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Blog Posts

Taster Flight: In Search of Animals

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 11/15/2015 - 16:15

One of the fun things about short ebooks is that they are evolving their own sub-genres. Today's taster flight is an example of that: all three books are about quests to find specific animals. The not too short, not too long length of short ebooks seems to really lend itself to these stories. There is space to provide background on the animal and the motivation for the quest, but not so much space that the story of the search gets boring.
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Read Together: The Invasive Species Edition

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 11/08/2015 - 16:10

This week’s Nonfiction November prompt is to pair a non-fiction book and a fiction book. I love doing this! I have two previous pairings under the Read Together heading- check them out.
My Year in Non-Fiction

Submitted by riverhorse on Sat, 10/31/2015 - 00:09

A few days ago, a tweet about #NonfictionNovember came across my timeline. I was intrigued, so I clicked through to the linked post- and I found a blog event in which I definitely wanted to participate. I’m not usually one for book blog events, because they are usually reading challenges, and I’m usually too swamped with other things and other reading commitments to participate.
The Hippo Turns Two!

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 09/27/2015 - 15:40

Two years ago Tuesday, I posted my first short ebook recommendation, and Tungsten Hippo was born. This website started as a "learner project" to give me the excuse to learn Drupal, and because I was itching to build something. It has grown into a part of my little business.
Taster Flight: SFF - Mystery Mashup

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 08/30/2015 - 22:23

I love a good mystery. And I love science fiction and fantasy. It is perhaps not surprising that I really enjoy a good combination of the two genres. If the idea sounds intriguing to you, too, here is a taster flight of science fiction or fantasy stories that are also mysteries or detective stories.

The Uncertainty Principle, by John Moralee, is a classic police procedural, set in a dystopic future.
Read Together: The Scientific Discovery Edition

Submitted by riverhorse on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 05:09

I haven’t posted a “Read Together” short ebook pairing in a long time. I am surprised to discover that these pairings are harder to find than the “Taster Flights” I’ve been posting. But I have a new pairing for you, and it is one I can’t believe I didn’t recognize earlier.
Breaking News

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 15:08

In my last post, I mentioned that I have started a publishing company focused on short ebooks. Since I post a short ebook recommendation once a week, and it is extremely unlikely that I will ever approach that frequency in publishing short ebooks, I intend to keep running Tungsten Hippo, with the small change that I’ve added disclosures to my recommendations now. All of this is old news, from the last blog post.
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A Few Administrative Updates

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 05/10/2015 - 16:08

I have a few administrative updates I want to share.
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What to Do When You Can't Leave a Book Behind

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 16:26

I've been running this site for well over a year now, and have been thinking about it or working on it for close to two years.
Taster Flight: Assassins

Submitted by riverhorse on Sun, 03/22/2015 - 16:03

I run an infrequent series of posts providing “taster flights” of short ebooks that all explore a similar topic from different angles. Much like taster flights of wine or beer help you better notice the subtle undertones of the individual members, a taster flight of short ebooks can help you notice aspects of the individual stories that you might have missed. Also, they're fun!
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