Richard Marcus

Kingston

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Edits Book section https://t.co/6kTJQakMsv, contributor to https://t.co/kOcZnApxOa and Country Queer online magazines. Husband to my feral accomplice and slave to one small cat.

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Book Review: ‘Faithbreaker’ by Hannah Kaner - Blogcritics

5 days ago | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus

Faithbreaker is the third and concluding book in Hannah Kaner’s God Killer trilogy. Over the course of the first two books (Godkiller and Sunbringer) we were introduced to a world where humans have a personal and complex relationship to the multitude of gods and goddesses who inhabit their world. For the gods not only exist metaphysically, but walk the world in physical form as well. We were also introduced to a series of remarkable characters.
Why Security Leaders Are Opting for Consulting Gigs

1 month ago | darkreading.com | Richard Marcus

COMMENTARYAs a chief information security officer (CISO), I've watched our profession transform from purely technical authorities to key business leaders. Burnout has always been a concern stemming from the growing number of data breaches and the accelerating technical transformation occurring in many businesses. But the job is getting considerably harder due to increased regulatory complexity and a rise in culture of transparency and accountability — and the pressure isn’t letting up.
New album "Ajdad" by Amir Amiri Ensemble : Echoes of a shared past | Qantara.de

1 month ago | qantara.de | Richard Marcus

New album "Ajdad" by Amir Amiri Ensemble · 03.03.2025 On the album "Ajdad", Montreal-based Iranian composer and santur master Amir Amiri seeks to reunite Arabic and Persian musical traditions, historically divided by repression and conflict. https://qantara.de/en/node/44310 Print When war broke out between Iran and Iraq in 1980, Persian and Arabic cultures became divided by a seemingly unbridgeable chasm.
Book Review: ‘Down On The Corner’ by Cary Baker - Blogcritics

Dec 2, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

Down On The Corner, by long time music writer and publicist Cary Baker, is a loving, intelligent and endearing look at the life of performing on the streets – or busking. Travelling musicians have been a part of the fabric of life throughout human civilization as groups and individuals travelled the paths and roads providing entertainment in exchange for food, shelter and cash in countries around the world.
Book Review: ‘Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed’ by Charlie Angus - Blogcritics

Nov 26, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed by Charlie Angus is the antidote to the fake nostalgia propagated by right wing politicians with their cries to make things “Great Again”. They offer a rose tinted perception of the past, a world which never existed, to entice people to believe they can be better off if only the clock could be turned back. Angus dispels those myths – those false memories of a glorious greatness in our past – by taking us on a trip back to the 1980s.
Music Review: The Silk Road Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens – ‘American Railroad’ - Blogcritics

Nov 20, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

American Railroad is one of those recordings that only come along once in a while. Recorded and conceived over a series of concerts made by The Silk Road Ensemble and Rhiannon Giddens, the album overturns the romantic myths we’ve created about the railroad and its creation. In the United States and Canada there is the wonderful story of how the railroads unified the country – connecting the East and West coasts through its iron road. However, what’s usually ignored is the cost.
Book Review: ‘The Witch Queen of Redwinter’ by Ed McDonald - Blogcritics

Nov 18, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

In The Witch Queen of Redwinter Ed McDonald brings his Redwinter Chronicles to a surprising and resounding conclusion. The third book of the series sees its protagonist Raine not only taking on the mortal forces who have taken over her home, but the demon lord in another dimension who is the power behind the insurrection. In the world McDonald created Raine is something of an outcast and oddity. Since she was young she’s always been able to see and hear ghosts.
Book Review: ‘The Legacy of Arniston House by T L Huchu - Blogcritics

Nov 16, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen |T.L. Huchu

In The Legacy of Arniston House, T.L. Huchu presents the fourth instalment in his ‘Edinburgh Nights‘ series. As in the three previous books we follow ghost talker -magician in training- Ropa Moyo as she delves deeper into the mysteries surrounding Scottish Magic. While she ventured into some deep shadows in the series’ three previous books, each of those adventures, no matter how dangerous, was merely the precursor to the dangerous paths she now walks.
Music Review: Grayson Capps -‘Heartbreak, Misery, and Death’ - Blogcritics

Oct 27, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

Grayson Capp’s new release, Heartbreak, Misery and Death, is the singer/songwriter’s foray into producing an album of standards. Standards is a rather vague term North Americans use for referring to anything from Gershwin to traditional folk songs from the United Kingdom. Basically, it means a song you’re likely to hear played whenever a group of musicians get together and they’re searching for tunes they’re all familiar with.
Book Review: ‘The Wood at Midwinter’ by Susanna Clarke - Blogcritics

Oct 14, 2024 | blogcritics.org | Richard Marcus |Ulysses Press |"What Will Happen

The Wood At Midwinter by Susanna Clarke is a magical and charming story celebrating its main character’s love of all things natural. Clarke, best known for her novels Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell and Piranesi, has reached into the world of folk and fairy tales to create this evocative tale of fantasy and wonder. Merowdis Scott is not like other young women. Not only can she talk to animals and trees, she is really only happy when she can walk in the woods.