Thursday Night Press: 6 books

It started with a Tiffany lamp in 1995. Amy Dresden is used to turning men down gracefully. But when Pearce Martini sees her at an estate sale, he knows she is destined for him and doesn't plan to go away. Not knowing where else to turn, she consults next door gun dealer and ex-LAPD cop Helen Wu for advice. Amy never expected she'd own a gun—or wind up in the arms of another woman.

They took something from Dorian McGuire, something precious, and he wants it back. He also wants his father to leave him be in Armstrong City on Luna, but old Gustave has other plans for his younger son. Soon, Dorian can count on only three things: his precious something, a lovely green-haired space captain, and what he has always relied on—his McGuire's luck.

Perhaps the “Cliff’s Notes” of classic science fiction, writer Sourdough Jackson’s essays keep alive the books, authors, editors, publishers, magazines, and movies that made science fiction the successful subject and industry it is today.From the Communist front organization that spawned...

Perce Verden quits the most disgusting job in the world to join the interstellar merchant marine abort the aging, gargantuan cargo ship Fisher King. There, he quickly runs into pirates, learns why experiencing the vacuum of space without a spacesuit makes your tongue itch, and kills a crew member....

Your husband tells you he’s transsexual. Do you drop him like a hot rock? Could it possibly work out? Read this book! Includes: the transsexual process, talking to others, assessing your relationship, finding therapists, maintaining your marriage, jealousy, helping your children adjust, and more....

What do you do after you’ve burned your hometown to the ground? That’s the question Danny and Sieg have to solve when their science club homecoming float goes horribly awry. Instead of fleeing the state, the two end up working for a mountain resort Danny’s uncle won in a poker game. There,...