie Willis, Part II →
Connie Willis is one of those writers whose books shape me as person. Her contributions to science fiction cannot be overstated – and romance readers love her romantic books and short stories (she writes a huge variety of stuff, so don’t assume from that that everything she writes is romantic or happy). I’m unbelievably honored that she spent so much time talking to me at the Nebula Awards. I’m trying to present this with some … Continue reading An Interview with Connie Willis, Part I →
There are only three kinds of people. There are those who think Connie Willis is a genius (that would be me). There are those who can't figure out what all the fuss is about and think she's over-rated (bah!). Finally, there are those people who haven't read her yet. If you are in the third group, go read her right away! Christmas is a great time to start, because she is widely beloved for her … Continue reading All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis, A Guest Review by CarrieS →
Question: when you are going to skip the end of a book to find out what happens because you don’t care to read the whole thing, where do you skip to? Do you jump to the last chapter, or the penultimate chapter? Susan: Usually the third chapter from the end – enough that I have context, but not so far that I’m picking up all the stuff I was trying to skip. Carrie: Usually … Continue reading Do You Skip Ahead in Books? →
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This HaBO comes from Gloriamarie, who wants to find this time traveling book: This is actually a series of books involving a time-traveling heroine who is part of a scientific community. This is not the St. Mary’s series or a Connie Willis book. I found this series on the Ladies of Lallybroch reading list of other time-travel romances and I checked then out of the library. The main character enters some sort of tunnel and … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Time Travels with Aspirin →
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel… Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He’s been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940s searching for a Victorian atrocity called the bishop’s bird stump. It’s part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid over a hundred years earlier. … Continue reading To Say Nothing of the Dog →
We have reached the last Whatcha Reading of 2019! Let’s pour one out for the books we’ve finished this year. SBTB hopes you’ve ended your year of reading with something good. If not, there are tons more books waiting for you in the new year! Catherine: I’m in the middle of Christmas madness (singing and culinary editions), so I’m sticking to rereads at the moment. In particular, I’m rereading the Penric and Desdemona novellas by … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? December 2019 Edition, Part Two →
MirandaB mentioned that she was reading this book in May’s Whatcha Reading post, and being a big fan of Connie Willis’ time traveling historians books, I had to give this a try. This is a series of nine full length books, and a whole BUNCH of novellas. Just One Damned Thing is the first book, and by necessity is setting up the rest of the series. This is the story of Madeline Maxwell, a historian … Continue reading Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor →
