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Powell’s Haul!
I realized I forgot to post my Powell’s haul, picked up on my trip there last month. I sold a bunch of books and got back about $180 in credit. Here’s what I brought home: From the top down: The Greatest Knight: The Unsung Story of the Queen’s Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick. A historical novel [...]
Books and Buffaloes
I haven’t been sleeping well lately, and so I’m fairly exhausted. I’ve been slowly working my way through reading The Iliad, and it seems like I haven’t read any other fiction for months. Not totally sure that’s accurate, but I sure feel that way. I am really in the mood for some summer reading; you [...]
The Bards of Bone Plain up for pre-order!
Well, well. What have we here? According to Amazon, Patricia A. McKillip’s next book, The Bards of Bone Plain, will be out on December 7th of next this year! As if McKillip’s writing alone isn’t reason enough for me to buy it, the word “bards” in the title seals the deal. There is nothing I [...]
Monday Reflections | 04-19-2010
New in the stacks: King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics) by Roger Lancelyn Green. “King Arthur is one of the greatest legends of all time. From the magical moment when Arthur releases the sword in the stone to the quest for the Holy Grail and the final tragedy of the [...]
Monday Reflections | 04-12-2010
New in the stacks: Cyndere’s Midnight by Jeffrey Overstreet. I cannot wait to read this book. Auralia’s Colors was fantastic! “When a bloodthirsty beastman discovers Auralia’s colors, his conscience awakens. When the heiress of a powerful kingdom risks everything to help him, their lives–and the lives of a kingdom–hang in the balance. ‘Cyndere walked down [...]
Once there was an ovum . . .
To fend off the hopelessness I felt while reading Le Rêve, I spent some time working on Cinquefoil, of all things. Cinquefoil is a novel I’ve been working on for a very long time (like most of them) and it may be the novel closest to my heart and the one I’ve felt the most [...]
Monday Reflections | 04-05-2010
New in the stacks: Nothing. I have too many books to read! (For now!) Wishlisted: The Sapphire Flute (The Wolfchild Saga book 1) by Karen E. Hoover. (I saw this recommended at Melissa’s Bookshelf.) “It has been 3,000 years since a white mage has been seen upon Rasann. In the midst of a volcanic eruption [...]
Monday Reflections | 03-29-2010
New in the stacks: The Stolen Moon of Londor (The White Shadow Saga) by A.P. Stephens. “The era of peace among the elves, men, and dwarves comes to an end when one of Londor’s twin moons disappears from the heavens. Without the moon’s balancing effect, evil forces grow bold, and warfare, sickness, and chaos threaten [...]