The fountain pen was invented in 1884 by Lewis Waterman and became immediately essential to everyone’s life, being used to take notes as well as sign important documents of all sorts. Today these pens are obviously very sophisticated and can be a statement piece for any desk, but they are also wonderful for writing. Instead
When its summer and you are working at your desk, the last thing you want to worry about is sweat dripping from your forehead. There are also those times when you just want to relax in your favorite room and enjoy a cool, silent, and refreshing breeze. Often, turning on something like a desk fan
When it comes to Star Wars books, picking the best isn’t easy let alone navigating the immense franchise itself. There is the Canon and then there is the non-canon or what is known as the Expanded Universe which then became Legends after Disney took over the franchise. I’ve taken the best Star Wars books from
Political intrigue, moral ambiguity, low magic, and a great dose of bloodshed and brutality all combined to create a stunning and indelible epic fantasy series. If you are looking for books like Game of Thrones to relive all the scheming in brothels and gardens, the anguishing cliff hangers, and the sudden shocking deaths of characters
Space Opera! A beloved subgenre of science fiction, it has everything I am usually looking for in an exhuberant, enthralling story. Wars across the stars, exotic alien civilizations, gigantic spaceships, advanced machine intelligence, dashing star ship captains and their gritty, honorable, and witty crew. Here then are the best space opera books, from mind-blowing classics
What is it about time travel stories that continually bring us back to the wonderful paradoxes and entrapments of the genre? One of the great realms of science fiction, it is populated by many famous authors and their best-selling works. You have probably already read things like The Time Machine by H. G. Wells and
If you are like me then you buy way too many books and are always short on space when it comes to storing them. There just never seems to be enough room on your bookshelf for the most recent book haul. They pile up on your desk, on your nightstand, and you leave them on
You are probably familiar with some of the brave heroines in many books with strong female characters like Anne of Green Gables and Katniss from the Hunger Games or even Jane Eyre. In the books listed here you can find a hefty dose of badass female leads doing any number of things from saving the
What is it about fantasy books that has us returning to them over and over again, and pleading with our friends to move our Chosen Ones up even higher among the giants we have previous been celebrating? Yes, J. R. R. Tolkien founded the genre, but hasn't George R. R. Martin created his own fresh
Many of these books are decorated with Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards for outstanding science fiction. Some of these are recognizable and indelible sci-fi classics that you certainly know (but maybe need the extra nudge to go ahead and read) while others are hopefully some surprising books that just missed your deep space
