Marginalia

[coalescent]

Today's assortment:

A meme via andrewducker: look at my icons and tell me which, if any, you like best, and why.

A fascinating post by Matthew Cheney on teaching Neal Gaiman's American Gods to High School students.

A somewhat melancholy article in the Independent, on the effects of writing for posterity but publishing for nowA charming story (less than 500

Comments

[giantbedsprings]

I'm torn between Sadam, Whuffie and Peter Jackson.

[dfordoom]

The algebraist icon, definitely. By a long margin.

[coalescent]

Any particular reason? Not that I'm disputing its wondrous beauty, mind ...

[dfordoom]

It was mainly its wondrous beauty...

[ninebelow]

The No Present Like Time looks a lot like an ARC holding cover.

[coalescent]

Oh, I should have thought of that! Yes, you're right, that's probably what it is.

[ninebelow]

Apparently it is the final version. I am amazed that a publishing company would go with this.

[despotliz]

Space elevator! And space baby!

I hadn't realised The Year of Our War was the start of a trilogy. Hooray.

Is Swiftly the Adam Roberts short thing?

[coalescent]

Space elevator! And space baby!

So basically, anything with the word 'space' in the description? :)

I hadn't realised The Year of Our War was the start of a trilogy. Hooray.

Well, 'trilogy'. It's that oh-so-fashionable thing of same world, related story, but not a direct sequel. Or so I gather.

Is Swiftly the Adam Roberts short thing?

Yes. It arrived yesterday. Tonight I will mostly be re-reading 'Swiftly' and reading 'Eleanor'.

SCIFICTION

[ninebelow]

I'm going to be reading Q by John Grant today. I might write something later on in the week.

Re: SCIFICTION

[coalescent]

OK, so this evening, after I've read 'Compartments' so I can comment properly on Geneva's post, and after I've read 'Eleanor' so I can write a post of my own, I'll read 'Q' so I can comment on your post, when it happens.

I don't know how I cope, with my hectic social calendar ...

[hawleygriffen]

A meme via andrewducker: look at my icons and tell me which, if any, you like best, and why.

The Due South one is definitely good. It has a touch of... genius about it. Then again, Space Elevator also has a certain something.

[coalescent]

I detect a subtle bias in your answers. :-p

[hawleygriffen]

My bias of excellent taste? Why, yes.

[coalescent]

It's like the designer was just in tune with you.