Tastemakers and reputable influencers
(I wrote most of this a week ago, but forgot to post it.) A while back, I was pleased and...
Archive for Books
“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...
Long week
Assorted bits and pieces from the past week or so (some good, some not):
Rich Horton to do Year’s Bests
As many of y'all know, Rich Horton reads possibly a higher percentage of the short science fiction and fantasy published...