Tag Archives: Jess Nevins

Magpie Monday

Posted on 18 March 2013 by Robert

Some shiny things that caught my eye last week: ♦ Dreaming of Paris. The trip to Paris was absolutely wonderful, thanks to the fine planning of my colleagues Molly and Patrick and to a terrific group of students—so wonderful, in … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged A Beautiful Mine by RJD2, A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar, Adya Moran, Alan Moore, Alex Sanchez, Alisa Morov, Allison Williams, Amy Winfrey, animation, Ann Nocenti, Ann Patchett, Antoine Wilson, art fox, Asher Ellis, author self-portraits, B_Zedan, Baguettes to Bistro: Culinary Traditions of Paris, Batwoman (comic book), Ben Fountain, Ben Templesmith, Berlin, Blake Bailey, blogging, Bockenheimer Warte subway station, Body Scripture II, Book Fractal: Complete, book shelves, bookbinding, bookcases, Bookshelf Porn, bookstores, calligraphy, Cary Hudson, characterization (writing), China Miéville, Chip Scanlan, Chuck Wendig, Circe, Circe Invidiosa, Claude St. Aubin, Colleen Doran, cosplay, Dani Moonstar, Dark Phoenix, Dave Delay, David Aja, David Bowie, David Malki!, Derby Square Book Store, Doctor was Madman Family Man by Paul Blonsky, Don Draper, Douglas Stewart, Edward & Amelia vs The Vampire King, Elizabeth Perez, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Straub, Fahrenheit 451, Fidelity by Ben Heldt, Filmakademie Baden, flax-golden tales, foxes, Frank O'Hara, Girls, Grant Snider, grotesque, Gullible Georgina Agravaine by Michael J. Greenhut, Hawkeye (comic book), In Gratitude to the Lions who Guard the Saints by Erin Morgenstern, In Search Of and Others, Isay Weinfeld, Ivy Pochoda, J. Michael Straczynski, J.H. Williams III, J.W. Waterhouse, James Patrick Kelly, Jay Justice, Jennifer Egan, Jess Nevins, John Baxter, Jon Hamm, Jonathan Creek, Jonathan Lethem, Joss Whedon, Katana (comic book), Katherine Langrish, Kevin Bolk, Kevin O'Neill, Kiel West, Kirsty Stonell Walker, Laura Navarre, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lisa Stock, Little Boots, Mad Men, Magick by Moonrise, Margot Livesey, Mary Robinette Kowal, Matt Fraction, melons, Metro, Michael Karpelson, micro-orchestra, Mikhail Bulgakov, Molly Greene, Montmartre, Motorway (fr Nocturnes), Much Ado About Nothing, Musée d'Orsay, music videos, Myke Cole, Nat King Cole, National Portrait Gallery, Nature Boy, Nemo: Heart of Ice, Nightcrawler, Nina Katchadourian, No Return, Order Here by Erin Morgenstern, Palookaville (comic book), Parce Domine by Adolphe Willette, Paris, Paul Vogel, poets, Radio Free Other, Ramona Ausubel, Ray Bradbury, Red Doc> by Anne Carson, Rollin' Wild, Ronit Bigal, Russell Hinson, Sean Manning, self-editing, Sequart, Seth, sexy author photos, Shakespeare and Co., Spider-Man, Spirit Gum by Mike Resnick and Jordan Ellinger, Stuart Warren, Su Blackwell, subway library, TalkingCovers, Ten Grand (comic book), The Angel of the Odd: Dark Romanticism from Goya to Max Ernst, The Fearless Defenders, The Hanging Game by Helen Marshall, the Hulk, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Master and Margarita, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Raven (Grimm fairy tale), The Sandman, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Super Team Family Blog, The Underground New York Public Library, Tilda Swinton, Tim Callahan, To Maintain the Balance by Jamie Lackey, Tom Gauld, Trevor McCarthy, Two-Face, unreliable narrators, Vierge au lys (1878) by Eugène Delaplanche, voice recording (writing tool), W. Haden Blackman, Waylines, Well-Intentioned Snow Coercion by Erin Morgenstern, Will Ludwigsen, Will Sliney, William Shakespeare, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Wondermark, writers' homes, xkcd, Zachary Jernigan | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 9 July 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ My thanks to my friend Laura Crary for sending me this image, a still life with books by Stockholm artist Maria Friberg (part of her Still Lives series, 2003-2007). … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged A Mighty Girl, Alan Moore, AlphaBooks, Alzheimer's Disease, Andreas Feininger, animation, Annie Owens, annotations (LXG), anxiety, Before Watchmen, Ben Towl, Bizarro Classic, Black Lodge, Breaking Bad, Bruce Bickford, busyness, Cameron Cook, Captions, Cat Rambo, Cate Blanchett, Cecelia Holland, Charles Tan, cheese, Christopher Barzak, chronologies, color acuity, color tests, Cracker Barrel, Dale Cooper, DC Comics, Doctor Strange, Double R Diner, Easter Island, Ellen Datlow, Ellen Klages, F. Brett Cox, Fabio Fernandes, family trees, Franz Kafka, Galadriel, Gary K. Wolfe, geek culture, Green Man, Gregor Samsa, Guy Gavriel Kay, Guys Read, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jeffrey Ford, Jeremiah McDonald, Jess Nevins, Juan Santapau, Karen Burnham, Karen Joy Fowler, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Kevin O'Neill, Laura Crary, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Leah Palmer Preiss, left-brain right-brain, Locus, Loki, Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings Project, Mad Men, maps, Maria Friberg, Marvel Comics, Mary Poppins, Matthew Salesses, Michel Fiffe, Mikhail Bulgakov, miniatures, Neil Gaiman, Nick Fury, Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe (Deluxe Edition), Organization, Ourit Ben-Haim, Paul Graham Raven, Paul Witcover, Peter Jackson, photography, psychic powers (faux), puppets, Red Room, revision, Robb Pratt, Russell Letson, Sam Howzit, Sarcastic Voyage, Siobhan Carroll, Stefan Dziemianowicz, subtitles, superheroes, Superman, Superman Classic, Sutured Infection, Terry Bisson, The 'Busy' Trap, The Avengers, The Big Bang Theory, The Glass Noose, The Hobbit, The Master and Margarita, The Metamorphosis, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe REDUXE Edition, The Secret Knots, The Underground New York Public Library, Theodora Goss, Tim Kreider, timelines, Twin Peaks, Watchmen, Who's Who, Will Ludwigsen, Witch House, witches, writing (research), xkcd | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 2 April 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Allow me to begin this post extolling the magnificent merits of the Cadbury Creme Egg. My devotion to Peeps is one thing, but the sublimity of the Cadbury Egg … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged Alma Katsu, author websites, book art, book carving, Brian Dettmer, Cadbury Creme Egg, cake, Charlie Jane Anders, Chuck Wendig, DIY MFA, Doc Savage, Doll Bones, e-books, e-readers, Emily St. John Mandel, Golden Press, Gregory Benford, Hellboy, Hellboy in Hell, Holly Black, Horrible Histories, How to Care for Introverts, Introverts, Jess Nevins, Joel Stein, Kate Beaton, Keith Sawyer, Lev Grossman, Lisa Litwack, Marti Guixé, Mike Mignola, Mohamad Itami, Nancy Fulda, Neil Gaiman, Patricia McCormick, Peeps, Rachelle Gardner, Ray Bradbury, Sharon G. Flake, strange children, Susan Cain, Sylvia Plath, The _________'s Daughter, The Palencar Project, The Taker, Theodora Goss, Thomas Umstattd Jr, Toni Morrison, transhumans, Ursula K. Le Guin, Victorians, Will Ludwigsen, xkcd, young adult literature | 2 Comments

