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Faith’s Horror Graphic Novel
...With Intent to Commit Horror —
Authority: 118
“…in your generation there are nearly two thousand women with the powers of the slayer and not all of them have chosen to use their new found abilities conscientiously.” Faith gets a turn in the spotlight in this Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight horror graphic novel. Remember, if you are interested in ...11 hours ago -
Book: Thirteen / Black Man. Richard K. Morgan
Byte Size Biology —
Authority: 486
To say that Thirteen is a futuristic Chandlerian hardboiled-detective-fiction meets Gibson cyberpunk in a Swiftian satire of contemporary USA would be a cumbersomely loaded one-liner describing a no less loaded but sleekly streamlined novel. Saying that would also do injustice to Gibson, Chandler, Swift, the English ...1 day ago -
Heinie Flu
Jodi Lee Bleeds - The Unspeakable Terror of BychWych —
Authority: 114
I know, I know, H1N1. Still, when they first started referring to it as H1N1 in the news, one of the baseball coaches called it heinie, and it stuck. We won’t know until Monday if that’s what we’ve got (and Care is the only one that’s been tested officially) but meanwhile, we’re all scratchy, grouchy [...]1 day ago -
Flash reviews — November ‘09
FROM A SCI-FI STANDPOINT —
Authority: 403
Title: Breaking PointAuthor: James E. GunnYear: 1972Rating: 3 out of 5 starsShort story collection with your standard range of quality: some good ones, some average ones, some poor ones. Solid reading, but nothing overly memorable.Title: In the Problem PitAuthor: Frederick PohlYear: 1976Rating: 3 out of [...]2 days ago -
"Smallbone Deceased"
LB's Rambles —
Authority: 125
It is distressing when members of a prestigious English law firm cannot find one of their prominent clients, the trustee of a charitable foundation. It is more distressing when that client turns up - quite dead - inside an oversized safe deposit box, or deed box. Thats the situation in " Smallbone Deceased ," by ...2 days ago -
November 9th Updates to the Online Best of the 2009 Book Lists
Largehearted Boy —
Authority: 141
Todays updates to the list of online "best of 2009" book lists : Joshua Marie Wilkinson (best poetry books) Mental Floss (best books) Michael Patrick Brady (favorite books) The Mousehunter Blog (best childrens books) New York Times (best illustrated childrens books) Old People Writing for Teens (top ...2 days ago -
All Iowa Reads Chooses Book for 2010
Davenport Library Info Cafe —
Authority: 124
The 2010 All Iowa Reads book was announced at the annual Iowa Library Association conference at the end of October. Praised as a “quiet masterpiece,” Driftless is the newest novel by David Rhodes. Rhodes has an interesting back story, so to speak. He was a rising young writer at the University of ...2 days ago -
New Releases: The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
pornokitsch —
Authority: 124
As a book collector, Im recommending a strong buy order on this one. The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet is a unique coming of age story with beautiful design - the ideal gift book released just in time for the holiday season. Tecumseh Sparrow Spivet is the cartographically-obsessed child of a cowboy and an ...2 days ago -
monday reading notes
Incurable Logophilia —
Authority: 110
Nothing like a list of unconnected reading notes to start off the week… My Central and South American reading project is in full swing. I moved from Mexico down to Guatemala and finished Francisco Goldman’s extraordinary novel The Divine Husband . I am uncharacteristically speechless about this book. I ...3 days ago -
Book Giveaway – White Picket Fences
Daysong Reflections —
Authority: 127
I have a copy of White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner to give away this week. To enter to win, please read the review post about the book and leave a comment on this post telling me why you would like to read this book. The entry deadline is Friday, November 13. I will post the winner on Saturday if possible. U. S. ...3 days ago -
White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner
Daysong Reflections —
Authority: 127
MY REVIEW: After a nomadic lifestyle with her father, Tally thinks her Aunt Amanda’s home and family are like a dream come true but soon discovers that all is not as it seems on the surface. Working together to interview survivors of the Treblinka concentration camp for a school project, Chase and Tally become ...3 days ago -
Fuzziness
Kaet's Weblog —
Authority: 118
And so to my first forays into my husband’s library (which is great, but I’m still looking forward to the rest of my books arriving)! He does have lots of classic science fiction I haven’t come across before, however… 53. Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper 54. Fuzzy Sapiens by H. Beam Piper 55. ...3 days ago -
Largehearted Lit Tonight: Lev Grossman & Libba Bray
Largehearted Boy —
Authority: 141
Tonight is the debut of Largehearted Lit , a reading series inspired by this blogs Book Notes feature. A collaborative effort between talented author Jami Attenberg and myself, the series will feature readings by authors featured in the Book Notes series along with surprise musical guests. Held at the ...3 days ago -
Lost Days – Post 37 (Win a free laptop!)
R.W. Ridley —
Authority: 128
Read a book! Win a laptop computer! This is the 37 th installment of my new book (launch is in about a week) Lost Days. I hope you’ve been reading carefully because the answer to the qualifying question is in one of the previous posts. Qualifying question for what? For your chance to win a free laptop ...3 days ago -
Dog books, dog books and more dog books
ohmidog! —
Authority: 528
We’re happy to announce a new feature on ohmidog! — an entire section devoted to dog books. “ Good Dog Reads ” — you can find a tab for it on our rightside rail — is a collection of dog book news and reviews from our archives, one that will be updated as new releases come our way. We’ve also made ...3 days ago -
Limelight by Melody Carlson
Daysong Reflections —
Authority: 127
ABOUT THE BOOK: Claudette Fioré used to turn heads and break hearts. She relished the glamorous Hollywood lifestyle because she had what it takes: money, youth, fame, and above all, beauty. But age has withered that beauty, and a crooked accountant has taken her wealth, leaving the proud widow penniless and alone. ...5 days ago -
Earth to Aliens: Forget It
Idea of the Day —
Authority: 587
Friday | Todays idea: To alien colonizers from outer space, Earth really wouldnt look all that inhabitable, a science fiction writer says. What a fluke life on this planet truly is. [ Charlies Blog ]5 days ago -
Friday Fiction .: The Fey :. Chapter Thirty-Nine
On A Limb with Claudia —
Authority: 124
Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE October 22 – 2:45 P.M. Northern Scotland “Yes Father. We will be there right away,” Rita Kelly Drayson said into the telephone. “Thank you, Father.” Setting the phone down, she turned to her sons. “Get ready for church. Tomás?” “Yes Rita, I’m ...6 days ago -
.: The Fey :. Chapter Thirty-Nine
Stories by Claudia —
Authority: 112
Previous Chapters CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE October 22 – 2:45 P.M. Northern Scotland “Yes Father. We will be there right away,” Rita Kelly Drayson said into the telephone. “Thank you, Father.” Setting the phone down, she turned to her sons. “Get ready for church. Tomás?” “Yes Rita, I’m ...6 days ago -
City At Worlds End, 58 Years Later
carlo.log —
Authority: 108
A while ago I’ve decided to do a little time travelling. In literature, that is. So I’ve picked up a novel called “City At World’s End” , written by one Edmond Hamilton . It’s a story about a little rural community in the US heartland having a “super-atomic bomb” go off above it, causing a rift in ...6 days ago
