Posted in books on December 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m going on record. I loved Pillars Of The Earth BEFORE Her O-ness chose it as a Book Club selection.
The first copy of POTE I ever read cost me 5 bucks in paperback. With inflation it should cost about, oh, $8.99 tops. But not only did Oprah choose this [...]
Posted in WGA Strike, books, television on November 12, 2007 | 6 Comments »
They may be on strike, but the WGA folks are still amusing me. The “Why We Fight” video is everywhere these days, and the first few seconds of it never fail to make me laugh.
When an author writes a book, they get paid for every copy sold.
I’ve written a couple of (small) books. [...]
Posted in Harry Potter, books, jeannie needs a shooter on November 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This post over at MCB sent me on a rabbit trail back to the original article. Am I upset that JK Rowling is publishing an elitist book which will be available to SEVEN people only? Eh, kind of. But knowing how she works and having seen the Lucas Model in action for [...]
Posted in books on October 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I just got an email from Amazon which said
As someone who has purchased or rated books by Richard Matheson, you might like to know that I Am Legend will be released on October 30, 2007. You can pre-order yours by following the link below.
Only problem is, I don’t think I’ve EVER purchased OR rated [...]
Posted in books on October 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »
You know how you get all caught up in your daily life, and things you would normally know about kind of fall by the wayside? Like, say you’re a Star Trek fan and before your life got really complicated you would have known what every Star Trek cast member was appearing in currently. [...]
Posted in books on September 29, 2007 | 7 Comments »
My husband had today off. That means that not only did he not go into work, he also didn’t have to build any wheels, adjust any derailleurs, ride SAG or any of the other bike-related things which generally consume portions of his Saturdays.
So we decided to trek over to the new Ginormous Used Book [...]
Posted in books, television on September 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m fascinated by how we cross-evaluate ideas in the various realms of fiction. We can have what is essentially the same narrative idea, but it’s worth is continually judged not only on its merits but in the context of its expression.
To my mind there is no clearer example of this than Ian McEwan’s [...]
Posted in books on September 19, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Sometimes I just really love the Grumpy Old Bookman
Various people are asking whether trade paperbacks can save literary fiction (see Galleycat for a summary).
The answer is no. Nothing can save literary fiction. It isn’t a question of format or cost; it’s a question of boredom.
You can fool some of the people some of the time, [...]
Posted in Grey's Anatomy, books on August 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’m reading the best book I’ve read in a long time.
I hesitate to say that, because as soon as I start talking about how much I love this book it will turn to suck. I’m about 193 pages into it, however, and so I think it’s safe to say that at least the first [...]
Posted in books, the Kat'll all have brucellosis on August 23, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I had a bunch of stuff to do today which meant I rode around a lot in my car. Is there anything more soothing at any time or any place than Ripple? That came on the shuffle-play and I just had to stop and soak it in. “That path [...]
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