"Science fiction may be one of the defining literatures of the last century, but it's rare that its products get any kind of acceptance by the academy (and when they do, they're then generally called something else)." Guardian blogger Sam Jordison decides to try out a classic science fiction novel.
I like to read a book before seeing the movie, but movies have done their part to boost the sales of books and to help keep them alive. This page takes a brief look at the relationship between the written word and film.
Wordsy.com has been nominated for the Best Online Community in the 2007 Weblog Awards. Apparently you don’t have to be a blog to win. So if you think Wordsy’s a great place to be, get on over and cast your vote.
JoAn Karkos of Lewiston was so offended by the children’s book It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex & Sexual Health that she checked all the copies out of the local libraries and is refusing to return them. She calls it civil disobedience. The libraries are calling it theft. Things are starting to get ugly.
Well, it's been a while in the making but they're finally here: Wordsy badges you can put on your site. If you're a blogger and you'd like more exposure for your rantings, there are now a few ways to get your site to work with Wordsy.com using our new badges. We hope you think them as beautiful and functional as we do.
Some of the world’s greatest books have been digitally photographed at high resolution and are now available for viewing here. There are over 400 books of varying rarity, and the collection covers a fairly wide range of topics.
Some people find it difficult to put a book down…no matter how much they dislike it. It’s hard to say if this is dedication, patience or obsessive/compulsive reading disorder. :) At what point do you decide to give up the battle when a book isn't doing it for you?
This post starts off kind of slow, but it gains momentum and is actually not a bad synopsis of the value of SF and fantasy, IMHO. It’s a reaction to the blank looks and raised eyebrows that seem to follow these two genres and a shot in the arm for what the writer prefers to call ‘imaginative literature’. And yes, it is literature. This, too, is addressed.
How do you feel about product placement in books? Is it okay for authors to make a buck by having their characters drink Coke or wear Cover Girl makeup? Or does it cheapen the story and the writer? It’s something to think about, as product placement in books is becoming rather prevalent these days.
I suppose we could have used the title 'not safe for anyone' many times already, but I thought it would be especially pertinent here because in this show Richard and Hans illustrate the many situations in which the C-word is perfectly appropriate.
