Rainey Morehouse
@infomancer.bsky.social
Librarian geek who likes most cats more than most people. (She/her, ace)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
I read Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”.
In four connected stories, people get the chance to time travel for the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
The first story in particular did not land for me. The others were better, but this will not be a favourite.
In four connected stories, people get the chance to time travel for the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
The first story in particular did not land for me. The others were better, but this will not be a favourite.
January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I read Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s “Before the Coffee Gets Cold”.
In four connected stories, people get the chance to time travel for the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
The first story in particular did not land for me. The others were better, but this will not be a favourite.
In four connected stories, people get the chance to time travel for the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.
The first story in particular did not land for me. The others were better, but this will not be a favourite.
My first book of 2026 is Antonia Hodgson’s “The Raven Scholar”.
The socially isolated High Scholar must unexpectedly take part in a competition to select the next emperor, while she investigates the murder of the original Raven champion.
I was blown away by the world-building and character work!
The socially isolated High Scholar must unexpectedly take part in a competition to select the next emperor, while she investigates the murder of the original Raven champion.
I was blown away by the world-building and character work!
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
My first book of 2026 is Antonia Hodgson’s “The Raven Scholar”.
The socially isolated High Scholar must unexpectedly take part in a competition to select the next emperor, while she investigates the murder of the original Raven champion.
I was blown away by the world-building and character work!
The socially isolated High Scholar must unexpectedly take part in a competition to select the next emperor, while she investigates the murder of the original Raven champion.
I was blown away by the world-building and character work!
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Peaceful Yukon
Ted Harrison
1993
Ted Harrison
1993
December 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Peaceful Yukon
Ted Harrison
1993
Ted Harrison
1993
I lost my cat to cancer earlier this month and have the intermittent sads (from things like clearing out her toys and scratching posts). One of my older neighbours with the sweetest little dog has been letting me pet and make a fuss of their dog whenever we cross paths. Sometimes, that’s community ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I lost my cat to cancer earlier this month and have the intermittent sads (from things like clearing out her toys and scratching posts). One of my older neighbours with the sweetest little dog has been letting me pet and make a fuss of their dog whenever we cross paths. Sometimes, that’s community ❤️
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New story day!
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
Phantom View - Reactor
A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father try to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.
reactormag.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New story day!
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.
I read Jim C. Hines’ “Slayers of Old” in advance via NetGalley. It will be published tomorrow in time for spooky season! If you are of the Buffy generation, this tale of three retired paranormal hunters will appeal to you! 😀
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I read Jim C. Hines’ “Slayers of Old” in advance via NetGalley. It will be published tomorrow in time for spooky season! If you are of the Buffy generation, this tale of three retired paranormal hunters will appeal to you! 😀
Vital information: the book is coming out soon, on October 7th: westminster.bookmarkreads.ca/item/-Az7-_I...
October 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Vital information: the book is coming out soon, on October 7th: westminster.bookmarkreads.ca/item/-Az7-_I...
I was *so* ready for spooky season! I read KJ Charles’ “All of Us Murderers” in advance via NetGalley and sold it over lunch to Collections Management: “I started it after work last night and I’m 75% done”. A gothic mystery featuring a 2SLGBTQIA+ POV character with ADHD. I finished it over lunch 😊
October 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I was *so* ready for spooky season! I read KJ Charles’ “All of Us Murderers” in advance via NetGalley and sold it over lunch to Collections Management: “I started it after work last night and I’m 75% done”. A gothic mystery featuring a 2SLGBTQIA+ POV character with ADHD. I finished it over lunch 😊
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Tangerine Sunset
Nicki Ault
2020
Nicki Ault
2020
September 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tangerine Sunset
Nicki Ault
2020
Nicki Ault
2020
I want to *live* in the cover of Heather Fawcett’s February 2026 release “Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter”.
August 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I want to *live* in the cover of Heather Fawcett’s February 2026 release “Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter”.
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And if you enjoyed the first, the second — Nobody’s Baby — is up for pre-order! On a spaceship for adults, a wild baby appears and horrifies everyone. Who made it? What do we do with it? Is there murder involved (spoiler: yes). Like Alien, but make it cozy! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Nobody's Baby
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in the second entry of this cozy sci-fi mystery series, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detectiveWelcome to t...
us.macmillan.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
And if you enjoyed the first, the second — Nobody’s Baby — is up for pre-order! On a spaceship for adults, a wild baby appears and horrifies everyone. Who made it? What do we do with it? Is there murder involved (spoiler: yes). Like Alien, but make it cozy! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Holy crap -- Automatic Noodle is an instant USA Today and Indie bestseller! Thank you so much, humans and robots, for reading this li'l book and making it soar. Now go eat something! Or get your noodle swag at automaticnoodle.website
I read Premee Mohamed’s post-apocalyptic novella “The Annual Migration of Clouds” for my in-person book club.
