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Magpie Monday

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I came across so many wonderful images of bookshelves this week I didn’t know what to do with myself. Here are three that really struck my fancy: The first … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Magpie Monday | Tagged Alan Scott, AlphaBooks, Andrew Marvell, Annalee Newitz, author notebooks, Batman, Ben Towle, Benjamin Lacombe, Book Mania!, book shelves, bookcases, Bookshelf blog, Cameron Cook, Charlie Jane Anders, children's books (French), children's books (German), children's books (terrifying), Chocorua Review, Chuck Wendig, Cliff Chiang, Damien G. Walter, DC Comics, deaths (weird), Der Struwwelpeter, Diane Dillon, DIY MFA, Elizabeth Hand, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Ellen Von Unwerth, Emily Brontë, Eva Sangnoir, fairy tales, fairy tales (disturbing), fairy tales (horror), fairy-tale films, fairy-tale illustration, film trailers, Fugu & Tako, Gavin Aung Than, goatee (evil), Green Lantern, growing cabinet, Hurry Up We're Dreaming, Irene Gallo, James Joyce, Jenny Chen, Jo Walton, Kate Beaton, Kate Bush, Katherine Langrish, Keira Knightley, Leah Palmer Preiss, Leo Dillon, Leopold Bloom, LitReactor, M83, Mansa Musa, Margo Lanagan, Matej Kren, Midnight City, Neil Gaiman, Nicholas Rombes, Nick Mamatas, poets (humor), Prague Municipal Library, puffer fish, Radio Free Other, Reunion, ROBOT, selkies, Shiba Ryotaro, Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum, Snow White, Superdickery, superheroes (gay), The Brides of Rollrock Island, The Evelyn Variant, The Girl Who Spun Gold, The Onion, The Runaways, The Tyger, Theodora Goss, Time time time see what's become of me, To His Coy Mistress, Ulysses, Van Dyke (evil), Warren Ellis, Wicker Man, William Blake, writing (autobiographical elements), writing (cover letters), writing (crime), writing (dialogue), writing (emotion), writing (mood), writing (novels in verse), writing (novels), writing (preparing for a career), writing workshops, Wuthering Heights | 4 Comments

Magpie Monday

Posted on 6 February 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’m really rather obsessed with shelves, particularly for books, of course, but I like a nice-looking shelf no matter what. Oscar Nuñez designed some shelves inspired by comics speech … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged Alan Levinovitz, Angelmaker, anthropodermic bibliopegy, blurbs, book shelves, book trailers, book-binding, BookRiot, Chuck Wendig, Damien G. Walter, Downton Abbey, fairy tales, fantasy, flowcharts, George Eliot, Harry Potter, James Joyce, Janice Hardy, Joel Furtado, Johne Cook, Jorge Luis Borges, Laura Miller, Milan Kundera, morals, Nick Harkaway, Oscar Nuñez, photography, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, reading, science fiction, self-editing, Shomei Tomatsu, The Handless Maiden, The Juniper Tree, The Legend of Zelda, The X-Files, themes, Theodora Goss, Victoriana, writing resources | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Attention, Hellboy fans: over at io9, Mike Mignola talks about his 2012 plans for the big red guy. I’m really looking forward to Hellboy in Hell, but, I’m sad … Continue reading →

Posted in Magpie Monday | Tagged 17th Precinct, 1979 Semi-Finalist, Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse, Carrie M. Becker, comics, copyright, Dave Roman, Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar, Happy New Year, Hellboy, Hoarders: Buried Alive, io9, James Joyce, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Rankin/Bass, rejection, Ron Moore | 4 Comments

The Giving of Thanks: Book Edition

Posted on 24 November 2011 by Robert

In honor of the holiday, I thought I’d talk a little about things I’m thankful for—yes, I’m thankful for my family, friends, and students, but today I’m going to talk about a few books for which I give thanks. But … Continue reading →

Posted in About Writing, Criticism & Reviews | Tagged Angela Carter, Ariel, Beowulf, Gloria Naylor, Greer Gilman, Grendel, Housekeeping, James Joyce, John Gardner, Kate Chopin, Mama Day, Marilynne Robinson, Mikhail Bulgakov, Moonwise, Steven R. Boyett, The Art of Fiction, The Awakening, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, The Dead, The Master and Margarita | Comments Off

Magpie Monday

Posted on 5 September 2011 by Robert

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ I’ve long been a fan of Jack Zipes and his work on fairy tales. At Salon.com, Zipes talks with Emma Mustich about the recent trend of fairy-tale films coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tales, Magpie Monday | Tagged Cameron Cook, George O'Connor, Gustaf Mantel, Jack Zipes, James Joyce, Jonny Quest, Olympians, Roger D. Evans, Stanley Kubrick, SwissTech Utili-Key, Ulysses | Comments Off

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