Be careful with your childhood-current copies, Connie. I did that with the 1940s and earlier era Nancy Drews my aunt sent me, the original blue cloth bindings with orange lettering and silhouette of Nancy on the spines. I was unable to keep those books, and later on, I collected, at not a trifling expense, several titles in antiques malls before I actually sat down to an indulgent afternoon of reminiscence, and was very quickly appalled.
I should have expected the casual racism, but the classism was something I had never even noticed as a child. I suppose I was vicariously thrilled that an adolescent Nancy customarily spoke in a dismissive and disrespecting manner to the adult housekeeper. But as an adult I was horribly disappointed, and my fond memories of the books were ruined.
I eventually turned the books over to a friend with an ebay store. I don't think I ever received any money for the sales, and I'm okay with that. It's one of the few occasions when I felt a book-burning might be justified.
I've got a 40s-era Dana Girls, and that stuff is in there. I need to check to see if the ones I read are 50s/60s. I'll see if I can find one to test read.
For fans of Seanan McGuire's Toby Daye series, John Rogers just announced he's optioned it.
It took five Tweets for someone to suggest Beth Riesgraf as Toby.
That is great! I hope it happens. And I think Riesgraf would make a terrific Toby.
So does Seanan. She's a huge
Leverage
fan.
Also, she's going on her very first book tour! Only West Coast for now, though.
she has ANOTHER fucking new book?
Damn. okay. let me add this to my 'to read' list!
Cool! She's going to be at my favorite bookstore on Halloween - if I say, "I'm a friend of Polter-Cow," will I get extra credit? I think
Indexing
is currently my fave of her stuff, but I don't think I want her signing my Kindle.
Also, I was pimping her at a local Barnes & Noble last weekend, too. They had a table of zombie books out, but she wasn't on it, so I recomended her (not that I've read any of the
Feed
series, but you guys tend to be a pretty discerning crowd).
The Atlanta Falcons have been using "Rise up" as a tagline since last year, and every time I hear it, I think "Rise up while you can."
she has ANOTHER fucking new book?
She has five books—not to mention various short stories and novellas in magazines/anthologies—out this year:
Midnight Blue-Light Special, Book #2 in InCryptid
Indexing, the Kindle serial
Velveteen vs. the Multiverse, Book #2 in the Velveteen vs. series
Chimes at Midnight, Book #7 in October Daye
Parasite, Book #1 in Forced Evolutions
She also has a day job.
She's going to be at my favorite bookstore on Halloween - if I say, "I'm a friend of Polter-Cow," will I get extra credit?
Yes! I mean, I don't know what kind of credit you're looking for, but it will be extra.
