[6 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Review: Black and White by Caitlin Kittredge and Jackie Kessler

Ok, I admit it. I have a thing for superheroes. I have a serious weakness for superhuman powers and shiny high-tech toys. And I always root for those heroes who aren’t afraid (or who are at least willing) to be bad in order to do good.

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[25 May 2009 | Comments | ]
5 Authors I Just Found (Now You Should Too)

Books by: Simon R. Green, Rachel Caine, Devon Monk, T.A. Pratt, Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge

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[16 May 2009 | Comments | ]
The Pen Name Kerfuffle

So I had a few thoughts on pen names and the obligation (if any) of authors to disclose that they are using such. These thoughts stem from a small controversy over a recent Locus article in which Kim Harrison, author of the best-selling Rachel Morgan/Hollows series, revealed that the name – and much of the persona – is a nom de plume.

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[17 Jan 2009 | Comments | ]
Are Spammers Really This Stupid?

You can imagine the fun, I’m sure, that occurs when I find the time to periodically review my spam queue and clean it out. I’ve learned quite a few things from my blog spam, actually…

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[18 Dec 2008 | Comments | ]
Sony’s Reader or Amazon’s Kindle?

CNN’s Business Traveler posted reviews this morning of both Sony’s Reader and Amazon’s Kindle. For those of you that don’t know both the Reader and the Kindle are electronic books: little gadgets about the size of a paperback that will hold lots of books in their large electronic memories. In other words – pure heaven to anyone who’s both a bibliophile and a technophile!
I don’t know anyone personally who owns a Sony Reader, but several of my friends have Kindles. They’ve been very pleased with them so far, and I’m …

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[26 Sep 2008 | Comments | ]

A recent windfall (aka, a refund check for a mistakenly overpaid bill) enabled me to enlarge my To-Be-Read (TBR) pile. You’ve all seen my already read list, so here’s a peek at what’s up and coming.

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[7 Sep 2008 | Comments | ]

Please note that since these books are fantasy series “to watch”, this list does not include any series that is already complete.

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[3 Sep 2008 | Comments | ]

HarperCollins has done it again. Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere is available online for reading. They did this back in February with American Gods. This time, however, it’s available for download! The only drawback is that the download expires after 30 days. I’m kind of disappointed in that. I don’t think I’ll have time to read this in the next 30 days.
Update: The download link isn’t working for me. I’m not sure why. Anyone else having trouble?