Iain Banks – Nuketown

Assembling Nuketown’s 2019 Summer Reading List

April 3, 2019 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Focus, Reading Lists

It’s spring, and while others are tending to their gardens I’m thinking about my summer reading list. I don’t have a goal in mind for my 12th annual summer reading list, but I expect it to be in the 12-15[…]

A photo of the Kindle cover for Thrawn, with the Jersey shore in the background.

Off the Bookshelf: Early Summer 2017

July 1, 2017 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Off the Bookshelf

I got a respectable jump on my Summer Reading List for 2017 in late May and June, reading five books by June 30 (though I got in the last one, Revenger, with only a few hours to spare). It was[…]

Several difference science fiction book covers shown side-by-side.

Summer Reading List 2017

June 15, 2017 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Reading Lists

Welcome to Nuketown’s 10th annual summer reading list! As with previous years, this year’s list is heavy on space opera and military science fiction, but includes a smattering of fantasy. It includes 17 novels, 1 novella, and 8 graphic novels.[…]

Hellboy, all red with a full set of demonic horns that radiate golden light, sits against a black background.

Summer Reading List 2014

May 26, 2014 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Reading Lists

Summer is coming. It’s bringing with it alien worlds, starship battles, ancient mysteries, and sequels. Lots of sequels. No, I’m not talking about movies — I’m talking books, specifically my Summer Reading List for 2014.