Loving the Rankin talk, I wonder if he ever reads in Toronto -- off to google.
Oh, I have a ticket to a Guy Gavriel Kay reading/panel next week. This tour is to support his new book, Last Light of the Sun, a book a friend said was like it was written for me (saxons and vikings and bears, oh my!). I bought the book, but haven't had a chance to read it because of moving into my new place. I'll read it this weekend (around friends visiting).
ETA: Looks like Rankin was here in '01 promoting Resurrection Men, but not since.
First Narnia and now this? I tremble to think what's next.
I love when writers put in that kind of life detail, Jesse. I do it in my stories.
Disney buys Judy Blume books to make into films
Oh, ack. Pfui.
Unfortnately, I forsee the casting of Dakota Fanning as Margaret.
Disney buys Judy Blume books to make into films
"Are you there, God? It's me, Michael Eisner."
Yuck.
Dakota Fanning...no. Margaret Simon(hello?) probably looks more like Allyson age 12.
The BBC produced a few episodes of the Narnia story, I think in the 80s. The actress playing Lucy was chunky, freckled, and had the most godawful horsey overbite. We said, "Well, maybe she's a really good actress?" Oh no. All the poor child could do was open her mouth wide to indicate wonder, fear, anger at Edmund, frustration when nobody would believe her story about the woods in the wardrobe, etc. Lemme tell you, the horrors of bad British dentition played a large part in our inability to suspend disbelief during this production. Plus Aslan was a poorly controlled animatronic plush with jerky movements and no facial expression. It was altogether quite disappointing.
So I think, the next try can't be too much worse.
Dakota Fanning...no. Margaret Simon(hello?) probably looks more like Allyson age 12.
Depends on how long it take to develop the movies, I guess.
Oh, there's a new Kay book out tonight! Oh, yeah, I really like Kay!
I'll thump fdown the moola for it in hardback. Can I wait for my sister to pick it up and get a really good discount?
I dunno!
Damn, I wish I'd known. I'd've asked to send a book to you to get auto'd.
Give me a recap when you go, please!