That's wonderful. I read a bunch of Jane Yolen when I was a kid. I think my favorite was Wizard's Hall.
Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.
'Origin'
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."
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2013 7:40:27 am PST #20322 of 28701
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
sj - Jan 24, 2013 8:33:23 am PST #20323 of 28701
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
A bunch of the "Best American" series of books for 2012 are available for $1.99 for the kindle today on Amazon.com. link
erikaj - Jan 24, 2013 11:35:42 am PST #20324 of 28701
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I bought two. Really didn't need them, but couldn't resist the price.
Amy - Jan 24, 2013 3:40:05 pm PST #20325 of 28701
Because books.
bennett - Jan 24, 2013 5:11:41 pm PST #20326 of 28701
I'm looking for recommendations for a friend. She just read, and loved, Jo Walton's "Tooth and Claw". Previously she's like Connie Willis' "To Say Nothing of the Dog" and Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere". Any suggestions for what else for me to send?
Thanks. She's got a very busy month coming up and needs something to look forward to when the month is over.
DebetEsse - Jan 24, 2013 5:18:20 pm PST #20327 of 28701
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Night Circus.
Atropa - Jan 24, 2013 6:51:41 pm PST #20328 of 28701
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Night Circus.
YES, I AGREE WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION.
In my diamond shoes are too tight problems: I have an ARC of Gail Carriager's new book, Espionage and Etiquette. I'm three or four chapters in, and ... it's fun, but it's not grabbing me like the Parasol Protectorate books did.
sumi - Jan 28, 2013 5:01:50 am PST #20329 of 28701
Art Crawl!!!
Flavorwire's top ten fictional libraries in pop culture.
JZ - Jan 28, 2013 5:22:34 am PST #20330 of 28701
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Flavorwire's top ten fictional libraries in pop culture.
I heartily approve, and wish to browse them all.
The only library I can think of they didn't include but really should have is the desert library guarded by a gigantic sentient (and very stern) owl in A:TLA. It's probably not pop enough to be a major pop culture fictional library, but God above it's magnificent.
Gris - Jan 28, 2013 5:29:14 am PST #20331 of 28701
Hey. New board.
The "Gaston has probably never read a book" dig in the last one doesn't really work, since the Beast never read one until the movie either. He didn't know how.