Submitted by chicago dyke on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 4:25pm
Quickie Drive Thru Posting: So do you keep "throne room" books by your, um, area? I do. They are usually "light" books, books I can read for 5 or 10 pages at a time while taking care of business, but that I don't miss or long for when I'm doing serious work or reading. Mostly, I re-read favorite fiction in these times (sorry if that's TMI). Anyway, I had the thought today in a similar experience:
If you woke up one night and your house was on fire and you suddenly understood our whole society was collapsing around you, and you only had five minutes to grab something and rush out, which books would you choose? If any? Read below the fold...
Submitted by chicago dyke on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 10:28am
The self-publishing revolution continues. My comments on this are mostly snarky, and I can't claim to have followed its developments very closely. But right off the top of my head I feel compelled to remind everyone that Lambert allows "self-publishing" on this web site for people, for free. There's a nice little button over to your right if you'd like to show your appreciation for that. Read below the fold...
Submitted by gob on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 10:53am
BookMooch is now my preferred source and sink for books. With some patience, and the price of postage, I can get or get rid of many things. Shelf space is limited now, and most books come from the library, but sometimes they don't have what I want, or I want to own the book, possibly only for a while.
There is a small number of books on my shelves waiting to be read, and after that I'll put them up for "mooching". BookMooch is an unusual model in that getting the book costs you nothing (in money) but giving it costs you postage. It's all kept in balance by a point system that compares the books you've sent to the books you've gotten. Read below the fold...
Submitted by gob on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 8:57am
Truth Partisan, where are you? How can it be Sunday? Whither Corrente? Shall venerable tradition be so lightly discarded?
Ok, I'll start. What's your favorite book that nobody else you know has read or even heard of? Read below the fold...
Submitted by chicago dyke on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 9:44am
Submitted by chicago dyke on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 11:24am
EJ has a new book out, about religion and politics in America. I was just skimming some info about it, and I came across something so wrong, so wholly illustrative of "the problem" it struck me mute and paralyzed for a moment. I'm hesistant to try to write a response. But it is also so simple! Sometimes I really am impressed with the mastery of Kabuki our Village players demonstrate:
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Submitted by chicago dyke on Fri, 03/16/2007 - 11:15pm
I am. Come over and join us. Religion is the topic tonight.
Update: Xan is right, i should post the whole mess here. Enjoy, loyal readers. You are the audience I want to engage. Read below the fold...
Submitted by chicago dyke on Sat, 02/17/2007 - 11:04am
My sister has an excellent rule, one that I don't follow and I'm not going to follow here. She doesn't start unfinished series, no matter how good. I think this one is worth it, even as I'm frustrated that the author is too busy with some other series to get back to this one soon. She says on her website that she will, so I hold out some hope, and recall that Jack Vance took 30-odd years to finish one of his series, but he did finish it. Read below the fold...
Submitted by chicago dyke on Thu, 12/28/2006 - 3:41pm
Ho ho ho! Dad got me an Amazon gift certificate, and I used it to buy this book by my favorite fiction writer evah! Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. I love writers who aren't afraid of historical detail, and that's Ms. Yarbro. Also, my most cherished lover gave me an Ipod, and I've been meaning to ask people for good Ipod sites. I know where the Apple music store site is, thanks. Read below the fold...
