I’ve blogged before about the TBR (“to be read”) pile that seems to sporadically take over the bedside bookshelf. Part of the problem is I am a binge buyer, an event set off not only by some sort of pent-up quest for books but out-of-state travel. My “hobby” when I’m out of state is to […]
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What is it that makes a person like one book and dislike a similar one? That imponderable arose when I read Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End. I recently praised how Charlie Stross explored the Singularity in Glasshouse. Well, Vernor Vinge is not only credited with popularizing the concept, it has been a common theme in his […] George W. Bush: Messiah? (And the author certainly seems to want to imitate traditional renditions of the entity that sent GWB on that mission.) Added to the web site/blogroll are The Negelected Books Page: “Where forgotten books are remembered,” and Lost Book Archives, which focuses on speculative fiction. (Via Eos Books blog.) On a somewhat […] |
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