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Archive for August, 2012
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The weekly web ramble (8/31)
Posted on August 31, 2012 | 1 CommentLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – Cheryl Klein, Executive Editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, shares her editorial process, step by step – From WorldCon, a slew […] -
Viva Jacquelina! (Bloody Jack #10) by L.A. Meyer – Advance Review
Posted on August 29, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: The vivacious Jacky Faber returns in the tenth tale in L. A. Meyer’s Bloody Jack Adventures, a rip-roaring young-adult series applauded for its alluring combination of adventure, romance, […] -
Gods and Warriors by Michelle Paver – Review
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsBook Jacket: An action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age. Young Hylas–goatherd, Outsider, thief–is hunted by powerful warriors who want him dead and have kidnapped his sister. […] -
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Vol 3 – The Promise, part three – Advance Review
Posted on August 26, 2012 | 20 CommentsBook Jacket: Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko bring The Promise to its explosive conclusion The Harmony Restoration Movement has failed, and the four nations […] -
The weekly web ramble (8/24)
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – A blogger on how writing a negative review led to death threats <– AUTHOR TALK – N.K. Jemisin explains why she […] -
Blades of Winter by G. T. Almasi – Advance Review
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: In one of the most exciting debuts in years, G. T. Almasi has fused the intricate cat-and-mouse games of a John le Carré novel with the brash style […] -
ABC eyes Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsTemple Hill, the production company behind last fall’s soapy, addictive, modern-day Count of Monte Cristo retelling (which we all know as Revenge) has set their prime-time sights on a new literary […] -
Dredd – new clip & trailer
Posted on August 20, 2012 | 3 CommentsWow I did not recognize Olivia Thirlby at all (you probably remember her as the feisty friend from Juno), but I am liking this new side to her… Dredd hits […] -
The weekly web ramble (8/17)
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsLinks from the web jungle WEB OF INTEREST –> – A psychologist explains why Sherlock Holmes is not a Sociopath – Cory Doctorow on Hachette’s move to double down on […] -
Marc Aronson on J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis book may be middle-grade non-fiction, but it’s easily one of the most fascinating books I’ve read all year. In Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age […]