Illustrated Books for Adults
March 10th, 2011 by

The book project that I’ve been wanting to do for most of my adult life is an illustrated dark fantasy book for adults. There is a story that my parents read to me, and I somehow missed reading to my daughter – written in an overly sentimenal style, at its core is something very surreal, [...]

Heathcliff and Cathy, the Early Years
March 11th, 2010 by

I was in the bookstore last week (yeah, it’s where I spend a lot of my lunches. My home looks a lot like a second-hand bookstore, but there’s always room for more) and I saw a book which really made me laugh. I happened to be in the Teen section. Aside from my lamentable taste [...]

connected
January 17th, 2010 by

Do you know someone who not only isn’t online, but doesn’t understand what value or relevance the internet could have to their lives? I think we all do – probably an older person. That opinion astonishes me, as I can’t imagine living an unconnected life. For instance, yesterday I read King Rat by China Miéville [...]

Kids Books
January 17th, 2009 by

Last time I went to the library (we’re much too poor now to buy books, so farewell my Amazon habit), I got an armful of books out of the “Young Readers” section. I’ve found some of the best books that I’ve loved from there: Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, the Chris d’Lacey books, Inkheart, [...]

Portal Fantasy and Secret Doors
February 19th, 2008 by

Caveat: I know that I’ve probably written about this before, but still…this was something that I was thinking about this weekend. Part of why I love the games, books and movies that I do has to do with the “secret door”. One of the most intense fantasies of my childhood was that someday I would [...]

Vanity Pets
February 15th, 2008 by

I just got sidetracked by Icanhascheezburger as I logged in to post. Now I don’t remember what no-doubt very profound and relevant thing I was going to write about. Too much stress can do that to one, or so I hear. :) So, instead, I want to write about vanity pets, which is what Kit [...]