Archive for Books
I still haven't put together my planned detailed discussion of Ellen Kushner's forthcoming book The Privilege of the Sword (aka...
This coming Tuesday, June 13, there are two events in San Francisco, at the same time and in different places,...
(I wrote most of this a week ago, but forgot to post it.) A while back, I was pleased and...
At WisCon, as I mentioned a few days ago, I was on a panel titled "Pushing the Envelope," about how...
For over three months now, I've been meaning to post a note about Liz Henry's excellent SH review of Touched...
Tyler Cowen weighs in with an article titled "What Are Independent Bookstores Really Good For?" and subtitled "Not much." The...
Just finished reading Tigana. Wow. A really gorgeous book, compelling and moving and lovely, easy to read but richly layered,...
(This is another case where I wrote most of the entry months ago but didn't get around to posting it...
There's a trope I like a lot in fiction when it's done well: characters who are so ardent in their...
This entry contains a couple of generalized and thematic quasi-spoilers for Battlestar Galactica, especially for the first half of season...
Studio Ghibli has released a second trailer for Gedo Senki, a.k.a. Tales from Earthsea. You may have to right-click that...
As y'all know, I'm a big fan of Jennifer Crusie's books. What you probably don't know, 'cause I keep forgetting...