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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman has long been a favorite writer of mine, going back to The Sandman. And, because his work is often published in limited editions, he feeds not only a reading love but also a bibliophilic one. I certainly enjoyed … Continue reading
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ A Hilltop Cottage in Nova Scotia. If there were trees in the yard, this house might just be perfect for me. I certainly love the view. Via. ♦ According … Continue reading
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Tagged Audrey Niffenegger, cottages, creativity, David Lynch, J★RYU, Jane Yolen, Kate Bush, libraries, Neil Gaiman, Ron Clark, Supergirl, Victorians, Will Young, Zatanna
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Feeling Very Strange
Slipstream isn’t a genre I’d been very familiar with prior to reading Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology, edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel; I’d heard of slipstream, read many writers who are apparently engaged in it (though … Continue reading
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Tagged James Patrick Kelly, Jeffrey Ford, John Kessel, Kelly Link, slipstream, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’ve long been a fan of Jack Zipes and his work on fairy tales. At Salon.com, Zipes talks with Emma Mustich about the recent trend of fairy-tale films coming … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameron Cook, George O'Connor, Gustaf Mantel, Jack Zipes, James Joyce, Jonny Quest, Olympians, Roger D. Evans, Stanley Kubrick, SwissTech Utili-Key, Ulysses
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Ian McDonald’s King of Morning, Queen of Day
I’ve been looking forward to rereading Ian McDonald’s King of Morning, Queen of Day (Bantam, 1991) as it was one of the inspirations for my Askmore story cycle, and I particularly wanted to see how the novel held up for … Continue reading
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