Read in May:
36. Crimson Angel - Barbara Hambly (5/2)
37. Radiant - Karina Sumner-Smith (5/6)
38. Crimson Bound - Rosamund Hodge (5/9)
39. Healer's Touch - Amy Raby (5/9)
40. Relic - Heather Terrell (5/10)
41. Backward Glass - David Lomax (5/11)
42. Dreams of Shreds and Tatters - Amanda Downum (5/13)
43. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent - Galen Beckett ( Read more... )

Trying to make this place a little more lively. Here's a list of books coming out this month that I either definitely want to own or else want to check out. (Or already own another edition of.)

Dec 1     Crimson Angel (Ben January series) - Barbara Hambly (HB, isbn 0727884271)
Dec 2     Jason (Anita Blake series) - Laurell K. Hamilton (MMPB, isbn ( Read more... )

Short stories!

Shall We Gather - Alex Bledsoe (a Tufa story)
"Oh, he ain’t no denomination. He ain’t set foot in a church for thirty years. He’s just scared, now that he’s facing the pearly gates. He wants a man of God to tell him he ain’t going to hell."

Wait For Me - Sarah Monette/Katherine Addison (a Kyle Murchison Booth story)"And since the ( Read more... )

Some neat online fiction I have run across recently.

By The Liter by Ekaterina Sedia
'90s post-Soviet decay; kabbalic side effects of beer.
My neighbor, businessman Ipatov, was killed a few years ago, back when they still sold beer by the liter. I remember him because he was my first.

Hook Agonistes by Jay Lake and Seanan McGuireSlightly unusual ( Read more... )

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Coyote Gets His Own Back by Sarah Monette
To Be Read Upon Your Waking by Robert Jackson Bennett
Serkers and Sleep by Kenneth Schneyer

Edit: added a story.

It's been so quiet and all I can think of to post is:
What are you reading?

I'm reading Silence, by Michelle Sagara (aka Michelle West), her first YA novel, and am very impressed. I'm thoroughly tired of YA love triangles, but the 2 male leads in school uniform are being helpful and un-idiotic, and the female lead is grieving her late boyfriend and ( Read more... )

I haven't figured out how to add tags yet except for in an individual entry. The new tags added are ( Read more... )

phoenixfalls contributed 2 more links:

Emma Bull's tribute to DWJ on tor.com

John Scalzi's tribute to DWJ and how she shaped his perception of science fiction

And links from the Diana Wynne Jones lj community:

Christopher Priest's obituary for The Guardian

Neil Gaiman's wonderful tribute to DWJ

Robin McKinley's tributes to DWJ here and here

Pamela Dean' ( Read more... )

Diana Wynne Jones passed on 26 March 2011 of cancer after a brief remission.

Diane Duane's tribute to DWJ

Sarah Monette's tribute to DWJ

Peter Morwood's tribute to DWJ

Caroline Stevermer's tribute to DWJ

The official site, with death announcement, articles & talks by DWJ, and announcements of 2 forthcoming books ( Read more... )