Daily Archives: May 12, 2010
Jane Siberry Gives It Away
Posted on May 12, 2010 17 Comments
Jane Siberry, eclectic Canadian songwriter, is opening up her past catalogue for everyone to download, free. This is an excellent opportunity for you to try When I Was Boy, which is one of my all-time favorite albums. You won’t regret it, especially at this price.
Florida Book Signing This Friday
Posted on May 12, 2010 38 Comments
Hey Floridians! Want a book signed by me? Then you’re in luck, since I’m going to be doing a signing this Friday, at 6pm, in the Seahorse Room of the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, in sunny Cocoa Beach. But wait, there’s more! Because I won’t be in the Seahorse Room of the Hilton Cocoa Beach […]
In Shocking News, Popular Media Figure Makes Money
Posted on May 12, 2010 96 Comments
Been pinged a few times about the thing in which some folks are complaining that Neil Gaiman got paid a bunch of money ($45k or so) to make an appearance at a library. Neil’s take on it is here, but my take is below: Really? An author who has had four books simultaneously on the […]
The Big Idea: Holly Black
Posted on May 12, 2010 25 Comments
Here at the Scalzi Compound, we’re big fans of Holly Black, not just as a human being (we’re pals, she’s awesome) but because she’s consistently taking the idea of fantasy in YA and twisting it in new and fun ways. The latest twist: White Cat, which imagines a world like our own in which magic […]
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