Hec, I'd try ABEBooks.com first, or email info@beqbooks.com, and tell them you know their granddaughter.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Jessica - Nov 15, 2004 9:36:30 am PST #6324 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
JohnSweden - Nov 16, 2004 10:54:12 am PST #6325 of 10002
I can't even.
Book lust of a different sort: [link]
Amy - Nov 16, 2004 12:17:54 pm PST #6326 of 10002
Because books.
Jessica, I'd never heard of that site, but I just found a book for my mom's Christmas gift there that is going to rock her socks. Thanks!
hun_e - Nov 17, 2004 7:53:43 pm PST #6327 of 10002
Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice...
The bad news: I've had a book on hold at the library since April. It came out at the end of September. According to my library, it's still on order.
The good news: They've increased the number of copies from 20 to 28. I am 23rd.
p.s. I am also no. 9 for Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell so expect to be in reading bliss very soon. (yay!)
sumi - Nov 17, 2004 8:02:46 pm PST #6328 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I bought Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell for my birthday! I'm not too far in it but it's very good.
Also, having slain my stack of TBR books, I whipped through The Famous Flower of Serving Men in one day. Wow. That was so good. I liked it even more than The Weaver and the Factory Maid.
Now, the FFoSM song, I've heard -- or at least a version of it. I was thinking it would be cool, once there were enough of them to have a cd of the songs from the series titles.
Also, is The Weaver and the Factory Maid likely to come out in paperback? I have a cousin who travels much for work and loves mysteries, but prefers mass market paperbacks because they fit in her purse. I want to get her a copy of the book -- but will wait for the paperback if that is going to happen.
brenda m - Nov 18, 2004 5:20:50 am PST #6329 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Book recs for my 12 or so hour flight coming up tomorrow?
(Things available in paperback preferred, for weight/space reasons. I read just about anything. My recent taste in relaxation reading has been tending towards fantasy or sci fi, especially of the future-fic sort. But any suggestions are welcome.)
Jessica - Nov 18, 2004 5:25:02 am PST #6330 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Brenda, have you read anything by Alastair Reynolds? He writes wonderful big sprawling sci-fi novels, and the first two (Revelation Space and Chasm City) are in paperback.
Kate P. - Nov 18, 2004 5:29:37 am PST #6331 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, or Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link. Except that they're both a little denser and weightier than some people like their airplane books to be. Are you looking more for light entertainment or for something to sink your teeth into?
brenda m - Nov 18, 2004 5:37:48 am PST #6332 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, I almost picked up Time-Traveler's Wife the other day. I'll grab that one, and look for one of Jess's recs, too.
As to style, I like to carry options so that I can read what suits my mood at any given moment. So some assortment of meaty and candycane reads is what I'm hoping to cobble together. It's a long flight, so I think I'll have need of both.
Jessica - Nov 18, 2004 5:44:36 am PST #6333 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For lighter and shorter books, I like James Alan Gardner's League of People's series a lot, too. (The best three, IMO, are Expendable, then Ascending, then Vigilant.) They're not exactly fluff, but they're very quick reads.