Magpie Monday

Posted on 14 November 2011 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ My friend Andrea sent me the link to “Late Bloomers” by Malcolm Gladwell over at The New Yorker. A fascinating article! (And one that lifted my over-40 spirits.) ♦ … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged Battle Babies, Brad Rader, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Earthsea, Etsy, fairy-tale films, Jess Nevins, Jo Walton, Kristen Stewart, Late Bloomers, LeBasse Projects, Malcolm Gladwell, movie posters, Pamela Dean, printed ink, Sleep No More, Snow White and the Huntsman, Super Punch, Surface to Air, T.S. Eliot, Tam Lin, Tanith Lee, The New Yorker, The Other Wind, The Secret Country trilogy, Thomas Doyle, Tom Canty, Ursula K. Le Guin, Weird Fiction Review | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Spreading the joy and the terror: this week’s recommendations for All Hallow’s Read are two classics by Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree (1972) and Something Wicked This Way Comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged A Wizard of Earthsea, Aaron Diaz, All Hallow's Read, American Gods, bibliomania, Carrie Ann Baade, DC reboot, Earthsea, Hallowe'en, Jess Nevins, Jo Walton, Justice League, Kali, Legion of Doom, Neil Gaiman, NPR's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Ray Bradbury, Ray Russell, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Steampunk, Steve Jobs, Tartarus Press, The Halloween Tree, Ursula K. Le Guin | Comments Off

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