It’s come down to this. 16 books sought fame and glory. 14 fell in defeat. 2 remain. 1 final battle of wills and literary prowess. 1 champion will be crowned. SO DRAMATIC, RIGHT?? Anyway…
This is it! We started with sixteen awesome books and four legends have emerged to duke it out in a pair of glorious semi-finals. Who will achieve eternal fame? Let’s take a look at the fortunate four and the paths they took to get here (with a few editorial comments to establish some drama…):
*brushes off dust* Oh, right, I have a blog. In the wake of the holidays, my attention was hogged by these pesky things called assessments. You know, the academic sort with deadlines that really matter. The stuff that will determine whether I receive a piece of paper that says MA on it. Yeah, those things. … More Some Thoughts on Books that Matter
I’ve been reading a lot lately about writing and gender, specifically discussions about women writing genre fiction. These discussions usually center around questions like: Do readers gravitate toward male writers of fantasy/sci-fi? Why are women continually left off Best Of lists despite often winning an equal share of annual fantasy/sci-fi awards? Are female authors taken less seriously? … More On Xs and Ys (Chromosomes, That Is)
