Amazon Suing North Carolina – AWESOME

I worked in a library for two years, in college, and so I always find the discussions about secure information and privacy very interesting. Personally, the only reason I wouldn’t want someone to have my reading/book buying history is because I’d have to be embarrassed about how many romance and kids books I read. But [...]

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I Want to Host a Salon

Remember during the Renaissance when people would hold amazing salons and discuss topics from the arts to sciences to philosophy? Me neither, but, man, I would have loved to live during that period. I would, of course, have been beautiful and rich and brilliant. And the most amazing painters of the day would have been [...]

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A Book Nerd’s Decorating Tips

Books feature heavily in all my decorating. Which really means that I have no decorating expertise or ideas at all, but instead tend to pile books everywhere and hope it looks okay. I have books filling my bookcase, obviously, but I also have them stacked on top of and underneath the coffee table, with bog [...]

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Food and Books, the Best Combo Ever

So, I wasn’t really planning to post an event, but I had to post about this one – the Seattle Edible Book Festival. This weekend, food and books will combine when “artists” (really, book nerds and foodies) make their own renditions of books from edible items. The categories are: Most Pun-derful     –       Susan Hildreth, [...]

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Hugo/Maureen Awards

I love science-fiction and fantasy, so I was really excited to hear that the Hugo Award nominees have been announced. I was disappointed, however, to see that I have read almost none of the nominated titles! SO, I have decided to give my own award for best novel, best graphic novel, best movie, and best [...]

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NorWesCon 33

I love fantasy and science-fiction, so of course I’m excited about NorWesCon, “The Northwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention,” according to their website. Norwescon 33 Flier It’s next weekend, in WA, and it’s a little expensive for a girl like me, but I really want to see the Philip K. Dick Award given. Plus, [...]

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