Kent's Book Blog

The Martian is one of the most perfect science fiction novels I've ever read. Originally self-published by Andy Weir, this tale of a...

Little Green Men is a great, page turner of a story. It's a not a long story, more a novella than a novel, detailing the experiences...

I heard Daniel Pinkwater before I ever read any of his books. He was a goofy, friendly voice on the radio, talking to Click and Clack ab...

Thomas Pynchon's latest novel, Bleeding Edge , is set in 2001 in New York City. Pynchon is a careful observer, a wizard of wordplay,...

Skulk is an urban fantasy set in contemporary London. While a casual bookstore browser might be inclined to dismiss this novel, which fe...

Christopher Meeks knows how to engage a reader and tell a story. His collection of short stories, The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea  showca...

I'm a big Joe Hill fan. I've reviewed his three novels ( Heart-Shaped Box , Horns , and NOS4A2 ) here and last month I got to mee...