Unusual points of view
Some notes on point-of-view handling in works by three authors: One idiosyncrasy of H. Beam Piper's writing, at least in the...
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Greek suffix meets Lingua Terra
Sometimes people complain that the word polyamory is a mix of Latin and Greek roots. I've been known to make...
Book-shifting day, plus the Chicago Seven trial
This morning, I went over to Pam & Arthur's to help them move furniture and books; they're rearranging a bunch...
Borderlands this weekend
Reminder about two events this weekend at Borderlands Books in San Francisco: Saturday, November 11, 3:00 p.m.: Ellen Klages, reading...
More charming books by favorite authors
On the way out the door this morning, I picked up Peter S. Beagle's 1999 novel Tamsin, which has been...
Twenty Epics
Do you like epic fiction, but don't have time to read the latest ten-thousand-page epic series? Fear not! Twenty Epics,...
Swords
I still haven't put together my planned detailed discussion of Ellen Kushner's forthcoming book The Privilege of the Sword (aka...
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...