KALI THE KRAKEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE LEVIATHAN LIBRARIES!!

Kali the Kraken is dead, Long live the Leviathan Libraries!!

15/12/2021

“You have to evolve. Stagnation breeds boredom.” - Matt Bellamy

If nothing else, the Pandemic has given us time to reflect. To mull over where we started and where we ended up. Being unable to escape back into a normal life while we clung desperately to our routines to keep from going insane made us realize something very important.

We were bored. Focusing almost solely on science fiction and horror for several years meant that we were stuck in reading ruts. For those of us that generally read over 100 books a year, this, combined with general Pandemic Malaise, lead to massive reading slumps and the lack of energy to cheer for the books we love like they deserve. And, honestly, repeated exposure to the tropes specific to these genres made them mind numbingly boring.

The laser focus was no longer working for us. So, we decided to change things up. To take things back to basics and find a way to enjoy ourselves again.

For the past few months, we’ve been working on doing exactly that.

On November 1st, 2021, Sci-Fi & Scary closed its doors.

On January 2nd, 2022, Leviathan Libraries opens to the public.

We will still cover science fiction and horror but we’re going to fill our stacks with others as well.

That means patrons will find the shelves filled with romance, literary fiction, fantasy, noir, and women’s fiction nestled up beside science fiction and horror.

What you can expect:

More talk about what we love, less about what we don’t. (This does not mean you will never see a negative review. Simply that we will be focusing more on reading what we want to read. Self-care is far more important than shouting into the social media void.)
Spotlights on creatives from a variety of genres via a new interview process we’re setting up.
Podcast promotion via streaming on the site.
Community game nights! (Did we mention we now stream on Twitch?)
... best leave us with some secrets for now!

We’re aware this won’t be a change that’s popular with everyone. That’s okay. If you’re a long-time follower of the site that finds yourself put off by the change, we understand and wish you well. However, we do hope that others will stick around and embrace the more diverse range of books, movies, and games that we’ll be covering.

With all that being said, it’s time to show you the new logo! We’re very happy with it and think you will be too. (It’s okay to laugh and squee. Kali the Kraken was one fierce bitch but Squiddle really is just that cute.)

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