Book Review Up: Runt Farm (Clovis Escapes) by Amanda Lorenzo and Mark Evan Walker
Another book review from me, this time for a book for children (6-10). Not sure if it’s of interest to any of you reading this, but if you’ve got kids, it might be worth looking at. Have you read anything interesting as of late?
Video Found: Academy Award Winning Trailer (For a Movie That Doesn’t Exist)
By far one of the funniest, most brilliant movie spoofs I have ever seen. Just…watch: Love it!
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 […]
Webstore Review: Deep Discount
I recently decided to purchase a DVD from a different company than Amazon in an attempt to save money. When it comes to stuff I want, but don’t actually need, saving a little bit of money makes the purchase a little more sensible for me. So, I headed over to Google and discovered Deep Discount. […]