Sarah G. Matthews

writer of fantasy & sci-fi adventures

Category: Media Recs

a sub-selection of blog posts

Cartoon drawing of a baby squirrel holding a tea cup. The tea cup is almost as big as the squirrel.

  • Videogame Rec: Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Okay, this is maybe less of a recommendation and more of an excuse for me to talk about this game, because I’m pretty sure a significant percentage of the world has beaten Silksong before I even started playing. And I’m going to take a while to beat it. (I’m in the middle of Act 2.)…

  • Author Rec: Sarah Beth Durst

    I’m far overdue to recommend Sarah Beth Durst. I’ve read four of her books so far. She writes a broad range on the light-to-dark, cozy-to-dire-adventure spectrum, but somehow, she’s managed to infuse everything I’ve read so far with warmth, sincerity, and hope–and beautifully crafted prose. The first I read from her is a cozy fantasy…

  • Webcomic Rec: Aurora by Red

    I’ve been meaning to make this recommendation for ages, but if you haven’t heard of the comic Aurora (comicaurora.com), it’s my most recent obsession and one of my most favorite webcomics of all time. Aurora is a webcomic in progress, begun in 2019 and built up consistently for years. It’s written by Red, who’s better…

  • Book Rambles: Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred

    This book convinced me to get an Instant Pot. Okay, backing up. If you’re unfamiliar with Crip Up the Kitchen by Jules Sherred, it’s a cookbook written specifically to make the kitchen more accessible for disabled cooks. Jules Sherred discusses his motivations and process for publishing the book on an excellent Queries, Qualms, and Quirks…