I can't believe no one's yet mentioned the Griffin & Sabine books
And Dictionary of the Khazars (which Sox and I were recently talking about).
And Borges. Who apparently is one of Karl Rove's favorite authors (hah!)
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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."
Volans - Jan 25, 2008 7:48:28 am PST #4861 of 28343
move out and draw fire
Jessica - Jan 25, 2008 8:05:18 am PST #4862 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And Dictionary of the Khazars
LOVE!
Pix - Jan 25, 2008 8:05:43 am PST #4863 of 28343
The status is NOT quo.
Laurie King uses that same conceit for her Mary Russell series.
Pix - Jan 25, 2008 8:05:44 am PST #4864 of 28343
The status is NOT quo.
Didn't need to be said twice.
sumi - Jan 25, 2008 8:09:15 am PST #4865 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Do you guys remember what the upperlimit of books you could catalog with a free Library Thing Account?
(I mean to upgrade, but I keep forgetting!)
amych - Jan 25, 2008 8:09:41 am PST #4866 of 28343
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
sumi, 200
sumi - Jan 25, 2008 8:10:54 am PST #4867 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Thanks!
Pix - Jan 25, 2008 8:12:46 am PST #4868 of 28343
The status is NOT quo.
Oh! I need to pimp an amazing book. I don't know if any of you are familiar with Janna Levin's work (she's a theoretical physicist whose work focuses on the nature of the universe, black holes, etc.), but she's a lyrical writer. Her web site is here. Anyway, she's known for her academic writing and her nonfiction (such as How the Universe Got Its Spots," which wrestles with the question, "Is the universe infinite, or is it just really big?"), but she recently published an incredible piece of fiction called A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines based on her research about the lives of Kurt Godal and Alan Turing. It's....wow. Beautiful. Fascinating.
She was one of the presenters at the Key West Literary Seminar, and she impressed me with her staggering intellect, not to mention her sense of humor and poise.
Aims - Jan 25, 2008 8:42:02 am PST #4869 of 28343
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I don't like Alice in Wonderland.
Just thought I'd say.
Steph L. - Jan 25, 2008 8:42:22 am PST #4870 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Off with your head!