Crunchyroll/Otaku USA writer, book reviewer (formerly of Sci Fi Magazine). 50% of Altrix Books and TopShelf2, Black Archive series co-editor. Author of paranormal nonsense and Doctor Who adjacent tomfoolery.https://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwqie7h5sk2cToday on the blog, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets slasher horror in NIGHT OF MADNESS. Check out my full review: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-night-of-madness.html 💙📚 #bookreview #nightofmadness30 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqie7h5sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwqidxeras2cToday on the blog, I'm kicking off the week with THE INTERGALACTICS, a new sci-fi adventure for young readers! https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-intergalactics.html 💙📚 #bookreview #scifi30 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqidxeras2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwipqnv4ys25Apparently it's a big day for Stuff What I Wrote. Which is kinda nice since my lovely housemate just moved out and it's just me and the guinea pigs for the first time in two years and I'm a little glum.27 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwipqnv4ys25https://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwipdeh3lk2dSplash Scootercape is the name of my new sci-fi adventure hero. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Sep 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwipdeh3lk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwiodvegns2aThat's my J-Novel Club contest submission sent off. Now it's time to panic about it for months. If nothing comes of it, I may just self-publish because I've sunk so much time into it.27 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiodvegns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mwe6ilmips2oToday on the blog, it's time for a super cozy new fantasy! Check out my review of SOCKS & SECRET QUESTS, a new book where knitting is magic: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-socks-secret-quests.html 💙📚 @simonbooks.bsky.social25 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe6ilmips2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mw6snocbg22gToday on the blog, it's time for more detective work! The HARDY BOYS CLUE BOOK FALL MYSTERIES 3-IN-1 is now available, and I give my thoughts on this new iteration of the classic young sleuths: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-hardy-boys-clue-book-fall.html 💙📚 #bookreview #hardyboys @simonbooks.bsky.social23 Sep 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6snocbg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mw5kz4xfdk2sIt is a good wordsing day. Getting very very close to finishing a longer project for submission. Have now gotten (positive) word on two things I sent in, both of which I can hopefully talk about soon. Still a lot of things in progress and a lot of things floating, but progress feels nice.23 Sep 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw5kz4xfdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvzyqidz522aGood lord. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzyqidz522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvzydsdalc2vToday on the blog, it's time to start gathering up those Halloween reads! Check out my review of DEAD GIRLS, the new horror/comedy graphic novel from Beck Kubrick: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-dead-girls.html 💙📚 #bookreview #graphicnovel #deadgirls @simonbooks.bsky.social21 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzydsdalc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvsb4rgxts2kToday on the blog, I review Erin Cotter's latest paranormal historical, A DANGEROUS BARGAIN. Join me on a trip to 15th century Florence, where artists bargain with angels to make magic-imbued art: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-dangerous-bargain.html 💙📚 #bookreview @simonbooks.bsky.social18 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsb4rgxts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvnbt3wmfs2pToday on the blog, it's an isekai manga with a twist! @titanmangahq.bsky.social releases WHEN I WAS REINCARNATED, I WAS THE HEROINE AND HE WAS THE HERO later this month. Check out my thoughts today: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/manga-review-when-i-was-reincarnated-i.html 💙📚 #manga #mangareview #isekai16 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnbt3wmfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvi2noesds2aTHE SECRET TO BELONGING comes out tomorrow from Simon & Schuster. Today, I review this unique narrative - a coming-of-age novel in second-person verse - on the blog: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-secret-to-belonging.html 💙📚 #bookreview14 Sep 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi2noesds2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mvahzvlia22sMST3K is back! Today on the blog, I'm giving my (spoiler-free but in-depth) thoughts on STING OF DEATH, the first installment in THE RIFFTRAX EXPERIMENTS: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/mst3k-rifftrax-experiments-sting-of.html #mst3k @rifftrax.com11 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvahzvlia22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mv74styitk25Today on the blog, I'm checking out a new manga coming later this month from @titanmangahq.bsky.social . THE ASSASSIN LAUGHS AT TWILIGHT blends isekai fantasy with murder mysteries! https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/manga-review-assassin-laughs-at.html 💙📚 #manga #mangareview #isekai10 Sep 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv74styitk25https://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mux5jgp3ks23The relief of hearing back that an editor really really loved your very weird story, with receipts. Today is not the most cheery for sad anniversary reasons, but that's done some brightening for me.07 Sep 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux5jgp3ks23https://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3muwfuiblsc2wToday on the blog, the Sherlock Society is back in ART ATTACK! Check out my review and find out why I'm such a fast fan of James Ponti's middle-grade detective series: https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/book-review-sherlock-society-art-attack.html 💙📚 @simonbooks.bsky.social #bookreview #thesherlocksociety07 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwfuiblsc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3muupy6klgc27Wake up, babe, new AI crime against humanity just dropped. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muupy6klgc27https://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3muozhv7rrs2cToday on the blog - you've heard of blind date with a book, but have you ever tried speed dating with a book? I attended Wandering Pages' recent event, and here's what I thought! https://karadennison.blogspot.com/2026/09/speed-dating-with-book.html 💙📚04 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3muozhv7rrs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rubycosmos.bsky.social/post/3mukpsdzhfc2nAccusing someone of being a "tourist" or "LARPer" in the fan space, regardless of reason, is fool behavior. Even if being a "fake fan" was a thing, the damage that behavior would do to the scene is nil. Corporations and predators will always do more harm than a teen who's only seen one show. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:jsgd56a254ez2cmoafxgypcj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukpsdzhfc2n