5 surprising books that QA professionals recommend (and 10 useful references that won’t shock you)

Mar 10, 2020 | Functionize

Books are sources of delight. When a friend recommends a book, you expect each page to teach you something new or to remind you of something familiar. When I asked five QA professionals which books had helped them, I received the same recommendations, only with a lot...

Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski details a painful origin story of his own

Jul 29, 2019 | SyFy

To describe J. Michael Straczynski’s childhood in detail would be to reveal too much of his new autobiography, Becoming Superman. But without exaggeration, the screenwriter commonly known as JMS has reached personal and professional heights that are all the more...

Stuff We Love: Iain M. Banks’ novel Use of Weapons has not one but two sanity-curdling plot twists (spoiler-free)

Mar 16, 2018 | SyFy

Iain M. Banks’ 1990 novel Use of Weapons, one of the books in his Culture series, is unlike any space opera you’ve ever read. First, its structure is both simple and complex, and second, it has a plot twist that bends your mind so hard it actually unfurls your brains....

Stuff We Love: Forget Narnia. C.S. Lewis’ best novel is Till We Have Faces

Jan 31, 2018 | SyFy

C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series, about four siblings who find themselves in a magical realm, is beloved by children and adults worldwide, myself included. But of all of his novels, my favorite doesn’t take place beyond the wardrobe. My favorite (and I...

Ursula K. Le Guin’s family and agents share memories of the legendary writer

Jan 25, 2018 | SyFy

Ursula K. Le Guin was a literary giant, but before she became a giant, she needed a leg up. That boost came in the form of her agent, Virginia Kidd.