Interim entry
I posted here a whole bunch toward the beginning of WorldCon, mostly about the Hugos, and then switched to Facebook...
Archive for Books
Hugo rec: Ancillary Justice
As I've noted before, I rarely read novels in time to nominate them for the Hugo or Nebula awards. But...
On first looking into The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time, as most of y'all probably know, has been nominated for a Hugo award, in the Best...
Some links about Narnia
I just read a lovely, excellent piece by Molly McArdle on the joys, and failures, of Narnia. “I write as...
Hugo recommendations
I've been meaning for months to blog about specific works and people I'm going to nominate for the Hugos, and...
Hugo recommendation: When We Wake
I recently read Karen Healey's 2013 YA SF novel When We Wake (which is out in paperback today!), and I...
Books vs pajamas
Pat (Spencer Tracy) and Jamie (Katharine Hepburn) are on a sleeper train, and the following dialogue ensues: Jamie: Would you...
Sturgeon’s “Granny Won’t Knit”
In my Complete Sturgeon reading, I just read his 1954 story “Granny Won't Knit.” Spoilers and an entertaining anecdote follow....
Nebula nominees!
SFWA has announced this year's Nebula nominees, and I'm very pleased with them. Congratulations to all the nominees! (And double...
Assorted updates
I feel like I haven't posted a general life update here in ages. Partly that's because I have half a...
Picking up Sturgeon again
In 2001, I bought and read and enjoyed the first five volumes in North Atlantic Books's Complete Stories of Theodore...
More from _Happy All the Time_
Still enjoying Laurie Colwin's 1978 novel Happy All the Time. Here are a couple more bits worth snipping for my...