Meet Tor’s New Bouncing Baby Twins

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Dec 102010
 

Like Fantasy? Like Steampunk? Then I have some good news for you.

Tor.com has announced the creation of two “satellite sites” exclusively for sharing some of the best content found around the ‘net in the fantasy and steampunk genres. Basically, these are Facebook “fan” pages and accompanying Twitter streams.

Would you care to meet these two cute li’l additions to the Tor family? I knew you would.

Meet @TordotFantasy. She’s the eldest by two minutes*. She likes dragons and swords and kicking major evil booty. I think you should meet her.

Don’t forget @TorSteampunk, either. She enjoys gears and goggles, bustles and dirigibles. Give her a call.

*Note: This is completely untrue. I made that up just now. I have no idea which idea came first – but it’s an interesting thing to speculate, right? Kind of like the chicken and the egg!

Pick your poison: Click the links in the text to go to the Twitter pages and the images if you’d rather go to Facebook.

What else has Tor.com got going on? Well – they’re holding a series of Countdown to the Winter Solstice Giveaways. Click the link to find out more information and get in on the winning.

And since Stubby the Rocket (Tor’s mascot/logo) is traveling full-speed ahead into holiday swing, you might just want to keep your eyes peeled for more wacky goodness from our friends at Tor.com.

In other news – stay tuned here at Waiting for Fairies for an upcoming review of the new NookColor from Barnes & Noble!

If Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder…

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May 252010
 

Then you guys’ll love me next week!

Tomorrow I hand over the keys to the Fairy-Hunting-mobile to a guest poster. Jessica has been a friend of mine for several years now and always provides an intelligent, insightful opinion on… pretty much anything she sets her mind to.

I can assure you that you’ll all be in wonderful hands. I know for a fact that Jessica has a most interesting review of Kristin Cashore’s Fire for your reading enjoyment on Thursday morning. And who knows what else she has up her sleeve? (I sure don’t… I’ll find out with the rest of you!)

I’ll be off for a long weekend Road Trip of Intrigue! And! Adventure! And probably a wedding… If I don’t get lost on the way.

I’ll see all you lads and lassies next week. (Unless you’re on Twitter, because, I mean — really. Who’s going to give up Twitter for six whole days?)

Would You Like To Guest Post? And Other Miscellanea

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May 112010
 

Okay, first off, I know it’s incredibly short notice. But. I’ll be out of town the week of May 24th and am interested in hearing from anyone who’d like to guest post on WFF that week, or possibly early the following week.  Readers, writers of the published or unpublished variety, or anyone vaguely interesting would be welcome. Topics should relate to books in some way, but I’m open to exotic variations. If you’re interested, email me at kiara AT waitingforfairies DOT com, and we’ll talk. We’ll work in some extreme pimp-age for your own website/Twitter feed/other (non-pr0n) site while we’re at it. And I’m open to returning the favor at a later date.

If I can manage to get some rest from all the overtime at Ye Olde Daye Jobbe and from family obligations, I’ll have reviews for you from:

  • Devon Monk’s MAGIC ON THE STORM [link]
  • Leanna Renee Hieber’s THE DARKLY LUMINOUS FIGHT FOR PERSEPHONE PARKER [link]
  • And I still need to say a bit about Jim Butcher’s CHANGES (I think I’m still recovering from that one! Brutal!) [link]
  • As well as the fact that I’ve just received my copy of Peter V Brett’s DESERT SPEAR [link]

So I hope you’re all looking forward to that. I know I’m looking forward to having all that stuff written and the work gone from over my head. Ha!

The short story I promised my writing partner, which is now over a month late, I think (It was an arbitrary deadline, but a deadline nonetheless.), still continues, although slowly. But I’ll take any progress rather than none at all, at this point. I’ve promised myself 15 minutes a day on it. If, at the end of those minutes, I want to quit working, then I can. I usually don’t want to, but must, because I’m typically scribbling furiously in a tiny notebook during a coffee break at work.

Ah, well. A writer does what a writer must. Right?

WIN a Copy of White Witch, Black Curse!

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Mar 232009
 

Ok, guys and ghouls – I managed to somehow end up with two hardcover copies of Kim Harrison’s newest release, White Witch, Black Curse. Simce I’m keeping one for my greedy self, I’m willing to send my extra copy to one of you.

Here are the rules:

  1. I can only mail the book to continental US addresses. If you’re international and you have a great American friend who’d forward the book to you, then feel free to enter. I’ll send it to you (or your friend) with delivery confirmation. If you’re mailing to a friend, once it’s in their possession, you’re on your own.
  2. Contest will run through 11:59 PM April 1st, 2009. Winners can expect their prize within 1-4 weeks after that (depending on the post office and my own laziness – I won’t lie to you.)
  3. Winner will be chosen randomly.
  4. Duplicate entries will disqualify you.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. Try to make it constructive. Tell me why you like Kim’s books, why you deserve to win, or continue on from the last contest and give me your favorite Hollows swear.

Good luck.

Shelfari's 50 Book Challenge

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May 102008
 

DIrect from Shelfari.com:

When asked about the new Amazon Kindle product, Steve Jobs CEO of Apple computer had this to say:

“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.”

Welcome to the the 50 Book Challenge, where we fly in the face of Steve Jobs.

Basically …. the challenge is to read 50 books in one year. OR … establish a goal for yourself more or less, it’s up to you, just because we say 50 books doesn’t mean that has to be your goal too.

What a stupid, stupid thing to say, Steve Jobs. Do you have the data to support your statistics? I think not. So I will be participating in Shelfari’s call to action. Right here on this blog, I’ll be posting my progress toward reading 50 books in the next 365 days.

If you are a reader, please join us in fighting this assumption that Americans (or Canadians, or Martians for that matter) aren’t readers. If you don’t have a blog where you can track your progress, you can post from Shelfari’s forums, or start your own blog at WordPress.com (or similar). Whatever you do, if you choose to join us, post your link here and spread the word!

Things To Look Forward To

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May 262007
 

Schedule of Releases:

June 5, 2007 – The Harlequin, Laurell K Hamilton (book)
June 5, 2007 – Eat Me, Drink Me – Marilyn Manson (album)
June 14, 2007 – Kushiel’s Justice – Jacqueline Carey (book)
July 21, 2007 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (book)
August 28, 2007 – Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks (book)
September 25, 2007 – Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik (book)
November 6, 2007 – Host by Faith Hunter (book)
November, 2007 – Holidays Are Hell – Anthology including Kim Harrison (book)
November 13, 2007 – Confessor by Terry Goodkind (book)
February 2008 – Dark Wraith of Shannara by Terry Brooks (a Graphic Novel illustrated by Edwin David and adapted by Robert Place Napton)
March 2008 – The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison (book)

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