Next Monday and Wednesday, I’ll give talks at two of the branches of the North Suburban Library District for their Teens Read Week. I’ll be at the Roscoe, IL, branch (at 5562 Clayton Circle) on Monday, October 16, from 6:30—7:30 PM, and at the same time at the Loves Park, IL, branch (at 6340 North 2nd Street) on Wednesday, October …
No Wisconsin Book Festival
I’ve had to drop out of the Wisconsin Book Festival next weekend for personal reasons. A chance has come up to visit my grandparents instead. At 92 years old, my grandfather’s recently been put into a nursing home. I haven’t seen him or my grandmother for far too long, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do so again. …
The Eye of Charon
I just got my copy of The Eye of Charon in the mail yesterday. This is Richard Knaak‘s second book in his Aquilonian trilogy for the Age of Conan novels I edit for Conan Properties and Ace Books. It’s a great, rousing tale that brings our hero, Nermesa Klandes, throughout the realms of King Conan on his way to becoming …
Dracula’s Revenge in Game Trade
The latest issue of Game Trade Magazine features a review of Dracula’s Revenge, the board game I designed and then produced while at Human Head Studios. Marc Shayed of GamingReport.com gives the game a 9 out of 10 and has many flattering things to say about it too. Strangely, the article mentions you can get the game through its original …