Great interview, Kate.
Loved this:
“Alfred Hitchcock, The Three Investigators. You only have one book in the series, but it says on the jacket there are 29 of them. How do we get the rest of them?”
He's such an AWESOME geek!
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
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."
Frankenbuddha - Apr 14, 2010 7:43:39 am PDT #11266 of 28344
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Kate P. - Apr 14, 2010 8:40:00 am PDT #11267 of 28344
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Thanks, y'all! ...Aaaaaaaand, now our site is down. Blarg.
DavidS - Apr 14, 2010 8:41:40 am PDT #11268 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Your interview crashed it!
More importantly, Kate, do you have all 29 volumes of Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators?
megan walker - Apr 18, 2010 7:37:47 am PDT #11269 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I just read the latest Newbery winner, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. It's a fun little YA mystery, and especially fun if you were a fan of A Wrinkle in Time or The $20,000 Pyramid when you were growing up (the story takes place in NYC in the 70s).
Kate P. - Apr 18, 2010 8:09:37 am PDT #11270 of 28344
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I just bought that one the other day, megan! Looking forward to reading it soon. I loved A Wrinkle in Time, so I'm hoping to be able to pick up most of the allusions.
megan walker - Apr 18, 2010 8:17:21 am PDT #11271 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You don't have to have read it, but it gives the story an extra layer of depth if you have. In fact, it redeemed A Wrinkle in Time for me a little bit. (I read it again not that long ago and had been disappointed because I felt it didn't really hold up as an adult and I was so sad I had chosen to reread it.)
This book was extra fun for me because the main character was born just about when I was.
megan walker - Apr 18, 2010 9:06:53 am PDT #11272 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I should warn you, you will probably figure out the mystery, especially if you've read another book I won't mention here, but I still thought it was fun.
Pix - Apr 18, 2010 10:21:18 am PDT #11273 of 28344
The status is NOT quo.
Just a fun little side note--my friend Devon, an LA actress, has been recording the audiobooks for all the Vampire Kisses books! I thought Jilli would especially appreciate that.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2010 7:00:23 pm PDT #11274 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steam punk, you say? (story and illustration from 1876: "The Steam Man of the Plains.")
Take that Thomas Pynchon. (illo worthy of Against the Day)
Hayden - Apr 19, 2010 5:51:27 am PDT #11275 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Wow, that does look a lot like the description of the Inconvenience.