Uncharted Territory →
by Connie Willis
this is just a tiny novella, but lovely. ever have an itch of cognitive dissonance when you read? it could be lazy, inconsistent writing, or it could be the author skillfully…
Sideways In Crime →
by Lou Anders
Short stories from multiple authors, all mysteries set in alternate histories. Err, alternate mysteries. Mixed, but overall very engaging.
Leviathan →
by Scott Westerfeld
If there was anyone in the world who could make me love steampunk, it would have to be Scott Westerfeld. Now I have to suffer the unparalleled torture of waiting for the…
My Dead Body: A Novel →
by Charlie Huston
A near-perfect ending to a near-perfect series of supernatural noir. I wish I could electroshock myself to forget this series, just so I could read it all again for the…
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #32) →
by Terry Pratchett
Will be appreciated by longtime Pratchett fans. Not among his best work, but entertaining.
Trixie the Halloween Fairie:
Daphne’s reinterpretation of the cover of one of her books. She drew this the day before learning her new niece is named Trixie (short for Beatrix)
Raphaël—JavaScript Library →
wowzers! very nice JS library for vector graphics work. includes a lovely charting plugin.
Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven, #3) →
by Brandon Mull
I finished this a couple of days ago but was too busy snatching up book 4 to get around to adding book 3 to goodreads :)
The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 3) →
by Derek Landy
You’ll like it if you liked the first two! This one gets kind of dark for kid-lit.
Joshua Hoffine Horror Blog →
Most excellent horror photography, with making-ofs (via boingboing)
Sandman Slim: A Novel →
by Richard Kadrey
Confession time: I didn’t read this. I listened to the audiobook (while running). It was entertaining, but I would have liked it better if I hadn’t kept feeling it was just…
Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven, #2) →
by Brandon Mull
Among the many things this series has going for it: relatable, realistically flawed, well-drawn heroes in the teenage brother-and-sister lead characters.
Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1) →
by Brandon Mull
Holly kept saying “ZOMG you have to read this” so I did and it was awesome. Definitely a standout in the currently-flooded kids’ fantasy genre, and definitely worth a read if…
