It's Thanksgiving here in the Great White North, so I'd like to take a minute to thank all of you for coming around, for reading and commenting and lurking, and for basically making this whole blog thing worthwhile. Also, I'd like to thank the authors who spend so many hours to create the worlds and characters I love. Y'all give me a lot more fun ( Read more... )

If you're a fan of Toni Blake's Destiny series, you and your kitty might be interested in her current contest. Take a picture of your cat with one of the books in the series and either e-mail it or post it on Blake's Facebook page, and after the panel of celebrity cat judges gets through with it, you and your kitty may find yourselves the winners ( Read more... )

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Hey, everybody, I'm back!


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There's been a lot of talk about the hierarchy of reviews, especially the New York Times, and who they are/are not reviewing as well as who they should/should not be reviewing. Since this is relevant to my interests and because I'm a wordy thing, I wanted to express my take on the issue. If this isn't something that interests you in the least, ( Read more... )

Yesterday, The New Yorker came out with their list of 20 authors under 40, and it's exciting to note the list features an equal number of women and men. (The last list, in 1999, featured only two women.)

Not to be outdone, Ward Six put together a list of their own: 10 authors over 80.

Here's to excellent writing, regardless of age.


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After hearing mostly reports of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM over the past year or so, I'm excited to note that the AAP reports book sales are up. Sales increased 16.6% as of March, and e-book sales have risen to 28.5 million. Those are some sexy numbers, folks.


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In spite of my towering pile of books waiting to be read, every so often I dig into my bookshelves to pick out an old favourite, something comfortable to read that I already know I'll enjoy. Re-reading is like eating a big bowl of comfort food, but with fewer calories ( Read more... )

Most literature seems peppered with evil/overbearing mothers or those who are completely neglectful, but on occasion we get a good one. Here's hoping everyone got to share cheezburgers with their favourite moms today.


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