Josh Reviews Dune: A Masterpiece in Disarray
Dune: A Masterpiece in Disarray is an oral history of the making of David Lynch’s 1984 Dune, written by Max Evry. I had a fun time reading this; I’d recommend it for any Dune fan or anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes stories of how movies get made. I first saw th
Star Trek: I, Q
I haven’t been writing much about Star Trek novels on this site lately. That’s because I haven’t been reading many! I seem to have gotten somewhat soured on the whole enterprise (see what I did there?) after Paramount and Simon & Schuster put the kibbosh on t
Brother’s Keeper and Toledano in the Press!
I was thrilled to see Brother’s Keeper listed on Erika Dreifuss’ “My Year in Jewish Books”, alongside so many other towering works. Erika described our book as “an exquisite creation”. Wow! Very cool! Erika is the author of Birthright: Poems (2019) and Quiet Amer
Josh Reviews MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios is an entertaining look back at the creation and rise of Marvel Studios. The book is written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. The book is a detailed examination of why has Marvel been so successful, while other studios foundere
Star Trek: Picard: Second Self
Una McCormack’s Star Trek: Picard novel, Second Self, is set between the end of Picard season one and the start of season two. Jean-Luc Picard becomes aware of trouble brewing on the planet Ordeve, so he sends Raffi Musiker and the young Romulan Elnor to help resolve the situa
Brother’s Keeper: A 1948 Story Takes on New Meaning
A few hours after I published my post yesterday about the launch of Arnon Shorr’s and my new comic book, “Brother’s Keeper”, at JewCE (the Jewish Comics Experience in NYC), this wonderful article from The Forward was published about our book! Here’s an ex
Revisiting Fletch and the Original Fletch Novel!
As a kid I loved the 1985 Fletch film starring Chevy Chase. There was a period in my life in which I didn’t think anything was funnier than that movie!! Recently I decided it was high time that I read the original Fletch novel, from 1974, written by Gregory Mcdonald. Mr. Mcd
Star Trek: Picard: The Dark Veil
James Swallow’s novel The Dark Veil tells a story of Captain William Riker and Deanna Troi on board the USS Titan, the starship that Riker took command of at the end of the final TNG movie, Nemesis. There has been a wonderful series of Titan novels published over the past fift
Artemis and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Author of The Martian!
I loved Andy Weir’s novel The Martian (and I think the film adaptation, directed by Ridley Scott and written by Drew Goddard, is also excellent!), so I thought it was high time I read the two subsequent novels that Mr. Weir has written. First up was Artemis, from 2017. This novel
Star Trek: The Brave and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold is a two-novel duology, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido, back in 2002. Mr. DeCandido is one of my favorite authors of Star Trek novels (I’m sad that he no longer writes Trek books!!), and this story is an incredibly fun cross-over story that spans what at t