Swords
I still haven't put together my planned detailed discussion of Ellen Kushner's forthcoming book The Privilege of the Sword (aka...
Archive for Books
Nalo, Beagle, et alia reading in San Francisco on Tuesday
This coming Tuesday, June 13, there are two events in San Francisco, at the same time and in different places,...
Tastemakers and reputable influencers
(I wrote most of this a week ago, but forgot to post it.) A while back, I was pleased and...
“Pushing the Envelope” resource list
At WisCon, as I mentioned a few days ago, I was on a panel titled "Pushing the Envelope," about how...
Reviewed without venom
For over three months now, I've been meaning to post a note about Liz Henry's excellent SH review of Touched...
Slate on the death of independent bookstores
Tyler Cowen weighs in with an article titled "What Are Independent Bookstores Really Good For?" and subtitled "Not much." The...
Tigana
Just finished reading Tigana. Wow. A really gorgeous book, compelling and moving and lovely, easy to read but richly layered,...
About spoiler warnings
(This is another case where I wrote most of the entry months ago but didn't get around to posting it...
Becoming what they oppose
There's a trope I like a lot in fiction when it's done well: characters who are so ardent in their...
Redshirts and spear-carriers are people too
This entry contains a couple of generalized and thematic quasi-spoilers for Battlestar Galactica, especially for the first half of season...
Ghibli Earthsea trailer
Studio Ghibli has released a second trailer for Gedo Senki, a.k.a. Tales from Earthsea. You may have to right-click that...
Romance meets action
As y'all know, I'm a big fan of Jennifer Crusie's books. What you probably don't know, 'cause I keep forgetting...