Book review Nick Bones Underground is a slipstream novel, combining elements of Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and the Crime/Detection genre. It is set in a vague time frame, given that at least one of the characters is a Holocaust survivor, albeit a very old one, and computer technology has advanced into the realm of Artificial…
Sample Chapter Podcast, Phil is interviewed by Jason Mueschke and reads a chapter of Nick Bones Underground From the post: Speculative Fiction author and ordained Rabbi. Two titles I never expected to put together but they do exist in the amazing author that is, Phil M. Cohen! Check out this fascinating discussion about subjects like…
An essay on Jewish Science Fiction In search of science fiction with serious Jewish content I came upon two anthologies of short stories edited by Jack Dann: Wandering Stars, An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy & Science Fiction and More Wandering Stars (Jewish Lights: 1974, Doubleday: 1981). I was familiar with many of the authors in…
Check out my podcast interview with editor Howard Lovy Inspirational Indie Authors: Sex, Drugs, and Rabbis —Inside a Jewish Novelist’s Dystopia is a blog post at selfpublishingadvice.org. A few words from Howard’s post: My guest this week is Phil M. Cohen, a Jewish novelist who creates a dystopian future of uncooperative machines, a messianic Jewish…