Trick or Treat?

I hope you picked treat, because that's what you're getting.

First, some Pop Candy. Stempunk II: Steampunk Reloaded is USA Today Pop Culture blogger Whitney Matheson's book of the week. Check it out!

And you can follow up that candy with some "literary bonbons" over at Tor.com:

"Given the wide range and variety of contributions in this follow-up volume to the VanderMeers’ Steampunk, I can’t help but attempt the “anthologies are like a box of chocolates” analogy. I nibbled on this collection of twenty-five stories and articles bit by bit, indulging way more than I should during many bedtime reading sessions. Nuggets of fictional (and non-fictional) delights were contained therein—some light and fluffy, some containing chewy, pulpy centers, others crunchy with satirical humor..."

Read the rest here

Happy Halloween!