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Bookcoverfail (whitewashing, this time)
Sigh.
http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/07/23/aint-that-a-shame/
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"My eyes! My eyes!"
Fantasy book covers are the topic of this post. Before I begin, I feel I should make a couple of things clear: Taste/art is subjective, and this is just one gal's opinion. Secondly, to get right into it, bad covers aren't always bad because they have bad art. And, good art doesn't always make good covers. 'Cause there is art on one hand, and then ( Read more... ) -
Boobies boobies boobies
I've been glad to see the topic of sexism in fantasy art being discussed lately (beginning with Tempest's post about the covers on Realms of Fantasy, then on Doug Cohen's LJ, then Jim Hines'. This post processes my own thoughts on the subject (some have long been simmering away) as someone who started off a fantasy reader, then also a fan of ( Read more... ) -
Aurgh, stuff
No, I literally mean stuffWith the move in March, Jason and I have been sending 1-2 "M-bags" per week to Singapore lately, and I think the count is at 6 bags now, with books weighing a total of about 116 lbs. (That figure may be off by around 22 lbs if I forgot one of the boxes/bags, which I might have.) "M-bags" are a special deal the USPS offers ( Read more... )
