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Category Archives: Authors
Filtered perceptions of now – Jeff Vandermeer’s Finch
I’ve only managed to read one book this week and that is Jeff Vandermeer‘s Finch published in the UK by Corvus Books. Before you go further, this review does contain spoilers. Just a friendly warning. Alongside New Crobuzon, Ambergris is … Continue reading
Pratchett’s Earth is going to get Long
The Independent has news of Terry Pratchett’s Long Earth books are going to be published as a collaboration with Stephen Baxter. Written shortly after the completion of Equal Rites, the sf series posits a universe where Earth is one of … Continue reading
Weeknotes: Where the Wild Things Are, Neil Gaiman
I’ve finally started re-reading and re-writing my book with a little more earnest this week. I’ve was merrily putting it off and then just knuckled down and began. There is a definite art in trying not to melt through the … Continue reading
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Weeknotes: Philip Reeve and JB Priestley
I’ve been reading Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engine series, or at least Infernal Devices, and about to start The Darkling Plain. What intrigues me about the series is the changing society. It is not necessarily monolithic mobile cities but the way … Continue reading
Weeknotes: Doctorow, Powers, Dolamore and Mieville read
It has been a quiet week bookwise since returning to work (which has been anything other the quiet). I read the new Cory Doctorow novel, For the Win (Harper Collins, £14.99). Each of Cory’s novels gets stronger for me and … Continue reading
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A review reviewed by Jesse Bullington
Just got back from a trip to the Czech Republic with photos and more prints (though a distinct lack of wall space). Anyhow Jim Steel, reviews editor at Interzone, let me know that Jesse Bullington has commented on my review … Continue reading
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George MacDonald and the English Romantics
The latest Children’s Literature and Youth Culture Colloquium (CLYCC) talk was given by Bill Gray on George MacDonald and the influence of English Romanticism on his writing, called “At the Back of George MacDonald: Romanticism, Fairy Tales and the ‘Redemptive … Continue reading
Sendak on being a Wild Thing
The Guardian have a piece on Maurice Sendak’s rebuttal to parents fear of Where the Wild Thigs Are. I heard him on an archive piece on Radio 4 where he said that he thought that parents ought to go to … Continue reading
A Gothic elegance – Michelle Zink interviewed about Prophecy of the Sisters
I’ve raved about Michelle Zink‘s Prophecy of the Sisters before on the blog as one of those really pleasant surprises. She kindly answered some questions about the book and future plans having just come off tour in the US. What … Continue reading
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A Slip in Thyme – brief notes on Edward Eager’s writing
Edward Eager’s (1911 - 1964) quartet of books for children about time are strange and uneven. So far, I’ve not been able to find out much more about Eager than Wikipedia mentions but I might be looking in the wrong … Continue reading