Welcome to my “new” site! I have been meaning to get the place done over for a while now and I really love my new look! Leave a comment and tell me what you think. Read more
Commentary
Is your dictionary sexist?
I found this article really interesting: Why People are Calling the Oxford Dictionary Sexist – And Why It Matters That last bit is really important. Reinforcing stereotype of “a nagging wife” doesn’t merely reflect use, it actively reproduces sexism. @OxfordWords pic.twitter.com/O5NLIPecCQ — Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) January 23, 2016 That’s the key here: people look to the dictionary for definition and… Read more
Happy New Year!
Books you may have overlooked
10 Great Books By Women Overlooked in 2015 There are some really interesting titles on this list! I’ve already added The Improbability of Love, Bohemian Gospel, and The Gap of Time to my wishlist. Read more
Happy Thanksgiving!
A Book Lover’s Holiday
Ever dream of retiring and running a bookstore? Apparently, a lot of people do and there’s a bookshop in Scotland that will let you try the dream on for size. There’s a great article in The Independent. The Open Book shop in Scotland’s “national book town” of Wigtown has been listed on room-letting website AirBnB offering wordy holidaymakers the chance… Read more
The Hugo Awards and their aftermath
If you haven’t been following the controversy swirling around this year’s Hugo Awards, there’s a great article over at Wired that explains it all. Definitely recommended reading. I don’t read as much science fiction as I used to, sadly, but I still use the Hugo Awards to guide some of my choices. I don’t want to see them hijacked for… Read more
Quotables
In my world, there would be as many public libraries as there are Starbucks. – Henry Rollins, punk rock god, author, public speaker, generally fascinating guy Read more
Utterly ridiculous: Germany says you can only buy adult eBooks after 10 pm
What? Do they restrict the sales of them in brick-and-mortar stores to late-night hours? This strikes me as really, really silly. Adult eBooks can only be sold after 10 pm, Germany rules The 10pm to 6am window was originally instituted in a 2002 law — Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag, or Youth Media Protection Act — that was intended to restrict adult cinemas from… Read more
The History of Media Mail
Interesting thing: I was at the post office, mailing a book to a friend (Beast – I’m so sorry! I should have sent it ages ago!) when I happened to mention that I love the media mail rate. (Instead of $12 to mail my book, it was only $3.) The postman gave me – and everyone else in line –… Read more