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As someone living with a serious book buying addiction, Paperspine’s beta launch caught my eye.
$15 a month gives you unlimited access to their 15,000 book selection, with free shipping and 2 books out at a time. I’m still debating whether I should jump in at this early stage. Things that are making me hesitate:
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I’ve been making my way through the superb Arkady Renko Series by Martin Cruz Smith.
The latest book in the series, Wolves eat dogs (you just gotta lova that name) just got delivered. That should keep me up late at night.
Listening to The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen in 20 minute segments during my daily commute to work. Pretty entertaining so far. I’d become a little bored by the previous audio book I’d been listening to in my car.
From a technical standpoint I liked the usability of the audio tapes. The beginning and end of each [...]
So I’m re-reading an old classic: The Adrian Mole series by Sue Townsed. I last read the first three books in the series about 10 years ago. Surprisingly the books have still kept most of their charm.
Recommended if you’re in the mood for a cynical chuckle.
I miss California, but there are some good things to be said about living in a proper city. I love the new central library. It’s even within walking distance from where I’m currently staying.
There’s even a good selection of audio books. I see I’m going to be spending a few rainy afternoons here…
Currently listening to I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith…
Hugo Award Nominees for Science Fiction / Fantasy Novels of the year:
Paladin of Souls — Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos)
Humans — Robert Sawyer (Tor Books)
Ilium — Dan Simmons (Eos)
Singularity Sky — Charles Stross (Ace Books)
Blind Lake — Robert Charles Wilson (Tor Books)
Full list of Hugo 2004 Nominees here.
The end of an era… the Cerebus graphic novel series ended this month at issue 300.
What is Cerebus you ask? It’s an independent comic book about an aardvark by Dave Sim. A single man’s effort to successfully write, illustrate and publish one issue a month, since 1977. Hey, that’s when I was born!
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