is a meme site, devoted to inspiring book-related memes. Here’s today’s question: Do you have multiple copies of any of your books? If so, why? If not, why not? My husband and I both love books. When we got married, we ended up with several multiples, usually in the SF category. Our most frequent furniture […]
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I couldn’t resist doing The Hogwart’s sorting quiz. My results were split evenly at 12 points each for: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. I only got 7 Slytherin points . It was cute that this netted me a “Gryffindor,” instead of split loyalties. The makers of the site know we all want to be heroes. I
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Eliot Fintushel is known for his short stories in magazines such as Asimov’s, Analog, Strange Horizons and Amazing Stories. Fintushel has been nominated for the Nebula and Theodore Sturgeon Awards. I enjoyed Fintushel’s teen novel, Breakfast with the Ones You Love. It features many of my favorite story elements: a charismatic heroine hiding behind a
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I’m almost afraid to read it today but this is it. I’ve finished the first draft of my novel. It’s actually my third novel-length manuscript but does my first, desk drawer effort, count? How about the one I wrote in my sleep for the “Three day novel contest?” This, of course, is the big one.
I admit it. As soon as I got back to Toronto, from vacation, I read the last Harry Potter in two days. I would have read it in one day if I weren’t such an adequate parent. Enough of that. Back to the law books and notebook. I should be writing. With my sabbatical drawing
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Now reading: law books From Crime to Punishment: Third Edition.Joel E. Pink & David C. Perrier. eds. Criminal Law: Second Edition (Essentials of Canadian Law series)Kent Roach I’m researching courtroom procedure for that big climax to my YA novel. I’m a little torn between using Canadian law and procedures or something more generic. It is
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I’m a fan of the The Naked Scientists podcast with Chris Smith. This is a fun, English podcast with features such as ‘kitchen science’ experiments for kids to try at home and quizzes for listeners. For weekly podcasts on Science with a more serious tone, my new favorite is Chris Smith’s Nature podcast. Many of
My friend Kristine has a new Toronto-based review blog. She intends to review many free events this summer. Kristine’s much more political than I am so you may find the perspective refreshing. greenpearreview Happy reading.
The good news is I finished reading Frida. The bad news is my computer is kaput. Once again I’m posting from the library in timed sessions. The quick review, then, is this is a very good book. It seems even-handed and fills in a lot of the gaps left by the movie. More than before
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I have just returned from a five-week visit to France with my son. While staying in Bayonne, a dear friend and avid reader gave me a book which made me want to see the movie Frida a second time. Frida: Biographie de Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera is actually translated from the English original. What