Lois Duncan and Lois Lowry were two of my favorite authors growing up, and I didn't know a lot of other big readers then, so I love hearing people who know of them.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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 02, 2011 2:21:39 pm PDT #16218 of 28282
Because books.
Liese S. - Sep 02, 2011 2:23:26 pm PDT #16219 of 28282
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I really like the expression in dcp's link.
My major takeaway from all of this? OMG I LOVE EOWYN!!@!
smonster - Sep 02, 2011 2:29:46 pm PDT #16220 of 28282
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Eowyn was seriously one of my first role models, the first time I remember thinking "holy shit, girls can be awesome!" We had a record of RotK from the animated movie, and so I remember that phrase from a decade before reading the books.
Gah, I really hope they make a book of all those pictures. BUT NOT THE STUPID ONES. If I ever have a daughter (or, heck, a son) I'll frame some for her walls.
erikaj - Sep 02, 2011 2:43:47 pm PDT #16221 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
I read a lot of both Loises, but the one I remember most is Killing Mr. Griffin.
Amy - Sep 05, 2011 9:12:12 am PDT #16222 of 28282
Because books.
Anyone want to help with a guest blog post I have to do? They want to know my ten favorite literary couples, and I'm coming up short. I have seven so far:
1) Jane/Rochester
2) Kit/Nat (Witch of Blackbird Pond)
3) Jo/Professor Bhaer
4) Clare/Henry (The Time Traveler's Wife)
5) Hermione/Ron
6) Aislinn/Seth (YA, Wicked Lovely)
7) Claire/Jamie (Outlander)
Who am I missing? Or who are some of yours?
Connie Neil - Sep 05, 2011 9:15:20 am PDT #16223 of 28282
brillig
Cordelia/Aral Vorkosigan
Atropa - Sep 05, 2011 9:18:25 am PDT #16224 of 28282
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Raven/Alexander (YA, Vampire Kisses)
... I suppose Morticia/Gomez doesn't count, since there aren't really any Addams Family books. ('tho good G-D, I would kill to work on books for that.)
Amy - Sep 05, 2011 9:21:59 am PDT #16225 of 28282
Because books.
Oh, man, that would be fun, Jilli. It could be a YA! Their early days!
Ginger - Sep 05, 2011 9:22:04 am PDT #16226 of 28282
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Harriet Vane/Lord Peter Wimsey
Nick & Nora Charles
Meg/Calvin (Wrinkle in Time et al)
Anne/Gilbert (Anne of Green Gables)
Ishmael/Queequeg
Also, what Connie said.
Atropa - Sep 05, 2011 9:26:55 am PDT #16227 of 28282
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, man, that would be fun, Jilli. It could be a YA! Their early days!
I keep meaning to talk to my agent about it to see what she thinks, but then I keep telling myself, no, finish the fiction project first.
Other couples:
Snape/Lily (I can't help it. Sev, you poor bastard.)
Richard/Alec (Swordspoint)