Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Almost all-black embossed cover for Salem's Lot

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This old paperback of ‘Salem’s Lot has one of my favorite book covers. Embossed rather than printed, no color except for the little drop of ...
Thursday, September 3, 2026

Tamsyn Muir's next book is not the next Locked Tomb novel

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It's an expanded edition of her novella "Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower." ( I enjoyed the book/audiobook.)
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Isabel Fall's "I sexually identify as an attack helicopter" is back online

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Intense, vivid thriller . (Website says it's not associated with the author or original publisher)
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wild covers and plot summaries for the "TNT" series of novels

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Currently reorganising my paperbacks and came across my TNT collection - aka the wildest, most ridiculous and over-the-top men’s adventure s...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

I enjoyed the 1952 novella "Travel Light" about an orphaned girl who loathes heroes and is beloved by Odin

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andreea Jurj (@andreeajurj_) I read it after reading this article b...
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Wonderful site dedicated to psychedelic art from the 60's and 70's

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jon Klassen (@jonklassen) The "If" endpapers are from the bo...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

I enjoyed these two reviews of Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun series, as well as this short story set in the universe

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I finally finished the four books, and sought out commentary. I think this one is basically right--the books are great fun, and basically a...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Stalactite and Stalagmite scuptures

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Drew Beckmeyer (@drewbeckmeyer) Based on Drew Beckmeyer's charmin...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Preorder Ann Leckie's excellent new novel "Radiant Star" and get it signed and personalized

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Signed and personalized copies are  available here .  For those not familiar, Ann Leckie has written a series of science fiction novels focu...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Madeline Miller's new book is up for preorder

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ecco (@eccobooks) From the Amazon listing : Mestra, daughter of the Kin...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

A themed briefcase celebrating Qntm's excellent novel "There is no Antimemetics Division"

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Received an absolutely amazing mysterious delivery [image or embed] — qntm ( @qntm.org ) January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM This was a Christmas g...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

I loved Gene Wolfe's novel "The Shadow of the Torturer," and can't believe I've never read any of his books before

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The first book in a long series, it starts simply enough--a young teen sees a legendary outlaw and in a moment of unplanned bravery saves hi...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Romantasy novel printed with garlic-infused ink as a cross-promotion with Hellman's mayo

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer L. Armentrout (@jennifer_l_armentrout) View t...
Friday, September 26, 2025

I enjoyed this review of the new collection of short stories inspired by Stephen King's "The Stand"

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Although the collection is apparently lackluster .
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Slate's "The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years"

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Diverse list and, thankfully, not a slide show. The Looking at Picture Books newsletter discussed some of the books in greater detail.
Friday, August 29, 2025

There’s a new picture-book version of “Hansel and Gretel,” written by Stephen King, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, but...

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Per this review by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, it's disappointing. Sendak died in 2012; the book uses his designs for a 1997 staging o...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

This vintage kids book is a fun reminder of life before smartphones

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This particular page is some charming condensed advice about book plots: I love this advice from Ruth Krauss on "How to write a book...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Adrian Tchaikovsky's novel "Alien Clay" is terrific from start to finish and is $2.99 right now

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A body horror thriller about crash landing on an alien planet, told by an unreliable narrator (don't spoil it for yourself, avoid learni...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

Wonderful audiobook for Tamsyn Muir's "Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower"

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A princess with no real skills is imprisoned by a witch atop a tower packed with monsters, and realizes no one is coming to save her. Perfor...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Folio Society made a deluxe illustrated edition of The Culture novel Use of Weapons

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Lots of illustrations posted here . The cover should have been the simple chair that inexplicably sets him off.  The Wikipedia entry for th...