This year’s Worldcon report might as well have been entitled “Never yell fire in a crowded theater.” Well, almost. I need to break it down into subheads for you to…Continue readingThe Worldcon That Was
Another Worldcon is history – and a what a Worldcon it was. Full report later but in a nutshell – drove seven hours to Spokane to be there and paid…Continue readingVale Sasquan
Who knew that a passing reference on my blog to a Medieval cookbook which included a recipe for Roast Unicorn (complete with a glorious Middle-ages take on a unicorn –…Continue readingGrilled Unicorn, really?
“When I first arrived in LA,” Alex Heimbach writes at Bustle, “I was thrilled to discover the Library Bar. Unfortunately…the books were purely decorative… what I really wanted was a…Continue readingBooks & Booze, anyone?
In a few days, it will be two years since I lost my father. Second anniversaries are… odd. It’s still close – it’s still too close. You think back and…Continue readingA loss too near
In The Boston Globe, Pat Greenhouse talks about perhaps the ultimate book of lists: ‘Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience’ The lists in the book…Continue readingList of lists
Since the 73rd Worldcon is being held in Spokane in a couple of weeks, practically my back yard, I’ll be there — along with some guy you may possibly have…Continue readingSasquan, here I come
The fine folks of Troy, Michigan were in a financial bind and wanted to pass a small tax to keep the library open. But Tea Party activists came out in…Continue readingBook burning party!
In one of the most polarizing (series of) books I know, books which you either despise or passionately defend against all blasphemers, there is a character known as… Thomas Covenant.…Continue readingMust he be likeable?
After a bit of nudging from Maria Popova at Brain Pickings, neuroscientist Sam Harris selects: 12 Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read “From Bertrand Russell to the Buddha, or why…Continue readingEven women?