I'm good with cute. The Kindle sample definitely caught my attention. (Which might be a hilariously ironic statement, given what I think is the nature of the story.)
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."
Dana, that sort of sounds like a bibliophile version of Ready Player One.
There are definitely some similarities to Ready Player One, but it's much less agressively, um....less nerd-culture oriented? It's like the difference between reading a book and playing a video game.
That sounds like something I would enjoy! *adds to List*
Flavorwire's list of 10 Literary Boardgames.
I want to play The Shining and Pride and Prejudice!
Speculative roller derby anthology being kickstartered: [link]
Justine Larbalestier on snotty readers who dismiss whole genres.
Kindle Science Fiction/Fantasy Deal of the Day: Barbara Hambly's Blood Maidens.
I did buy Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (for the Kindle, which is hilariously appropriate), and it's all kinds of nerdy fun. I'm about halfway through it (I bought it a week ago, not today). I'm likely to finish it this weekend.