Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.

'Bushwhacked'


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."


Jesse - May 25, 2014 11:33:11 am PDT #22414 of 28378
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, I think I just read the first one, maybe two.


Polter-Cow - May 27, 2014 12:06:40 pm PDT #22415 of 28378
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Exciting news for fans of Mira Grant!

Which includes some people here.

The new Newsflesh novel is a book Seanan's been wanting to write for years: Rewind, which is Feed from the perspective of the Democratic campaign.


EpicTangent - May 27, 2014 12:29:22 pm PDT #22416 of 28378
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Best review of Seanan's (well, Mira's) writing listed in P-C's link:

“Horrifying, riveting, and a bit too plausible”


Strix - May 27, 2014 12:33:08 pm PDT #22417 of 28378
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I saw that on FB! I'm excited, but even more excited to know about The new Newsflesh novel is a book Seanan's been wanting to write for years: Rewind, which is Feed from the perspective of the Democratic campaign.


EpicTangent - May 27, 2014 12:37:41 pm PDT #22418 of 28378
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

ION: I was just glancing at the selection for this year's "One Book, One San Diego" program ("a community reading program that aims to bring San Diego County residents closer together through reading and discussing one book"). Previous titles hadn't really caught my attention, but I thought this year's sounded interesting, then I glance at the author's name and it's a guy I went to high school with. Not just went to the same school, we were in a play together and everything! Though we lost touch so in my head he's still a freshman - now he's a published freshman!

[link]

Guess I'll have to participate this year!


Polter-Cow - May 27, 2014 12:42:35 pm PDT #22419 of 28378
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Very cool, Epic!


chrismg - Jun 01, 2014 8:56:04 am PDT #22420 of 28378
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Jay Lake has passed away.


Consuela - Jun 02, 2014 3:33:39 pm PDT #22421 of 28378
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

The John Green fans might enjoy this extended profile in the New Yorker: [link]


DavidS - Jun 02, 2014 7:07:28 pm PDT #22422 of 28378
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Yeah, I really loved that piece though it made me think he's never going to get a new novel out with that kind of schedule.

Seriously, that's very counter-productive to a writer's job.

But I am chuffed that three Kenyon authors are on the NYT (various) best seller lists.

John Green, Ransom Riggs and Laura Hillenbrand.


Amy - Jun 03, 2014 11:38:31 am PDT #22423 of 28378
Because books.

I do love John Green's work (well, the two I've read), but I am so tired of him and The Fault in Our Stars right now. The movie PR is bad enough, but if you're in the YA sphere online, no one has talked about anything BUT John Green (and his influence, etc.) for months.

Which is not to be grumpy about the linked article! Just to say I, personally, am sort of Green'd out at the moment.