Independence Day, 2008
Not much to say here except that today is probably the only holiday that really matters in America. You can disagree with me if you want, but we wouldn’t be who we are today if the Founding Fathers hadn’t decided to go through with submitting the Declaration of Independence. We owe a lot to our […]
Poll Up
The poll is on the right there and it will only apply to the book I’ll be reading AFTER the book I’m about to start reading (once I finish the one I’m already on). I apologize that there are no links to the books. I couldn’t find a way to do make the titles into […]
Some Errors
I’m not sure what is going on with Blogger right now, but there are some weird errors happening in regards to my expanded posts. Not sure what, but just a warning that if you’re reading the site from the main page, some things might look weird. I’m working on it. (Don’t click the read more, […]
Get Involved in WISB
I have an idea. This might be a crazy idea, but I’d like all your opinions on it. I would like to run a poll every week the would show up on the sidebar (probably the right one, but I’m not sure yet). The poll would basically be a list of books and you could […]
RIP: George Carlin
I thought it was a joke at first when I saw it, but apparently it’s true. George Carlin has passed away from a heart attack. Totally crap. This guy was a genius comedian. He will be sorely missed indeed. (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t any more after this!)
Locus Awards 2008 Announced
The winners are: SF Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins) Fantasy Novel: Making Money by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday UK; HarperCollins) Young Adult Book: Un Lun Dun by China Miéville (Ballantine Del Rey; Macmillan UK) First Novel: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Morrow; Gollancz) Novella: “After the Siege” by Cory Doctorow (The Infinite […]