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Project Hail Mary is an excellent movie- I hope it leads you to read the book.

The blockbuster movie adaptation of the Andy Weir novel “Project Hail Mary” was released in March 2026.  It has been a big success at the box office and is receiving very positive reviews.  Credit belongs to a fine cast and to producers and writers who stuck near to the book’s main plotlines and its primaryContinue reading “Project Hail Mary is an excellent movie- I hope it leads you to read the book.”

Good Sci-Fi is Hard to Find, but It’s Out There Somewhere

I enjoy reading good books in the Science Fiction genre, but it is hard to find good new books in the category. Andy Weir is one of my favorites.  His best-selling novel “The Martian” provides a lot of the things I look for in such books.  The main character is likable, smart and has aContinue reading “Good Sci-Fi is Hard to Find, but It’s Out There Somewhere”

It’s A Puzzlement:  Parody or History?

Is it Science Fiction or is it Historical Fiction? When you create a book or other media, you are asked to choose the category and sub-categories in which your work should be listed (e.g., for purposes of marketing and library catalogues).  Typically, you must choose from a listing of available categories.  And sometimes those providedContinue reading “It’s A Puzzlement:  Parody or History?”