I know that I missed last week, so I wanted to be sure and post something from the book I am currently reviewing, Ambrosia: about a culture, a very serious look at electronica music, its origins and the culture surrounding it. You know the rules here: take your current book, open it at random, pick two sentences and avoid spoilers.… Read more
Today’s question: Today’s question: LT Things- t-shirts, bags,cue cats- are you into the “stuff”? Do you use a cuecat to enter your books, or do you enter them manually? What do you think of the stuff? Sad to say, I do not have any LT stuff. A bag would be handy. And I still need to pick up a few… Read more
I’m sorry that there hasn’t been much new to read here in a while. I’m battling The Cold of the Century, dealing with consultants and emissaries from The Corporate Office and trying to get ready for a 2-week business trip to Europe, so I am behind in my reading and my reviewing. In the next few weeks, you can look… Read more
My blog isn’t a political place, but I’m really excited about the upcoming election. I haven’t been able to volunteer as much as I have in the past because of my crazy travel schedule, and that schedule is keeping me home from the big event today: a rally in Cleveland with Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Bruce Springsteen. As much… Read more
I haven’t done one of these posts in a while, but I promise not to drown you in the deluge of new books this fall has brought to my door. It mainly came to mind because, as so often happens, when it rains, it pours. I have had a number of audiobooks on hold at the library and since they… Read more
Today’s question, from The Boston Bibliophile: This week’s question: Legacy libraries. With which legacy libraries do you share books? Tell us a little about a couple of them and what you share. What an interesting question! I’m not sure this is a complete answer, since there doesn’t seem to be a quick and easy way to compare my library to… Read more
Okay, you know the rules: pick a page, any page. Pick two lines, any two lines (as long as they’re interesting and they aren’t spoilers). Post them here so everyone can get excited about what you’re reading. My current book is Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe by Jennie Shortridge. While this may sound like a spoiler,… Read more
Sad, sad news today. Tony Hillerman, author of a number of mystery novels set in the American Southwest, died Sunday at the age of 83. I’m a big fan of mystery and detective novels and I have read a number of the Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee books. There are few authors who were as skilled at bringing a region to life… Read more
I would almost – almost – rate any Given Doomsday as the sci-fi equivalent of a beach read. There’s some action, some mystery, some sex. It’s a quick read and hits all the standard sci-fi cliches, if you like that sort of thing. There are vampires, shape-shifters, seers and assorted other demons and paranormal creatures, people with unusual powers, people… Read more
Legerdemain: French term (literally “light of hand”) commonly used to refer to sleight of hand or magical manipulation. The term could have been James Heaphy’s job description. Legerdemain is the story of Heaphey’s time in Morocco, working for U.S. Air Force intelligence. At the time, the United States had a secret cache of nuclear weapons, hidden in an air force… Read more