I completely forgot to post here that I was doing a “Casual Conversation” interview with Tom Peters this past Friday - sorry, Tom! - but you can still go back and listen to the session online. I had a lot of fun, and I’d like to thank everyone who listened in. I really enjoyed the format, and it was like sitting on the porch chatting, mostly due to the fact that Tom is such a genial host.
If you’d like to listen to the conversation, there’s a streaming audio version, or you can download an MP3 to take with you.
You can view the full list of folks Tom will end up talking to at http://article.gmane.org/gmane.education.web4lib/11314/, and they’ll all be archived at http://www.opal-online.org/archivelis.htm. They’re an hour long and have a frequency of about once a month.
Thanks for doing this, Tom, and I don’t mean just with me. I was honored to be part of this series.
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Forgive me if I am distracted, but wouldn't you be if such a bundle of cuteness came and started to live with you? Meet Sassy, our new puppy-dog. She's almost 3 years old, a hound mix (hound is the only identifiable breed in her) and is super sweet, pretty mellow, and big fan of getting scratched behind the ears.
I'm celebrating Vetran's Day over at
Geek Buffet today with my
list of recommened WWI reading.
But, let's get down to some books, ok? Earlier this summer, I
blogged about DC Comics new imprint, Minx. I have now had the chance to read two more books in the series.
Clubbing Andi Watson and Josh Howard
Exiled to her grandparent's Lake District golf resor after a minor incident involving a club, a fake ID, the cops, and a school, night, Charlotte is set for a summer of drudgery. But then, a woman trying to tell her something is found murdered, drained of blood, with some weird symbol carved into her arm. The police rule it as suicide, the Charlotte and her friend Howard think differently.
Vaguely reminiscent of
Hot Fuzz, the ending left me a big underwhelmed.
I really liked the drawing style of clear, bold lines, with lots of large blocks of space.
Re-Gifters by Mike Carey, Sonny Liew, and Marc Hempel
Dixie is hapkido (a Korean martial art) fanatic. Living on the edge of LA's Koreatown, she battles the usual high school crap of boys and the urban crap of which side the street it's ok for Koreans to walk on.
In a daring move to get the guy, she spends her tournament entry fee on a statue of a Korean warrior. The guy promptly gives it to the prettiest girl in school. Heart in the gutter, with no way to enter the tournament, Dixie needs to find her missing ki, and fast.
A most fantastic story, this is my favorite Minx title so far. Very well done. I love Dixie's prickly character and the very real story arc.
aww what a cute doggie. so...I just finished reading Tamar : a novel of espionage, passion, and betrayal by Mal Peet. WOW. Amazing. love it. i'd say it is a Printz contender. best book i've read since The Book Thief. ok, am I gushing?? have you read Tamar?
I haven't read it... but I'm checking it out now!
Such a cute puppy!