Archive for Books
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...
Assorted bits and pieces from the past week or so (some good, some not):
As many of y'all know, Rich Horton reads possibly a higher percentage of the short science fiction and fantasy published...
For those who haven't heard: sf writer Octavia E. Butler died on Saturday, age 58. Here are some relevant links...
I'm about a quarter of the way through Tim's novel The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, and so far I'm enjoying...