June 5, 2024

I thought about writing an article about Scarlett Johansson and the fascinating copyright and privacy issues raised when OpenAI used a sound-alike voice for its AI chatbot, clearly hoping to capitalize on people’s memories of her role as the voice of an AI in the movie “Her.” Most of you would only look at the…

May 28, 2024

Veilpiercer, A New SF Novel by Bruce Berls Now Available For Preorder Sebastopol, CA: Today Bruce Berls announced that his new science fiction novel Veilpiercer will be released on June 18. The Kindle version can be preordered today. Hardcover and paperback copies will be available on the release date. The new novel is a standalone…

April 22, 2024

Uncommon Scents is featured on GDCramer.com, where George Cramer showcases new authors each week. We’re grateful to George for the recognition. George suggested a short interview about the book and our backgrounds. We arranged a session at an exclusive Hollywood recording studio but George didn’t show up, possibly due to visa issues but more likely…

April 10, 2024

Last week I gave you thumbnail recommendations of five novels written between 1961 and 1986 that make me swoon. Here are five more spanning the period from 1989 until the early 2000s. THIS WEEK The Remains Of The Day, Kazuo Ishiguro (1989) Poor Things, Alasdair Gray (1992) Kafka On The Shore, Haruki Murakami (2002) Cloud…