Intrigue and Lasers in Manhattan: The Young Unicorns
Technically, The Young Unicorns is the third book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Austin series. But in it, the Austins take a decidedly supporting role, and Vicky’s first person narration has been replaced with a third person narrative that flits from on...
Sound and Vision: Soundtracks Featuring Bowie Singles
I’m admittedly a bit of a soundtrack nerd; in so many cases, the right music can make or break a scene, while the wrong music can ruin the vibe faster than you can say “Ladyhawke/WangChung/GoNinjaGoNinjaGoooo.” (Though you should never actually s...
Glorious Nemesis by Ladislav Klima
Reader review: RichardWJackson on a Czech novel that will enchant, confound and distress even the most discerning reader
Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt
Reader review: Stpauli is impressed by an account of depression as seen through the eyes of a giant talking dog
Rothfuss Reread Speculative Summary, Part 6: “Expect disaster every seven years” Speculations on Kote
We’re half way through our ridiculously detailed re-read of Patrick Rothfuss’s The Wise Man’s Fear, and we’re going to pause here for another speculative summary. After we’ve summed up some of the speculation we’ll be moving on. These posts...
Bowie and Tesla: The Prestige Connection
There’s a lot to love about The Prestige. Stage magicians. The Batman team of Bale and Cain. But perhaps the best thing about the movie, in my mind, was David Bowie assuming the role of Nikola Tesla. It seems that kind of perfect Hollywood casting, n...
J.A. Konrath Earned $100,000 In 3 Weeks with Self-Published Titles
Author J.A. Konrath bragged on his blog that he had earned $100,000 in the last three weeks from his self-published titles on Amazon. (This doesn’t include any of his legacy sales or legacy titles).
Here is more from his post: “Currently, ...
Painting John Carter
The 100th anniversary of A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs is here, and to celebrate, John Joseph Adams has edited an anthology of all new adventures of John Carter, set on that seminal planet. Under the Moons of Mars: New Adventures on Barso...
Bible Tweeter is almost halfway there
Chris Juby's edifying marathon tops 500 Tweets and is marching on through the PsalmsAn addictive Tweeter on our patch who is zapping out a condensed Bible at 140 words a day is almost halfway through his task.Durham preacher Chris Juby, who is also a f...
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