Readers of this journal should recognize the name Mia Nutick: she's one of my closest friends, thus quite dear to my heart. She's also an amazing, talented woman who lives up to the phrase she coined-- she is a wicked girl who's saved herself several times over. You may also recognize her as the creatrix of the remarkable
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I am archiving my review of Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name, edited by SatyrPhil Brucato and Sandra Buskirk at my website. That way, should anyone want to read it in one massive document, they may do so thereI am also rounding up the links of my three-part review here so that they're compactly notated and to provide a place for ( Read more... )

You guys remember Ravens in the Library, right? If you're not sure what I'm talking about, allow me to sum up: S.J. Tucker, traveling musician and fire-spinner extraordinaire, became terribly ill this past winter and had to undergo several very expensive medical procedures. Unfortunately, she did not have health insurance (which is the lamentable ( Read more... )

You guys remember Ravens in the Library, right? If you're not sure what I'm talking about, allow me to sum up: S.J. Tucker, traveling musician and fire-spinner extraordinaire, became terribly ill this past winter and had to undergo several very expensive medical procedures. Unfortunately, she did not have health insurance (which is the lamentable ( Read more... )

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Anyone with a snatch of time, who's not adverse to poetry and can listen to something on the computer should do this:

Queue up S.J. Tucker's The Train Suite I, Ambient Mix (which you can listen to for free or purchase at that link). Then open up "In Nunhead Cemetery" by Charlotte Mew in a new tab. Start the music and begin to read ( Read more... )

TOP AUTHORS & ARTISTS BECOME "RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY"

World-famous fantasy authors and artists have joined together to produce a limited-edition benefit book entitled RAVENS IN THE LIBRARY.

This exclusive collection - featuring Newbery Award-winner Neil Gaiman (of Coraline and Sandman fame), Spiderwick Chronicles creator Holly Black, vampire noir ( Read more... )

Storm, one of my favorite songs by S.J. Tucker, the Skinny White Chick (and 1/3rd of Tricky Pixie!) features the following lyrics:

They see a woman on a mission
with a song for anyone who'll listen,
and when the sun is rising, she is already gone.
By the time the dawn has broken, she's as good as gone. I'm quoting those lines here and now because ( Read more... )