So lynx and I have been saying for a while, "NO MORE BOOKS UNTIL WORLDCON." We're driving, after all, so we figure we can just buy ALL the books in Montreal and throw them in the trunk. But then Readercon happened, and, and, there were books! They had books! Which was expected, but they also had a lot of small presses with stuff we couldn't be ( Read more... )

Not that I haven't been home, since it was a local con and we didn't bother staying at the hotel, but Readercon is over and we have napped and eaten and things are much happier now that I've had some sleep. I'm not really up to a full re-cap right now, and that's ok, but there are some highlights ( Read more... )

It's time for a books post! Wiscon is a literary con, and I bought books. Oh, did I buy books. I basically walked into the dealer's room and said "Here is all my monies, thank you." So, listing what I got, with some annotations ( Read more... )

Hip hip hooray, it's Palimpsest Day!

Seriously, you guys have heard me talk about this enough, book is out now, go buy it. If you like things that are good, you will like this book.

Also, check the show schedule to see if the Carnival going to be near you, and go to that, too. If there's not a show that you can get to, ask for one! The ( Read more... )

Ok, I've resisted really, really hard, but semester break is coming up and dammit, that is my time for reading silly things, so who (local) has copies of the Twilight books that they would be willing to loan me for a month or two? The Minuteman system has a nice high number of copies and formats, but of course right now the hold list is ridiculous ( Read more... )

I have something to confess ( Read more... )

*boom-deyada boom-deyada*

This is minor, but it pleases me, and I am sharing because I am a Librarian (in training).

Last night I see a post from fjm, recommending a book. Patrice Kindl, Lost in the Labyrinth (2002). A retelling of Theseus and the Minotaur from the point of view of the Minotaur's sister, for those that are interested. Me? I see ( Read more... )