Oh man, I LOVE Temptation. The porno, and the wallpaper, and FINN, and all of it. Great book.
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Sep 14, 2009 4:44:54 pm PDT #10059 of 28380
Because books.
Barb - Sep 14, 2009 4:49:53 pm PDT #10060 of 28380
“Not dead yet!”
I never could get through the first collaboration with Bob Whoever, though.
And he's a dickhead.
sj - Sep 14, 2009 6:35:17 pm PDT #10061 of 28380
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
"Faking It" is my favorite Crusie, and like Teppy it was also my first.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 14, 2009 8:10:13 pm PDT #10062 of 28380
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Faking It is also my favorite, and to make it better, the cover illustration looks like me AND there is a character with my name in the book!
ETA: Book Cover with scarf and bobbed hair [link]
Steph L. - Sep 15, 2009 8:29:53 am PDT #10063 of 28380
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
AND there is a character with my name in the book!
Who is AWESOME.
When I asked the other day if anyone here had recommended 13 Bullets to me, what happened when I looked it up on Amazon so that I could link was that I found out there are THREE MORE BOOKS in the series. I didn't realize when I started it that it *was* a series.
They're so fucking creepy and dark -- vampires written very differently than most other vampire stories/shows/movies (these vampires are NOT Spike or Edward Cullen, or even Dracula) -- and yet I *must* find out what happens.
I anticipate sleepless nights in my future.
Amy - Sep 15, 2009 9:04:16 am PDT #10064 of 28380
Because books.
There are Garveys in Welcome to Temptation, which seemed cool till I realized they were douchebags. A Steve Garvey specifically, too!
That series looks good, Tep.
Tom Scola - Sep 15, 2009 9:33:43 am PDT #10065 of 28380
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What it's like being an acquisitions editor: [link]
Most trade books do not succeed, financially. Three out of four fail to earn back their advances. Or four out of five or six out of seven, depending on what source you consult. And depending on what kind of accounting shell game is being played in the back office. A medium-strong batting average in baseball -- let's say .305 -- is Hall of Fame-worthy in publishing.
Genuine literary discernment is often a liability in editors. ... I have this completely unfounded theory that there are a million very good -- engaged, smart, enthusiastic -- generalist readers in America. There are five hundred thousand extremely good such readers. There are two hundred and fifty thousand excellent readers. There are a hundred and twenty-five thousand alert, active, demanding, well-educated (sometimes self-well-educated), and thoughtful -- that is, literarily superb -- readers in America.
StuntHusband - Sep 15, 2009 9:40:38 am PDT #10066 of 28380
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
There are a hundred and twenty-five thousand alert, active, demanding, well-educated (sometimes self-well-educated), and thoughtful -- that is, literarily superb -- readers in America.
So - less than half the population of Seattle.
Very, very, very depressing.
Amy - Sep 15, 2009 9:41:48 am PDT #10067 of 28380
Because books.
That's an excellent essay, Tom. Thanks for the link!
megan walker - Sep 15, 2009 9:55:15 am PDT #10068 of 28380
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Wow, I didn't think it was possible to be more depressed about my job, but I guess I was wrong.