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Ursula K. Le Guin reads from A Wizard of Earthsea

Bill Humphries — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:44:35 +0000

An MP3 of the Hugo, Nebula, and Tiptree winning author reading a chapter of A Wizard of Earthsea.

Tabula Rasa – Love. Redemption. Spike

Bill Humphries — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 08:00:00 +0000

[ via Spoiler Slayer ] Are you a Redemptionista? Do you think William the Bloody, a.k.a. Spike (played by James Marsters), can be redeemed though good works, the Scooby Gang, and that chip in his head? If so, then you’re probably reading Tabula Rasa, the site for Buffy fans who think Spike might be a good guy after all.

My girlfriend’s a Redemptionista. I think Spike’s an opportunist, and I was expecting him to get that sharpened wooden ticket to oblivion last week.

As always, IANAFB.

Travel Agency by Ellen Klages

Bill Humphries — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:00:00 +0000

Ellen Klages’ new short story is up at Strange Horizons. I’ve known a few librarians like the one in her story. They sent me to some interesting places.

Pullman wins Whitbread

Bill Humphries — Wed, 23 Jan 2002 08:00:00 +0000

Philip Pullman’s novel, The Amber Spyglass won the Whitbread Award for best Book last night. The Whitbread is the longest-running literary award in the UK.

Pullman’s books are great, so I’m happy for him. But what facinates me is that many of the hits in my referrer log are coming from people searching for phrases such as “philip pullman antichrist” or “pullman anti-christian” on Google. Of course, this weblog entry just contaminated those results.

So, has Pullman become the religous right’s latest Bette Noir?

But, as I put to the editor of one review tagging the novels as a clear and present danger: if your faith can be shaken by a novel, it was weak to start with.