Martin Cahill
Martin lives in New York, just outside that sprawling metropolis everyone’s always talking about. Bookseller by day, bartender by night, freelancer at all other times, he writes whenever he can. Every so often he remembers that sleep is important. He has fiction appearing in Nightmare Magazine and Fireside Fiction. He can be found writing about books and craft beer at his blog. Tweet him about craft beer, books, Community or Locke & Key and you’ll most likely become fast friends.
Blog: Craft Books
Twitter: @Mcflycahill90
5 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Will Take Your Breath Away
Martin Cahill
May 25, 2018
Five science fiction and fantasy novels that play with convention, do new things with the genre, and leave you wanting more.
Find Me in the Club: Discovering The Joy of a Book Club
Martin Cahill
May 23, 2018
"Everyone listened, and made space for me, as I listened and made space for them."
When Books Come To Life: Playing Tak
Martin Cahill
April 6, 2017
When your favorite book game becomes a real game.
Modern Monsters: Three Books To Watch For
Martin Cahill
September 2, 2016
Three books that take tell monster stories in new ways.
Let’s Start From The Back: Reading Last Lines First
Martin Cahill
July 26, 2016
One Rioter confesses his bad book habit and makes a case for reading the last line first.
Watershed Novels and Loving TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING
Martin Cahill
July 23, 2016
One Rioter talks about the novels that deeply impacted his reading life, including TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer.
George Saunders Wrote A Novel and I’m Having Feelings
Martin Cahill
April 26, 2016
Imagine if one day, Da Vinci showed up to his best friend’s house, pulled out a bottle of wine and ...
Five Tips For Reading Aloud To Your Partner
Martin Cahill
January 3, 2016
While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...
Five Tips For Reading Aloud To Your Partner
Martin Cahill
November 5, 2015
It was a quiet Friday night, and my girlfriend was just putting the finishing touches on the pizza we’d made, ...
Station Eleven, Science Fiction, and Hope
Martin Cahill
July 19, 2015
I literally finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel about four minutes ago and started typing this. It’s rare ...