So very, very sad. I've been reading his books for 20 years... I can't type well on my ereader, and will post more later. What a huge loss in the book world.

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Life has been busy lately! I drove down to Rochester to see two of my friends get married. It was a lovely wedding, and I got to see many of my friends, which was truly wonderful.

While the weather was totally uncooperative for walking, I was able to get a bunch of reading done!

( Book reviews and walking totals )

I'm a bit behind the ball, but work has been somewhat chaotic lately. I've just learned that Brian Jacques, the author of the many books in the Redwall epic, died over the weekend ( Read more... )

There may or may not be more publishing links later this weekend.

I nearly died laughing at Jim C. Hines' cartoons this week.

The first is Writing : A Reality Check.

The second is on what happens when you misuse the apostrophe.

They are brilliant. Enjoy.

So, after wandering the beach, I headed back to my hotel.

( The party itself, plus a Halloween costume! )

I have finally gotten some reading time! This is sometimes a distressingly rare thing for me. While Panther was here, I finished Sharon Lee's Carousel TidesI've enjoyed it. It is an urban fantasy, I suppose, although the setting is decidedly non-urban (a small town on the coast of Maine that is a tourist mecca in the summer and full of boarded up ( Read more... )

I read this earlier in the week, but got busy. It should still be fun now ( Read more... )

The book launch party for Carousel Tides was a lot of fun, with some great conversation and lovely art. Sharon Lee throws a good party.

I've never been to OOB before, and had a lovely time. Most of the town was shuttered, but the few stores that were open had the nicest stuff, like Board Silly and the candy factory ( Read more... )

I've got her latest book, The White Road But haven't started it yet. Mostly because I know it will CONSUME days of my life ( Read more... )

There are a couple of authors that I am reading online, and enjoying. I still prefer print, but since both authors publish onlien in a serial format, I get updates faster this way.

Most of you probably know about Addergoole, as the author is a mutual friend. In case you don't, it's mysterious boarding-school/college story, and the subtle ( Read more... )