Wow, Erin does excellent threat.

Also: okay - got ADWD - read like the wind. Now all !!!!! But not sure who I can talk to about it.

Impression - having read the whole book:

NOT JON SNOW!!!! noooooooo

I may reread and have a more reasonable response. At some other time. I do have thoughts on the topic that is spoilered.

Such as: if warging ability gets amplified by trauma perhaps Jon getting Julius Caesared will cause him to warg into Ghost and uh. . .maybe somehow they can heal his body and uh. . would that work? I keep hoping that the kids and the wolves will get back together. Perhaps via Wargmail Bran and Jon will somehow meet up. The tree thing in Melisandre's vision suggests some sort of Bran related influence. (Also - Dunc totally is Hodor's Grandpa. Of course, Dunk probably has descendents all over Westeros.) I hope in WoW that Davos does meet up with Osha and Rickon although I didn't get the hint of where they were that GRRM gives us.

And very thin on the Jaime. . . I suppose that the word that Brienne said was "Arya." But she doesn't actually know where Arya is. .. but then I thought, perhaps Arya will be crossing the Narrow Sea again.

I remember somebody somewhere (here?) saying that the Dany and Jon stories - were the least believable but I think in this book we certainly see that although they are in positions of power they cannot use that power effectively. I mean, here is Jon trying so hard to do the right thing and winding up isolating himself and surrounded by enemies - most of them in the Night's Watch. I wonder if the Wildlings with Val will be the ones to come to his defense, save his body and with the Boar-warging guy - try to save his life. I believe that Melisandre should have realized by now that Jon is her whatever the thing is that she is trying to make Stannis into. Meanwhile, Dany can't seem to take a step forward, no wonder GRRM called it the Meereen knot.

Erin does excellent threat

True, but one quibble -- change "girl" to "boy."

Part 2 of that GRRM interview from Indigo blog. (Chapters.)

I just finished Deadline, and it fucking rocks, and if you have an ARC of Blackout...I'm gonna call your mom and tell her you are secretly married to a Roman-Catholic girl as pale as snow, who works in a sweat shop when she's not moonlighting as a call girl.

Lucky for me, it's not an ARC, just the first draft! Will you hurt me if I say that I think I liked Blackout more than Deadline, if only because we get Georgia's voice back ?

There are people with ARCs of One Salt Sea, however, and I am envious.

P-C I devoured the two Newsflesh books - and it was totally cool to see your name in the acknowledgements.

ABE Books piece about Georgette Heyer.

P-C I devoured the two Newsflesh books - and it was totally cool to see your name in the acknowledgements.

It's funny because I didn't do shit on the first two books. I am retroactively earning my credits on Blackout.

P-C, you did encourage a lot of us to read her books - that has to count for something.

NPR interview with George R.R. Martin. He does read a chapter from early in ADWD so definitely spoilery through the beginnings of that book.

A bookish holiday, a reading retreat: [link]

“The happiest guests are big readers. I find them reading in the library, the garden and even in the kitchen while we cook dinner. The library is growing steadily, and many guests donate the books they bring to the castle to the association's library. Some people come alone, some as couples, and others in small groups. There are often local Italian members in the castle who come from Bologna, Ferrara, or Modena for dinner or to attend concerts, art exhibits, or other events. The unique mix of foreign and local friends of the Castle is a pleasure for both because there are always familiar faces around but always new people to meet as well. Many visitors enjoy trying out their Italian while the Italians take the opportunity to practice their English.”

OMG Sue. This sounds WONDERFUL. Man.