A deep and poetic consideration of climate change, set in Alberta.
A deep and poetic consideration of climate change, set in Alberta.
August 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I read Premee Mohamed’s post-apocalyptic novella “The Annual Migration of Clouds” for my in-person book club.
A deep and poetic consideration of climate change, set in Alberta.
A deep and poetic consideration of climate change, set in Alberta.
I read Annalee Newitz’s “Automatic Noodle” in advance via NetGalley.
A robot team reboot in post apocalyptic San Fran to discover that their ghost kitchen has been shuttered.
Deciding to restart the restaurant with significantly better food, their success is threatened by a robophobic campaign.
A robot team reboot in post apocalyptic San Fran to discover that their ghost kitchen has been shuttered.
Deciding to restart the restaurant with significantly better food, their success is threatened by a robophobic campaign.
August 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I read Annalee Newitz’s “Automatic Noodle” in advance via NetGalley.
A robot team reboot in post apocalyptic San Fran to discover that their ghost kitchen has been shuttered.
Deciding to restart the restaurant with significantly better food, their success is threatened by a robophobic campaign.
A robot team reboot in post apocalyptic San Fran to discover that their ghost kitchen has been shuttered.
Deciding to restart the restaurant with significantly better food, their success is threatened by a robophobic campaign.
I read “Of Monsters and Mainframes” by Barbara Truelove.
The AI spaceship Demeter awakes approaching her destination and discovers all her passengers are dead.
This ridiculously delightful romp features unknown vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal creatures in a science fiction world.
The AI spaceship Demeter awakes approaching her destination and discovers all her passengers are dead.
This ridiculously delightful romp features unknown vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal creatures in a science fiction world.
August 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I read “Of Monsters and Mainframes” by Barbara Truelove.
The AI spaceship Demeter awakes approaching her destination and discovers all her passengers are dead.
This ridiculously delightful romp features unknown vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal creatures in a science fiction world.
The AI spaceship Demeter awakes approaching her destination and discovers all her passengers are dead.
This ridiculously delightful romp features unknown vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal creatures in a science fiction world.
I read “Shorted” by Alex Irvine, a novelette recently published on Reactor.
A social media influencer in a near-future dystopia seeks to solve his own murder.
reactormag.com/shorted-alex...
A social media influencer in a near-future dystopia seeks to solve his own murder.
reactormag.com/shorted-alex...
August 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I read “Shorted” by Alex Irvine, a novelette recently published on Reactor.
A social media influencer in a near-future dystopia seeks to solve his own murder.
reactormag.com/shorted-alex...
A social media influencer in a near-future dystopia seeks to solve his own murder.
reactormag.com/shorted-alex...
I read T. Kingfisher’s “What Feasts at Night”, second in her Sworn Soldier series. I’m slowly getting to the point of appreciating horror fiction outside the human-on-human variety, and I do enjoy this gothic horror series. I appreciate the non-binary representation and the vivid exploration of PTSD
July 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I read T. Kingfisher’s “What Feasts at Night”, second in her Sworn Soldier series. I’m slowly getting to the point of appreciating horror fiction outside the human-on-human variety, and I do enjoy this gothic horror series. I appreciate the non-binary representation and the vivid exploration of PTSD
I read Sarah Gailey’s “Magic for Liars” and had a great time. Noir detective meets magical academy, with a very satisfying murder mystery to explore.
A non-magical private investigator is hired to investigate the horrific death of a teacher at the magical academy where her estranged twin teaches.
A non-magical private investigator is hired to investigate the horrific death of a teacher at the magical academy where her estranged twin teaches.
July 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I read Sarah Gailey’s “Magic for Liars” and had a great time. Noir detective meets magical academy, with a very satisfying murder mystery to explore.
A non-magical private investigator is hired to investigate the horrific death of a teacher at the magical academy where her estranged twin teaches.
A non-magical private investigator is hired to investigate the horrific death of a teacher at the magical academy where her estranged twin teaches.
I read Y M Resnik’s “The Elysium Heist” in advance through NetGalley. (It will be released at the end of July.)
An adventurous casino heist novel set on a sentient space station, this features five viewpoint characters, all female and all queer. Recommended if you are okay with the POV switching!
An adventurous casino heist novel set on a sentient space station, this features five viewpoint characters, all female and all queer. Recommended if you are okay with the POV switching!
July 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I read Y M Resnik’s “The Elysium Heist” in advance through NetGalley. (It will be released at the end of July.)
