Rule #1 of nom de plumes, pick one that people can spell easily. Not saying Stephenie Meyer chose her name, but she might've considered using a pen name. Even if people get the Meyer right, they invariably get the Stephenie wrong. Smart, intelligent, reader- and writer-type people. If she wasn't so popular, people would have trouble doing searches ( Read more... )

Today (June 22nd) is Octavia Butler's birthday. She would've been 61 this year.

The first book I read of hers was Parable of the Sower and I really liked it. It was unlike other science fiction I'd read. I went on to read more of her books... I think I've read a little less than half now. I read enough to start noticing themes that I didn't agree ( Read more... )