Saturday, October 29, 2011
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers My rating: 4 of 5 stars On Stranger Tides is one of the most purely fun books I’ve ever read. Published in 1987, it’s difficult, in hindsight, not to imagine On Stranger Tides being an unacknowledged inspiration for the entire Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise—despite Disney having only [...]
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
For a couple years now, Neil Gaiman (rock-star writer of fantasktika and virtually his own internet meme) has been promoting the concept of turning Halloween into a gift-giving holiday. This year a Twitter campaign has been launched with his participation as All Hallows Read. I think this is a really wonderful idea. As Mr. Gaiman has alluded to [...]
Thursday, October 20, 2011
I realize that this post is wholly unrelated to books, bookselling or any of my usual topics, but it’s my blog, so I’m going to indulge myself. The picture at the top is my first experiment in tilt-shift photography, and I’m rather pleased with the results. It’s based on some photos I took from our [...]