An adventurous casino heist novel set on a sentient space station, this features five viewpoint characters, all female and all queer. Recommended if you are okay with the POV switching!
An adventurous casino heist novel set on a sentient space station, this features five viewpoint characters, all female and all queer. Recommended if you are okay with the POV switching!
I read “The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts” by Vanessa Ricci-Thode.
This middle-grade fantasy focuses more on adventure than spooky or creepy content and should appeal to its intended young audience.
It recently won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
This middle-grade fantasy focuses more on adventure than spooky or creepy content and should appeal to its intended young audience.
It recently won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
July 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I read “The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts” by Vanessa Ricci-Thode.
This middle-grade fantasy focuses more on adventure than spooky or creepy content and should appeal to its intended young audience.
It recently won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
This middle-grade fantasy focuses more on adventure than spooky or creepy content and should appeal to its intended young audience.
It recently won the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.
I read “Kitty Cat Kill Sat” by Argus, a post-apocalyptic SF adventure.
Lily the uplifted house cat has been the lone occupant of a heavily-armed satellite for hundreds of years, and has a self-appointed mission to protect the remnants of humanity.
Adventurous, emotional and surprisingly touching.
Lily the uplifted house cat has been the lone occupant of a heavily-armed satellite for hundreds of years, and has a self-appointed mission to protect the remnants of humanity.
Adventurous, emotional and surprisingly touching.
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I read “Kitty Cat Kill Sat” by Argus, a post-apocalyptic SF adventure.
Lily the uplifted house cat has been the lone occupant of a heavily-armed satellite for hundreds of years, and has a self-appointed mission to protect the remnants of humanity.
Adventurous, emotional and surprisingly touching.
Lily the uplifted house cat has been the lone occupant of a heavily-armed satellite for hundreds of years, and has a self-appointed mission to protect the remnants of humanity.
Adventurous, emotional and surprisingly touching.
I read “Capturing Crime”, a collection of Carol Taylor’s New Brunswick courtroom drawings over three decades, with text by Greg Marquis. The text is inexpertly edited, but I enjoyed the discussion of the experience of being a courtroom artist and the discussion of several of my childhood bogeymen!
July 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I read “Capturing Crime”, a collection of Carol Taylor’s New Brunswick courtroom drawings over three decades, with text by Greg Marquis. The text is inexpertly edited, but I enjoyed the discussion of the experience of being a courtroom artist and the discussion of several of my childhood bogeymen!
This year, I’m making a point to check out the short fiction published in “Reactor Magazine“ each month.
Published in June, check out “The Name Ziya” by Wen-Li Lee, a fantasy novelette treating education and assimilation, cultural identity and appropriation: reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
Published in June, check out “The Name Ziya” by Wen-Li Lee, a fantasy novelette treating education and assimilation, cultural identity and appropriation: reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
July 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This year, I’m making a point to check out the short fiction published in “Reactor Magazine“ each month.
Published in June, check out “The Name Ziya” by Wen-Li Lee, a fantasy novelette treating education and assimilation, cultural identity and appropriation: reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
Published in June, check out “The Name Ziya” by Wen-Li Lee, a fantasy novelette treating education and assimilation, cultural identity and appropriation: reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
I read “The City We Became” by N.K. Jemisin for an upcoming book club, and I’m so glad I did! The powerful language and mythic storytelling caught me from the start, and although it took time to gel with the multiple viewpoint characters, I got there by the end. Recommended!
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I read “The City We Became” by N.K. Jemisin for an upcoming book club, and I’m so glad I did! The powerful language and mythic storytelling caught me from the start, and although it took time to gel with the multiple viewpoint characters, I got there by the end. Recommended!
I read “Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding” (Halloween Bookshop Mystery #2) in advance via NetGalley. (It will be published on July 29th.)
Bookstore owner in a year-round Halloween-themed town, Bailey is helping arrange the Halloween wedding of a college friend when all goes wrong.
Cozy and charming 🎃
Bookstore owner in a year-round Halloween-themed town, Bailey is helping arrange the Halloween wedding of a college friend when all goes wrong.
Cozy and charming 🎃
July 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I read “Mayhem at a Halloween Wedding” (Halloween Bookshop Mystery #2) in advance via NetGalley. (It will be published on July 29th.)
Bookstore owner in a year-round Halloween-themed town, Bailey is helping arrange the Halloween wedding of a college friend when all goes wrong.
Cozy and charming 🎃
Bookstore owner in a year-round Halloween-themed town, Bailey is helping arrange the Halloween wedding of a college friend when all goes wrong.
Cozy and charming 🎃