For my second Black History Month 2024 pick, I chose an audiobook by a black author, read by that same author. I tend to try to go about life without getting too political, but I'm also fascinated by people who come to fame through politics. I've always been interested in…
If that looks like Data in Dr. Soong's body on the cover of the book, that's because it is. And Lal too?! What is this? I'll tell you what it is. It's Star Trek storytelling at its finest. If you're looking for Easter eggs, callbacks, and fan favorite characters, look…
In an effort to expand my reading to incorporate black voices, I decided I'd start off Black History Month 2024 with Toni Morrison's first novel. I knew almost nothing about it going into it. But I did know that Toni Morrison is prolific author. I wonder how this book will…
Long after the end of the series Star Trek: Enterprise, Admiral Jonathan Archer is working to bring in new members to the newest gang this side of the Galactic Center, the United Federation of Planets. We heard about various planets in the Rigel system and we've even seen different variations…
Looking for a book about space, but you don't have "space" in your schedule to sit down and read a huge friggin' textbook? Let Neil deGrasse Tyson, this generation's Carl Sagan, be your guide through the cosmos. Want something even better? Have the author read it right to you! In…
We covered this book on the podcast, Literary Treks. It's part of the "Lost Era" series (mini-series?) and takes place between the apparent death of James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations) and the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Who is that on the cover, you ask? Could…
This is one of those books that, when you finish it, you wonder if the good guys actually won. I had seen the film version a couple times before reading this book, but it had been years. So I really felt like I was going in fresh. Let's just say…
I was supposed to read this in school. Years later, I finally got around to it. Originally published in 2005, this third edition was updated and expanded for the ever-increasing amount of technology in the world. What was timely when this was published is now a matter of history. Which,…
In 2024, the year that I'm writing this and, incidentally, the year that I read this book, I turn 42 years old. Anyone who knows me probably wouldn't be surprised to learn that I would love to explore the galaxy. Since I'm not an astronaut and because humans haven't really…
I've heard about this book a lot, but somehow it's never really made it to my reading list. I suppose that's because I never really knew what it was about. But recently I was seeing it on a lot of top sci-fi book lists and I thought, hmm, I didn't…