Interviewing Happy Camper Author Sarah Young
It was my pleasure recently to interview Sarah Young, author of the new novel Happy Camper, available right now on Amazon. Here’s the book’s description: A captivating tale of love and identity, set against the backdrop of a Jewish summer camp in 2010. When Reina, an out l
Josh Reviews Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-In Fiction
I’ve been reading Star Trek novels for as long as I can remember! I have fond memories of spotting some of the early Pocket Book Trek novels in my middle school library, and being quickly hooked. When I was old enough to start buying books for myself, I bought Star Trek book
Josh Reviews What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing!
I consider the first four seasons of The West Wing (overseen by Aaron Sorkin, Tommy Schlamme, & John Wells) to be among the greatest achievements of TV ever. And so I was very excited to read the new look back at the show: What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, it
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