And hello again, on a pleasant Sunday. Let’s have a nice cup of tea and do our weekly browse to see what bookish our friends have been up to in the past week.
Nicola at Alpha Heroes is still exploring the subtext of J.R. Ward’s novels, having posted those two interviews about the books with a couple of scholars. Whether or not you read romance novels, or are interested in the vampire genre, those posts and all the subsequent comments are among the most interesting discussions about literature that I have read for a long time. I highly recommend them. Go! Read! (The posts are from April 23 and 24.)
Over at Bermudaonion’s Blog, Kathy is just a book reviewing fiend! I don’t know how she manages it all; I’m so jealous. And actually, she’s a reviewing fiend in general, because she also has a review of her experience with the Kindle 2. Very good information.
Joanne at The Book Zombie has several in-depth book reviews, as always, but the one that intrigues me most is The Ultimate Teen Book Guide. Joanne loved the idea of this book because she loves books that contain lists of books. She hadn’t found one geared specifically to teens, so she was very happy to find this one. And going that extra mile with regard to thoroughness, she has photos of the layout of different sections in the book, so you can get an idea of what’s in there. Great job.
At Books and Movies, Carrie F. has all sorts of fascinating things for our reading pleasure. And she has announced the winners of her “Blogwarming” contest, to celebrate the relocation of her blog to a new place (where she’s in control and not required to sell-sell-sell in order to be allowed to post). And I might add that Carrie is single-handedly responsible for my coming out of the library yesterday with four books instead of two, because I was so inspired by her “Favorite Historical Fiction” post on Friday. It’s her fault, I tell you!
Carrie S. at Dark Novels is still organizing her blog in her own new location (all of us ex-Today.com exiles!), and is doing some gardening as well. But she’s got a couple of new book reviews planned for the coming days.
Meanwhile, Flit at Flitting through Canadian Fiction has landed a dream job: a Research Assistantship with the National Archives of Canada, where she’ll work on Canadian Modernist Poetry, particularly concentrating on the writings of PK Page. I can’t tell you how envious I am! And to celebrate, Flit has a review of Ms. Page’s newest book of poetry, Coal and Roses.
Melanie at Indextrious Reader finishes off April Poetry Month with some really lovely poems, many by Canadians. But the one that moved me the most was the one posted on Thursday: Marbles, by Laura Lush. It brought back everything about spring, and playing marbles. And it probably explains why I have my own bag of marbles, stashed in a box, that I never intend to get rid of. Something about retaining the treasures of one’s childhood…
Over at Nonfiction Book Review, Hava gave us two special treats this past week. First she reviewed a book with a marvelous title: The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific, by Martin Troost. Read her review about this very funny book ["Think of a version of Dave Barry that sticks to the facts (most of the time)"], and you may want to rush out and buy it immediately. I’ll be checking the library for it, that’s for sure. And after Hava did that review, she did another interview of a book blogger — her own nephew, who does the Strictly Fiction Book Reviews blog. Isn’t that great? The talent obviously runs in the family.
The Graphic Novel Reporter has lots of Wolverine-related stories right now, which of course is no coincidence with the release of the movie. But I’m particularly intrigued by the feature, “That’s in Print?!”, about the way older comic book classics are being reprinted now. I’m especially glad to see that some of the work of comic legends Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, and Joe Simon is being re-introduced to the world.
And that’s our tour for the week. So much to sink our teeth into! Have fun exploring, and have a good week of reading!
Awwww. You say the nicest things.
But they’re deserved, so there!
You are so sweet thanks!