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Matthew Isaac Sobin’s (he/him) first book was the science fiction novella, The Last Machine in the Solar System. His poems are in or forthcoming from The Lumiere Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, Midway Journal, Orange Blossom Review, Ghost City Review, JAKE, MAYDAY Magazine, Roi Fainéant Press, The Hooghly Review, Stone Circle Review, Hog River Press, and elsewhere. He received an MFA from California College of the Arts. You may find him selling books at Books on B in Hayward, California. He is on Twitter @WriterMattIsaac and Instagram @matthewisaacsobin. His Linktree is linktr.ee/matthewisaacsobin. ...more

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The Last Machine in the Solar System

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Matthew liked Zeet Sidhu's review of The Last Machine in the Solar System: "The only thing bad about this book is that it's not a bit longer. Also, now that I have finally read it I just realized how much other authors borrow from this book's idea of an AI. So this one definably has been a trendsetter. I am miffed that this " Read more of this review »
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Matthew liked Marisa's review of The Last Machine in the Solar System: "3.5 stars Considering the author’s background in Astronomy and Geology, this book may appeal to those who have a interest in these topics. Personally, I enjoyed majority of the book except for some parts when it got too technical and dry from the astr" Read more of this review »
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