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01.12.06 by Dindrane @ 11:04 am  Stockholm, Sweden has announced plans to add library book dispensers to the city's underground public transportation system. Readers will be able to choose from up to 700 titles; no word on how the titles will be chosen, but no doubt five of them will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Just a guess. Officials hope that this convenience and opportunism will entice non-readers into reading again due to waiting and transit times. Thanks to Mirabilis for the original notice of this news. Categorized as: Books
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12.18.05 by Dindrane @ 3:17 pm  Ms. Duane is considering the self-publishing route for the long-awaited third book in her To Visit the Queen time-travel series. It is truly one of the most creative and enjoyable tales to come along in years, and so we need to support her! Visit her blog to read more of the story of the books and why the third book is so belated, as well as to get her email to send your verbal support. Time travel, metaphysics, heroism of the greatest sort, cats, magic, poetry, poetic prose ... what more could you want? If you're curious, you can read my review of the first book, The Book of Night with Moon, which is more than worth a trip to the bookstore. Categorized as: Books
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10.31.05 by Widge @ 8:53 pm    Ah yes, as we are besieged by all manner of children in costume demanding either candy or souls from us (not to mention a vast lame horde of kids without costumes--kids without costumes??--call child services!) we have certain reference books from New Page that we are keeping on hand to while away the time between knocks at the door. Categorized as: Books
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10.18.05 by Widge @ 6:21 pm    Abrams Books is unleashing books regarding Star Wars that you would swear weigh more than a dozen angry Wookies soaking wet. But if you're hardcore about the series, you might want to check these out (or consider them for Xmas for family and friends--nothing says I love you like a book that will stop a bullet). First up, there's The Cinema of George Lucas. And yes, it's not just Star Wars. You...do know he made other films before Star Wars, right? Anyway, it takes you all the way from when he was knee-high to a Jawa through his school days and on to films like the bizarre Pre-Lynchian sci-fi epic THX 1138 and American "Whattaya mean there's no starships in it?" Graffiti and such. Then you go into plenty of George's Star Wars stuff to please any geek. Heft: 4+ lbs. Categorized as: Books
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10.02.05 by Dindrane @ 11:11 pm 
Written by Laura Joh Rowland The Perfumed Sleeve brings back Honorable Detective Sano, involved in another murder investigation for his Emperor. An advisor to the shogun has been found dead, apparently in his sleep, but Sano decides it is murder, and seemingly by a woman, as a torn, perfumed kimono sleeve was found wadded up with the bedclothes. In a world where murder is a frequent political tool, and where two factions are vying to the death for the shogun's favor, Sano must treat carefully on his path to truth. The focus of this book is rarely on the murder or the investigation, but rather on the power struggle between the shogun's cousin, Lord Matsudaira, and his second-in-command/lover, Yanagisawa. Both Matsudaira and Yanagisawa are attempting to claim Sano as their pawn in this game of thrones, and Sano wants none of it, for reasons born equally of ethics and self-preservation. Categorized as: Books and Reviews
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