A children’s guide to nip, tuck

I’ve had this story from Newsweek open in my browser since it first came across my Bloglines on Tuesday, unsure of how to approach it. I have serious body image problems and while intellectually I reject the idea that women must erase imperfections and signs of aging to be considered attractive, on an emotional [...]

Resurrecting the undead

Lestat lives! For all of us who refused to give up hope after Blood Cantical and Anne Rice’s fervent conversion to Christianity, the reward for our faithfulness may be in sight. In a surprising reversal from her vow to only “write for the Lord,” Ms. Rice spoke with Time Magazine about returning to [...]

Quote of the day

“How do you expect me not to conspire?” Aŕena would ask his judges. “Everyone is conspiring these days. There is plotting in the streets, plotting at social gatherings, plotting at every crossroads, plotting in public squares.”
And Fouchè himself would say, to prod Bonaparte out of his apathy regarding conspirators, “The air is full [...]

A crash course

Meta Filter asks: “What single book is the best introduction to your field (or specialization within your field) for laypeople?”
I’d have to say CSS Web Design For Dummies, followed up by PHP and MySQL for Dummies, from which they can learn enough to really eff things up. Then I’d send them on a [...]

If you like LOL Cats …

… you’ll love these LOL fantasy book covers by Jim C. Hines.
Via Steve Leigh, whose book Holder of Lightning (under the pseudo S.L. Farrell) is at the top of the page.

Poetry Meme

I’ve been tagged by Sherry Chandler to list poetry collections I recommend. I’m not nearly as literate in the genre as she is, but here goes.
My top 10:

Dance of the Black-Eyed Girl - Sherry Chandler
Colors Passing Through Us - Marge Piercy
Early Grrl - Marge Piercy
The Moon Is Always Female - Marge Piercy
The Crooked Inheritance [...]

Take Charge Of Bipolar Disorder - a review

This is very tough for me to write. Yesterday I got my copy of Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder; A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability by Julie A Fast and John Preston. I spent most of the day reading it, alternating between [...]

My thermostat is stuck

Julie sent me this link the other day, from the book Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder; A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability by Julie A Fast and John Preston.
From the You Are Not Alone website:
The problem for people with bipolar disorder is that the [...]

Spam from publishers is still spam

Dear Miriam Parker, Online Marketing Specialist, Hachette Book Group USA (Formerly the Time Warner Book Group),
No, I’m not interested in reviewing “a new legal thriller” for you. If you had checked out my site, you’d know I don’t do book reviews. Instead, it looks like you just bought an email list and sent [...]

Book meme for Sage

Sorry it took me so long to get to this. I’m not well educated, so these lists are intimidating to me, but since Sage tagged me, I’ll give it a try. (Note: this is my thousandth post)

One book that changed your life: The Midnight Disease by Alice Flaherty and An Unquiet Mind [...]

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