Or wait? It’s an ever-vexing quandary. Should you start a series when the first book is out and then bite your nails as you wait for each new installment? Or…Continue readingRead it now?
This year’s Worldcon report might as well have been entitled “Never yell fire in a crowded theater.” Well, almost. I need to break it down into subheads for you to…Continue readingThe Worldcon That Was
Another Worldcon is history – and a what a Worldcon it was. Full report later but in a nutshell – drove seven hours to Spokane to be there and paid…Continue readingVale Sasquan
Who knew that a passing reference on my blog to a Medieval cookbook which included a recipe for Roast Unicorn (complete with a glorious Middle-ages take on a unicorn –…Continue readingGrilled Unicorn, really?
“When I first arrived in LA,” Alex Heimbach writes at Bustle, “I was thrilled to discover the Library Bar. Unfortunately…the books were purely decorative… what I really wanted was a…Continue readingBooks & Booze, anyone?
In a few days, it will be two years since I lost my father. Second anniversaries are… odd. It’s still close – it’s still too close. You think back and…Continue readingA loss too near
In The Boston Globe, Pat Greenhouse talks about perhaps the ultimate book of lists: ‘Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience’ The lists in the book…Continue readingList of lists
Since the 73rd Worldcon is being held in Spokane in a couple of weeks, practically my back yard, I’ll be there — along with some guy you may possibly have…Continue readingSasquan, here I come
The fine folks of Troy, Michigan were in a financial bind and wanted to pass a small tax to keep the library open. But Tea Party activists came out in…Continue readingBook burning party!