Books

The original Dracula typescript includes a Clerks-like alternate ending. … [Read more...] about Dracula

I probably ought to be reading research books – somehow I always forget to do that before I start writing! – but I started reading Empires of Sand a few nights ago. The beginning was fantastic – almost as good a beginning as the first chapter of Snow Crash … [Read more...] about Empires of Sand

One of the local used bookstores, Joe's, was forced to sell off all their books this past month because they lost their lease on their store and couldn't find a new one. Now the same thing is happening to the excellent Adventures in Crime and Space in Austin. Everybody get over … [Read more...] about Buy some books and bugger off!

The title of this book alone was enough to make me laugh, but then I read the customer reviews and damn near killed myself. (via Unqualified Offerings) … [Read more...] about Death by laughter

This just makes my blood boil – the government thinks it has the right to know which books I buy. I'm very glad these bookstores are fighting to keep that information private – and I get a chuckle from the thought that I buy most of my books at places like Half … [Read more...] about A private matter

WTF? I read the Earth's Children books when I was about thirteen. I'm not terribly interested in the long-delayed fifth installment, but out of curiosity I clicked on its Amazon link to see if the synopsis looked interesting at all. Here's what I found, attributed to the … [Read more...] about 12 years later, same story

Holy crap… I just found galleys of Stay on half.com. Happy birthday to me….. … [Read more...] about Stay is here