Here’s the first review I’ve seen of Terry Gillam’s Tideland, shot in Saskatchewan (as you can see in the photo that accompanies the article, which was clearly taken in the Qu’Appelle Valley). In fact, a great deal of it was shot across the street from the condo we lived in until last October, at the …
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A review of my bio of Orson Scott Card
I came across the first review I’ve seen so far of my children’s biography Orson Scott Card: Architect of Alternate Worlds today at Barnes & Noble. It’s by Kristin Anderson and comes from School Libary Journal: This solid and well-researched biography does an able job of balancing information on the subject’s numerous publications with the …
A nice mini-review of my book A Safe and Prosperous Future…
…is in Will Chabun’s column in today’s Regina LeaderPost. To whit: A Safe and Prosperous Future — 100 Years of Engineering and Geoscience Achievements in Saskatchewan — (has) a title that makes this book sound much duller than it really is. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) decided to mark its …
Another nice review for Lost in Translation
Dr. Robert Runte, an Aurora Award-winning Canadian SF critic and commentator and former editor, has written a glowing review of Lost in Translation for Issue 11 of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, and was kind enough to send it along to me. Highlights: Edward Willett has been publishing nonfiction and award-winning SF for young adults through …
A favorable blog mention for Lost in Translation…
…comes from Jethric’s Mess. Jethric summarizes the plot, then says: It’s a wellwritten book that surprised me in a number of ways. Willett does a wonderful job of bringing his characters alive for the reader, getting you interested in them, and having them do amazing things for all the right reasons. Having commented before on …
A new review of Lost in Translation…
…by Kent Pollard is up at the McNally-Robinson Booksellers site. Here’s the central paragraph: Strong characters and well designed aliens serve to make (Edward Willett’s) first adult novel a success. The S’sinn of Lost in Translation are believable and comprehensible, while providing a welcome change from humans in monster suits. The characters are focussed and …
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