Susie Rodarme

Susie Rodarme is obsessed with small press literary fiction and tea. Other notable skills: chainmaille weaving, using Photoshop semi-correctly, and drinking gin.

6 Small Press Books to Read in June

Whew, there’s a whole bunch of books coming out right now, so let’s dispense the lead-in and get to it! ...

So You Want To Read The Dark Tower Series (But Hate THE GUNSLINGER)

original cover art by Michael Whelan The single biggest sticking point that I hear from people about reading Stephen King’s ...

4 Great Road Books By Women

When we think of great road books, we first think of authors like Kerouac, Pirsig, Bryson. We think of Hunter ...

What Makes a Book Significant?

I think the challenge to The Establishment(TM) became pervasive in the ’60s. People asked, “Hey, who made you the arbiters ...

4 Small Press Books to Read in May (All-Women Edition)

The sun is out, the flowers are blooming, and we have a fresh new crop of small press books to ...

8 Things To Do While You Wait For The Next Book In A Series

I finally made up my mind about finishing the Outlander series and have spent the past month absorbed in re-reading the ...

5 Small Press Books to Read in April

That tax refund burning a hole in your pocket yet? Don’t worry, I have five ways you can use it ...

The Perils of Re-Reading

I am a re-reader, and have been for decades now. I love revisiting my fictitious friends and discovering new parts ...

4 Small Press Books to Read in March

Small and independent presses are putting out some really great work. Are you on this train yet? The Only Ones ...

Why Some Book-to-Film Adaptations Fail

Twitter is abuzz right now with news about the cinematic Marvel Universe bringing Spider-Man into the fold, which naturally led ...