Tag Archives: Catherynne M. Valente

Magpie Monday

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ On Facebook this week, Theodora Goss shared this photo by Tatyana Veduta (click to see larger): Wouldn’t that be a charming weekend-getaway cottage? Imagine all the art you could … Continue reading →

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Magpie Monday

Posted on 30 January 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I love seeing how other bibliophiles organize their home libraries (indeed, a section of my own library is dedicated to books about libraries, home and otherwise). On his tumblr … Continue reading →

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Catherynne M. Valente’s The Orphan Tales, Vol. 2

Posted on 3 November 2011 by Robert

What follows is the second of two  posts about Catherynne M. Valente’s duology, The Orphan’s Tales, wherein I discuss her style. Valente’s earliest published work was poetry, followed by short novels that might have been considered prose-poetry, given their density … Continue reading →

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Catherynne M. Valente’s The Orphan Tales, Vol. 1

Posted on 27 October 2011 by Robert

I realized, after I had begun reading Catherynne M. Valente‘s The Orphan’s Tales Volume 1: In the Night Garden (Bantam Spectra, 2006; all quotations are taken from this edition), that discussing both volumes of The Orphan’s Tales might be a … Continue reading →

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