How do you recognize a One True Pairing?
In conventional romance novels, you can always tell who the female main character is supposed to (and going to) end...
Archive for Books
Spiral Hunt
In the Potlatch dealers' room, I was pleased to find Spiral Hunt, SH author Margaret Ronald's first novel, just published...
Review: Inkheart (book)
I saw a preview for the forthcoming Inkheart movie a few months back, and it looked like fun--and it appeared...
Welcome back to Temptation
The other night I was stressed and unhappy, and found myself reading through some old journal entries, one of which...
Coraline movie
Just learned that Henry Selick (Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach) is directing a movie based on Coraline...
Le Guin: Gifts, Voices, Powers
At some point--last year's WisCon, maybe?--I finally picked up the first two books in Le Guin's Annals of the Western Shore....
Last day of Small Beer Press sale (plus: Aiken!)
Today is the last day of Small Beer Press's October Celebration Sale. Buy their books at 25%-60% off! I already...
Book cataloging
One of the things I've been doing now and then over the past couple weeks, usually when I should've been...
Jumper and Jumper
As I mentioned the other day, I saw the movie Jumper back in March. Back when we saw it, all...
Prince Caspian
Went to the late showing of Prince Caspian last night, 'cause I figured it may not be in theatres much...
Fiction therapy
Last night I went grocery shopping, then stopped by my local bookstore. (Books Inc, in downtown Mountain View.) There were...
Limerick
Earlier, Twig said something like, "What did I do with the cup?" And I had a flashback, as often happens...