John Markley
John Markley is a writer from Illinois. After graduating from college, he started working for a local newspaper, the Southwest News-Herald, covering local news. He has also done some freelance writing.
A lifelong science fiction and fantasy fan, he writes book reviews for the print and web editions of the Sacramento Book Review, the popular science fiction/fantasy site Book Spot Central, and pop culture site Crucial Taunt. He has conducted interviews with popular authors Tobias Buckell and Neal Asher. In addition, he writes at his blog, Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic, which has book reviews and commentary on various subjects in the science fiction field. He also writes the video game/humor blog Pointless Side Quest.
He has written on politics for over a decade, starting with his high school paper. He has since written for a number of political sites including Antiwar.com, Lewrockwell.com, Strike the Root, and The Libertarian Enterprise. He maintains his own blog on political and social issues, The Superfluous Man.
He has also done some writing on the subject of Asperger's Syndrome, and contributed a chapter in the recently published Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Current Practices and Issues, volume 18 in the “Advances in Special Education” series from Emerald Publishing Group Limited.
Latest Articles
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Welcoming Autistic Workers at Specialisterne
Unemployment is widespread among people with autistic spectrum disorders, but entrepreneurs are showing how autistic people can succeed in the workplace.
Jul 23, 2009
- John Markley
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The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
Solaris Books begins a continuing series of SF anthologies with stories from Stephen Baxter, Peter F. Hamilton, Neal Asher, Eric Brown, Jay Lake, Keith Brooke, and more.
Jul 6, 2009
- John Markley
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Review of Balefires by David Drake
Night Shade Books gathers the early horror stories of science fiction and fantasy author and military science fiction pioneer David Drake in this excellent collection.
Jun 30, 2009
- John Markley
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Profile of Video Game Composer Nobuo Uematsu
For over 20 years, Nobuo Uematsu has been the man behind many of video game music's most powerful and iconic moments.
Jun 24, 2009
- John Markley
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Review of Economics for Real People
Many people find economics to be a daunting subject, but its principles are made accessible by Gene Callahan's introduction to the ideas of the Austrian School.
Jun 8, 2009
- John Markley
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In Fury Born by David Weber
David Weber builds on his 1992 science fiction novel Path of the Fury with a look into the past of heroine Alicia DeVries
May 20, 2009
- John Markley
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