Went to the library: they had the sequel to The Rook. The Rook was shelved in the science fiction/fantasy section. Stiletto was shelved in regular fiction. What is up with that?
Damn you, Bridget! Damn you to Hades! You broke my heart in a million pieces! You made me love you, and then you-- I SHAVED MY BEARD FOR YOU, DEVIL WOMAN!
Monty ,'Trash'
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."
sumi - Jun 27, 2017 9:11:40 am PDT #24638 of 28222
Art Crawl!!!
-t - Jun 27, 2017 5:09:14 pm PDT #24639 of 28222
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is weird, sumi, but I've noticed that even when, say, buying e-books that books in a series will get categorized differently. I suppose it's someone different making the decision each time?
Up to book 17 of the Foreigner series (although I think she calls it something else, First Contact?) and I'm pleased with my decision to catch up on it. Weird to read after the Three Body Problem, I keep thinking about cosmological sociology, but the Trisolarans initiated contact with the Solar System rather than just "cleansing" them, too. So. I don't know what I conclude from that, but I continue to enjoy Cherryh's way with alien cultures.
sumi - Jun 28, 2017 9:53:32 am PDT #24640 of 28222
Art Crawl!!!
Meanwhile - an important fact I have learned from Stiletto : the Dutch put chocolate sprinkles on their toast.
Toddson - Jun 28, 2017 12:24:39 pm PDT #24641 of 28222
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
(packs bags for trip to Holland)
In strange shelving stories, when I was a kid I found "Animal Farm" had originally been classified as a children's book ... someone explained to the librarians and it was reclassified as a book for grown-ups, but the original stamp was visible.
DavidS - Jun 28, 2017 8:13:40 pm PDT #24642 of 28222
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Meanwhile - an important fact I have learned from Stiletto : the Dutch put chocolate sprinkles on their toast.
For breakfast most mornings, apparently.
Amy - Jun 29, 2017 6:35:24 am PDT #24643 of 28222
Because books.
Nancy Pearl's summer reading list, via NPR: [link]
I love the sound of the first book, a vintage Hollywood mystery with Edith Head (!) as one of the detectives.
-t - Jun 29, 2017 6:55:42 am PDT #24644 of 28222
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh!
Sheryl - Jun 29, 2017 1:32:53 pm PDT #24645 of 28222
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I read that for the Agatha awards(it was nominated for Best First mystery- alas, it didn't win.) and enjoyed it greatly.
Jessica - Jun 30, 2017 12:14:10 pm PDT #24646 of 28222
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Crowd-sourced "literature map" that lets you see "readers who like this author also like" in a very nice graphical format.
EpicTangent - Jun 30, 2017 1:43:01 pm PDT #24647 of 28222
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Very cool - investigating a new author in another tab even as we speak!