Monthly Archives: March 2009
Believe it or not, I have not read a single Toni Morrison book. After the TOB, perhaps I should read A Mercy http://tinyurl.com/c9ol9j
Twilight, Vampires and Community
Tony Woodlief on what the Twilight series, and its popularity, says about modern notions of community: We have fully reversed the symbolism of Stoker’s vampire, who represented a demonic assault on a virtuous community. Today’s vampire is the hip Other, … Continue reading
The Circle of Stone: The Darkest Age III by A.J. Lake
Cover via Amazon When we last left Elspeth and Edmund they were traveling into the mountain to attempt to destroy the trickster god Loki with the crystal sword. I suppose it is a spoiler of a kind (but if you … Continue reading
Question for book sales tweeple: does a bestseller effect the author’s back list? Do new readers go back and read earlier books?
This one for a good cause: Real Eggs for the Hungry. Win a Kindle 2! http://twurl.nl/maj4x6 #tweggdrop