A very interesting conversation about Daphne Du Maurier: Justine Picardie (who wrote a book about Du Maurier) doing a Q&A with Guardian readers.
Bester: Mal. Whaddya need two mechanics for? Mal: I really don't.
'Out Of Gas'
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."
DavidS - Oct 24, 2011 4:28:11 pm PDT #16740 of 28282
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Strix - Oct 26, 2011 12:06:42 pm PDT #16741 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Does anyone with a Nook have Mockingjay? I think someone lent it to me, and Dan finished the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy last night and wants to read the third.
I would be happy to cross-lend. If not, he can read the first Skulduggery Pleasant until we can get it.
-t - Oct 26, 2011 12:41:03 pm PDT #16742 of 28282
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I do, Erin, and I am wanting to successfully pull off this Lending maneuver! I believe you are one of my "NOOK Friends TM" already, so that should help.
Strega - Oct 26, 2011 12:44:47 pm PDT #16743 of 28282
I forget if anyone here likes Joe Lansdale, but if so I recommend this short story by Joshua Ellis: [link]
Strix - Oct 26, 2011 1:23:15 pm PDT #16744 of 28282
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
"NOOK Friends TM"
Heh. Yes, and insent, -t!
hippocampus - Oct 28, 2011 5:53:33 am PDT #16745 of 28282
not your mom's socks.
DavidS - Oct 29, 2011 6:09:01 am PDT #16746 of 28282
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mark Reads is now covering The Hobbit.
His reaction to Riddles in the Dark is very entertaining.
He hasn't read a lot of high fantasy so it's also fun seeing him flummoxed by a lot of things that most of us would take for granted (like Tolkien's narratorial style where he will allude to the fact that he's telling a story).
Polter-Cow - Oct 30, 2011 1:38:43 pm PDT #16747 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Does anyone have a favorite book for random trivia? My little sister loves posting things like "Did you know the average person spends about 2 weeks waiting at traffic lights?" and "Did you know that if you pet a cat 70 million times, you'd develop enough static electricity to light a 60 watt light bulb for one whole minute?" I found this book and this one and also this one since she loves food.
Gris - Oct 30, 2011 1:46:13 pm PDT #16748 of 28282
Hey. New board.
Schott's Original Miscellany is pretty fascinating to the trivia-interested.
le nubian - Oct 30, 2011 1:47:30 pm PDT #16749 of 28282
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."