Just a few, as Josh and I spent a chunk of the afternoon watching Moonrise Kingdom for the first time. The lightning strike made me concerned that the whole adventure was in his head, a la Brazil. Because of the threat of electroshock, I mean. But probably I'm being crazy. Anyway. Links!
- The rights to John Rocco's Blackout (<--it's a picture book) have been sold.
- Storify: Is it chick lit?
- On Charlotte Lucas's choice: "It’s certainly true that she isn’t young, pretty, or rich, and that those facts set the stage for her marriage. But it’s also true that Charlotte marries Collins because she is sensible and intelligent. It’s actually her sensibleness that gives her no choice but to do it. What really compels her to marry him is her thoughtfulness."
- New blog in my feed reader: Grumm's Fairy Tales.
- Harrods had some fabulously ridiculous books in its 'gender-neutral' toy department.
- From the flu to a best-selling trilogy.
- At Stacked: Doing disservice to introversion. Don't miss the comments section.
- THE MOST AMAZING SNOWDAY FOOD EVER.
- At BookRiot: Environmentally-Friendly Libraries.
- Laura Lam's Pantomime at Scalzi's The Big Idea: "I started with Micah Grey as a 27-year-old, and I have about 80,000 words of a manuscript with a more mature, world-weary person that I will re-visit one day."
Comments