Often with these Friday Night Movies, I share with you something that's silly or just plain random. Tonight, though, I feel like indulging in something worth a closer look, a mesmerizing act of human skill. Fair warning: This is one to sit back and watch when you have a few minutes, not something to click on for a quick couple of minutes when you ( Read more... )

Hey, it's Thursday! The perfect day to find a new and cheap e-book to fall in love with. Since it's Valentine's day, the deals are a little heavy on the romance side, but there's some fantasy, sci-fi, YA, and a touch of horror in here, too ( Read more... )

So it's Valentine's Day tomorrow (or today, depending on where you are), and I'm here hoping everyone has a good one. Whether your date this year is with someone new and exciting, someone you've loved for many years, or a most excellent book, have a fabulous day. And do something special for yourself. It doesn't have to be anything epic; just a ( Read more... )

It's Monday, and I imagine most of us are a bit grumbly about that. So hey, let's use the internet for what it does best (no, not porn) and look at some interesting links!

-Baldur Bjarnason recently wrote an eloquent and thought-provoking post about e-books, more specifically on how publishers should respect their readers, including the ones who ( Read more... )

For this week's Friday Night Movie, I'd like to share a little gem with you starring Daniel Radcliffe explaining to everyone the best ways to handle success. Ok, it might not be your standard how-to guide, but it's certainly worth watching.

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It's Thursday, and you know what that means: time to restock your digital bookshelf with all the good deals ( Read more... )

This is perhaps old news, but awesome nonetheless. And it makes me wish I'd been in London last August.

Two artists and their crew of volunteers created an enormous maze out of 250 000 books, which ended up being 5000 square feet with 13 foot walls. Literary quotes and images were projected in the hopes of inspiring people to see something new ( Read more... )

Publisher: Margaret K McElderry Books, 2012
Genre: Fantasy
Sub-genre: Swords and sorcery
Rating: 3 1/2 pints of blood
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Welp, it's time for me to wrap up my contest of extreme laziness by announcing a winner! So congratulations to garnigal, who according to random.org is our winner, and who should therefore e-mail me at genrereviews (at) gmail (dot) com to claim her wonderous prize. Or lazy prize. One of those. (Both of those ( Read more... )

It's Friday and, at least where I am, it's very very cold outside, so I'm staying inside and thinking warm thoughts. Warm and fuzzy thoughts. Ok, I'm thinking about kittens, because who wouldn't?If you're sitting there and thinking this week's Friday Night must be about kittens, it's not at all because I'm predictable, it's because we're kindred ( Read more... )