Monday, December 8, 2008
I should be revising...
but instead I'm reading P.G. Wodehouse's daily routine. This site is addictive. Beware.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
James Alexander Thom
As part of our ongoing attempt to convince you that you really, really should go to the Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society, I thought I'd post a little somethin'-somethin' about James Alexander Thom, allegedly the state's bestselling author.
First, you can get a decent introduction of Thom at the Favorite PASTimes blog, which has a short but sweet interview with the author. Then there's the story on the Bloomington Alternative's website, which goes a little more in-depth. But I would be completely irresponsible not to include a link to Thom's own site, which carries the surprising and somewhat unsettling news that someone's going around counterfeiting copies of his book "St. Patrick's Battalion".
I wouldn't push Thom. You never know who's one bad day away from going all Frank Castle on you.
First, you can get a decent introduction of Thom at the Favorite PASTimes blog, which has a short but sweet interview with the author. Then there's the story on the Bloomington Alternative's website, which goes a little more in-depth. But I would be completely irresponsible not to include a link to Thom's own site, which carries the surprising and somewhat unsettling news that someone's going around counterfeiting copies of his book "St. Patrick's Battalion".
I wouldn't push Thom. You never know who's one bad day away from going all Frank Castle on you.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time!
Two things, today, my friends:
1. In preparation for the Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society, why not check out this interview with Michael Martone? Martone will be signing books, and nothing impresses an author like quoting him back to himself. Also impressive: reciting his address, and what time he usually returns home in the evening.
2. Also, if you need a distraction from the haunting void that is your life, check out the site 'Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time!' This is a collection by comic book artists of illustrations of characters and authors from famous books. Pretty damn cool.
1. In preparation for the Holiday Author Fair at the Indiana Historical Society, why not check out this interview with Michael Martone? Martone will be signing books, and nothing impresses an author like quoting him back to himself. Also impressive: reciting his address, and what time he usually returns home in the evening.
2. Also, if you need a distraction from the haunting void that is your life, check out the site 'Hey Oscar Wilde! It's Clobberin' Time!' This is a collection by comic book artists of illustrations of characters and authors from famous books. Pretty damn cool.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Neil Gaiman on Free Speech
Neil Gaiman:
The rest of his argument, and the letter that precipitated it, can be found here.
You ask, What makes it worth defending? and the only answer I can give is this: Freedom to write, freedom to read, freedom to own material that you believe is worth defending means you're going to have to stand up for stuff you don't believe is worth defending, even stuff you find actively distasteful, because laws are big blunt instruments that do not differentiate between what you like and what you don't, because prosecutors are humans and bear grudges and fight for re-election, because one person's obscenity is another person's art.
The rest of his argument, and the letter that precipitated it, can be found here.
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