Video Found: Orbit Books and the Making of a Book Cover
Thanks to NextRead for discovering this fast-paced look at how book covers are made today. Without further delay, here it is (after the fold): I find it fascinating how so much is done with small, almost insignificant motion (lots of poking around in there). I’d love to see something like this done at normal speed.
Book Giveaway: Num8ers by Rachel Ward
Guess what? I have three copies of Num8ers by Rachel Ward to give away to three lucky readers! See the bottom of the post for details on how to enter and earn extra entries (it’s easy, so don’t fret). First things first, the book: Ever since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever […]
Question: If you were going to teach a class on fantasy literature, what would you cover?
That’s a big question. I’ve always wanted to design an introductory course on science fiction or fantasy (doing both at the same time would be impossible). Selecting texts, however, is always a problem for any genre-specific course. Where do you start? Where do you end? Which movements do you represent or ignore? Do you risk […]